What's the Price of Your Vote? Exposing the Cost of Corruption with Ilham Mohamed
Regional Director for Transparency International, Ilham (Imma) Mohamed, explains how power imbalances enable corruption—and why ending corruption is the foundational right that unlocks access to all other rights. In this episode, we explore personal prerequisites for social change such as empathy, open-mindedness, and the courage to speak up. Imma also discusses the challenges activists face when the stakes are high, and how digitalization both empowers and endangers those fighting for justice.
Themes in this episode
* Holding Power to Account & Corruption as a Gateway: How the abuse of power not only erodes essential rights like healthcare and education but also creates a cascade of other injustices.
* Women at the Forefront of Change: The critical role of women's grassroots activism in challenging power imbalances and driving social transformation.
* Digitalization: Empowerment vs. Surveillance: Examining how technology can both promote transparency and enable surveillance, affecting the safety and effectiveness of activists.
* Inclusion, Exclusion, and Social Power Dynamics: Understanding how group dynamics and the "othering" of certain voices can influence both activism and policy change.
* Speaking Up and the Human Cost of Activism: The personal risks - peer pressure, family challenges, and systemic intimidation that come with standing up against corruption.
* Empathy, Open-Minded Leadership, and Community Building: How cultivating soft skills and peer learning strengthens activist networks and nurtures more effective, inclusive leadership.
* Real-Life Corruption Tactics: Insights into practices like ghost soldiers and vote buying, which reveal the mechanisms behind public fund misappropriation.
* Designing for Now Amid Broader Crises: Linking democracy and the climate crisis to the urgent need for practical, timely solutions in the fight against corruption.
Show Notes
• Transparency International – Ending the injustice of corruption by promoting transparency, accountability, and integrity: https://www.transparency.org/en
• Women Living Under Muslim Laws – A transnational feminist solidarity network: https://www.wluml.org/
• Afghanistan's Ghost Soldiers – Learn more about how ghost soldiers expose corruption in military systems: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59230564
Regional Director for Transparency International, Ilham (Imma) Mohamed, explains how power imbalances enable corruption—and why ending corruption is the foundational right that unlocks access to all other rights. In this episode, we explore personal prerequisites for social change such as empathy, open-mindedness, and the courage to speak up. Imma also discusses the challenges activists face when the stakes are high, and how digitalization both empowers and endangers those fighting for justice.
Themes in this episode
- Holding Power to Account & Corruption as a Gateway: How the abuse of power not only erodes essential rights like healthcare and education but also creates a cascade of other injustices.
- Women at the Forefront of Change: The critical role of women's grassroots activism in challenging power imbalances and driving social transformation.
- Digitalization: Empowerment vs. Surveillance: Examining how technology can both promote transparency and enable surveillance, affecting the safety and effectiveness of activists.
- Inclusion, Exclusion, and Social Power Dynamics: Understanding how group dynamics and the “othering” of certain voices can influence both activism and policy change.
- Speaking Up and the Human Cost of Activism: The personal risks - peer pressure, family challenges, and systemic intimidation that come with standing up against corruption.
- Empathy, Open-Minded Leadership, and Community Building: How cultivating soft skills and peer learning strengthens activist networks and nurtures more effective, inclusive leadership.
- Real-Life Corruption Tactics: Insights into practices like ghost soldiers and vote buying, which reveal the mechanisms behind public fund misappropriation.
- Designing for Now Amid Broader Crises: Linking democracy and the climate crisis to the urgent need for practical, timely solutions in the fight against corruption.
Show Notes
• Transparency International – Ending the injustice of corruption by promoting transparency, accountability, and integrity: https://www.transparency.org/en
• Women Living Under Muslim Laws – A transnational feminist solidarity network: https://www.wluml.org/
• Afghanistan’s Ghost Soldiers – Learn more about how ghost soldiers expose corruption in military systems: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59230564
