Institutional analysis of the anti-corruption system in Ukraine after 2014

Abstract

The article analyzes the functioning of the Ukrainian anti-corruption system and its most significant challenges. It specifically seeks to address the following questions: is the Ukrainian anti-corruption system established after 2014 equipped with appropriate competences and scope of tasks to effectively combat corruption? Is it effective in the existing socio-political conditions? The findings indicate that while the institutions of the Ukrainian anti-corruption system possess sufficient competences and scope of tasks to effectively fight corruption, the system remains ineffective due to the social culture and oligarchic dependencies in socio-economic relations, which influence the implementation of tasks by individual institutions. The study concludes that the primary objective for Ukrainian lawmakers should be to address in particular the obstacles in the functioning of the common courts (where informal rules prevail) that are related to the presence of the clan-oligarchic system.