January 8, 2014
Corruption is a global phenomenon which has been identified by major nongovernmental organizations and international institutions as a critical threat to political and economic stability, peace, security, and human rights around the world.
Frank Vogl, author of “Waging War on Corruption: Inside the Movement Fighting the Abuse of Power”. Credit: Vogl Communications
In his critically-acclaimed book Waging War on Corruption: Inside the Movement Fighting the Abuse of Power, author Frank Vogl sheds light on the extent of corruption and explores what private citizens and governments are doing to turn the tide against this destructive trend.
Frank experienced his first real brush with corruption in 1974 during the Watergate scandal, the same year that he arrived in Washington D.C. to work as the U.S. Economics Correspondent for the Times of London. Later, as the Director of Information and Public Affairs at the World Bank from 1981-1990, he realized that civic engagement and activism was the real answer to combating corruption.
In 1993, Frank and a group of colleagues founded Transparency International (TI), a global civil society organization that has since become a household name for its leadership in the fight against corruption, with branches in more than 100 countries around the world. Today, Frank is the Vice Chairman of the Partnership for Transparency Fund (of which he is also a co-founder), and he is the President of Vogl Communications.
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About the Author:
Otto Faludi is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Freedom Observatory. He holds an Honours B.A. in Political Science from York University’s bilingual Glendon College, where he is now pursuing graduate studies in Public and International Affairs. Faludi is a Research Assistant at the Canadian Business Ethics Research Network and recently completed an internship at a Toronto-based international security think tank. He is also active on campus, serving as the Vice President of the Foreign Affairs Council of Glendon and he is a past Director of Public Relations for the Glendon Political Science Association. Faludi speaks English and Hungarian fluently, and possesses a working knowledge of French, Spanish, and German. His main areas of interest are international relations, foreign affairs, international politics, human rights, business ethics, and peace and conflict studies.