Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC)

New #GIACE paper by @devipillay.co.za out now!

Read here: bit.ly/consultants-...

@csc-barrington.bsky.social

Sussex Spark 2025: Is the UK Politically Corrupt?

Join us at Brighton Dome on 18 Sept for a public debate on the Nolan Principles and standards in public life.
Panel: @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social,Becky Dobson Phillips, @suehawley.bsky.social, @drhannahwhite.bsky.social.

🎟️ Tickets: t.co/eQ90lgoToS

Read the new blog by @devipillay.co.za for @giace.bsky.social!

New blog by Robert Barrington explores the risks of applying anti-terror laws to protest groups & what it could mean for civil society’s role in anti-corruption. Reflects on UK & global trends.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3UjVK04
#Governance #CivilSociety #RuleOfLaw

New blog by @csc-barrington.bsky.social explores the risks of applying anti-terror laws to protest groups & what it could mean for civil society’s role in anti-corruption. Reflects on UK & global trends.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3UjVK04

#Governance #CivilSociety #RuleOfLaw

We’re excited to welcome @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social as the new Programme Director of GI ACE!

We’re thrilled to have her leading the next phase of GI ACE’s work to advance integrity and evidence-based anti-corruption strategies.

Read more about Liz’s background: giace.org/about/

The July GI ACE newsletter is here!

✅ Project spotlight: Corruption risks in voluntary carbon markets
✅ Congo Hold-Up seminar recap
✅ Meet the GI ACE Fellows
✅ Blogs & podcasts on dual-use goods, democracy & corruption

📖 Read: bit.ly/giacenewslet...
📬 Subscribe: bit.ly/giacesubscribe

📚 Highlights from the CSC Summer Academy!

Two days of rich discussion on state capture, grand corruption, integrity in sport, and more. Interested in anti-corruption?
Apply to our MA in Corruption & Governance:
lnkd.in/e-vEK2sb
#AntiCorruption #GoodGovernance #CSC

New on the CSC blog: @robynlewis.bsky.social & Michael Johnston explore how informal elite networks - what they term Elite Cartels - may shape governance and development outcomes in Tasmania.
🔗 bit.ly/CSCblog11
#Governance #CSC #EliteCartels #Tasmania #PublicPolicy

📢 New on the CSC blog: @csc-barrington.bsky.social explores what the upcoming Lammy Summit might signal for UK leadership on illicit finance and anti-corruption—opportunity or missed chance?

🔗 bit.ly/CSCBlog10
#IllicitFinance #Anticorruption #Governance #UKPolicy #CSC #LammySummit #Transparency

🎙️ New Kickback episode: Mo Ibrahim joins @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social to talk about founding the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, African-led governance, the IIAG & leadership prize. Inspiring insights on self-reliance & reform.

🎧 Listen: apple.co/46MHZOD | bit.ly/4eWj9Ot | bit.ly/KB136Soundcloud

Out now, a new @soc-ace.bsky.social briefing note on @matthewrr.bsky.social's big paper on #statethreats. This research builds on longstanding collaboration with @cfs-rusi.bsky.social. Both the must read paper & brief are at bit.ly/44mF262.

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Inside the Congo Hold-Up: How a Captured Bank Enabled Grand Corruption - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence This briefing reveals how BGFIBank DRC was transformed into a vehicle for grand corruption by Congo’s ruling elite. It details how illicit financial flows were enabled through mis-invoicing, fictitiou...

Financial institutions are the arteries of modern economies—but when captured, they become pipelines for illicit wealth.
@acdatacollective.bsky.social's new brief "Inside the Congo Hold-Up" shows how BGFIBank DRC was hijacked by the Kabila regime to launder public funds.

🔗 bit.ly/ACDCPolicyBr...

Lecturer in Politics (Education and Scholarship) Ref: 40472 (Part Time, Fixed Term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search

📢 Now hiring! Join the University of Sussex as a Lecturer in Politics (part-time, fixed-term) and help teach on our renowned MA in Corruption and Governance.
Remote teaching possible (UK-based only).
Apply by 21 July: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/08e2705d...

135. Nicole Rose & AJ Brown on Corruption in Australia Podcast Episode · KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast · 07/03/2025 · 44m

New KickBack episode out now:

@csc-barrington.bsky.social speaks with Nicole Rose (NACC) and AJ Brown (TI Australia) about corruption in Australia, the rise of “grey corruption,” and how new institutions are responding.

🎧 Listen here:
SoundCloud: bit.ly/Soundcloud135KB

#KickBack #AntiCorruption

The June GI ACE newsletter is out!

✅ Congo Hold-Up spotlight & upcoming seminar
✅ Blogs on grassroots resistance & UNCAC
✅ New GI ACE Fellowship
✅ Latest KickBack on inclusion & power

📖 Read: bit.ly/GIACENewsletterJune
📬 Subscribe: bit.ly/giacesubscribe

#GIACE #AntiCorruption #StateCapture

🚨New Kickback episode out now!

Oguzhan Dincer and Michael Johnston join @csc-barrington.bsky.social to discuss their book Corruption in America, exploring how corruption operates across all 50 U.S. states.

🎧 Listen: bit.ly/Soundcloud134KB
📘 Book: www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

#Governance #KB

Is anti-corruption still true to its roots — or part of the problem? Rebecca Dobson Phillips, @aj16.bsky.social & Helen Taylor join @csc-barrington.bsky.social to explore the UK’s anti-corruption landscape.

🎧 Listen to KickBack Ep133: bit.ly/133SoundcloudKB
#anticorruption #KickBackPodcast

We’re excited to launch the inaugural Governance & Integrity Fellowship in Vienna this week (12–14 June), in partnership with @icrn-research.bsky.social.
The Fellowship supports 12 early career researchers from the Global South working on governance, integrity & anti-corruption.

Essential reading from GI ACE this month—timely research, events, and reflections on state capture, financial hubs, and anti-corruption efforts. A valuable resource for anyone working on governance and integrity.

Read & subscribe: bit.ly/giacenewslet...

@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social @csc-barrington.bsky.social

📢 MA in Corruption & Governance at Sussex!

Gain insights into corruption through law, politics & economics. Career paths in policy, governance & intl. orgs. Optional internship available!

📆 1 year FT | 2 years PT
📅 Start: Sept 2025
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/CorruptionandGovernanceMA

132. Nishan de Mel on Sri Lanka's governance-linked bond KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast · Episode

New KB episode: Prof @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social is joined by Dr Nishan de Mel (Verité Research) to discuss Sri Lanka’s governance-linked bond - an innovative mechanism addressing governance failures and financial instability.

Listen:
Spotify: bit.ly/Spotifyep132
SoundCloud: bit.ly/Soundcloudep132

New article by @robynlewis.bsky.social & Prof. Michael Johnston explores how elite networks shape governance in Tasmania. Using the Gunns pulp mill case, they reflect on informal influence, transparency, and public trust.

Read more: bit.ly/TasmaniaCorr...

#Governance #Tasmania

New KickBack Episode!
Dr Mario Hidalgo joins Prof @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social on Kickback to discuss how corruption enabled Ecuador’s shift from “Island of Peace” to a hub of organised crime. Tune in for insights on political polarisation and institutional unpreparedness.
🔗 bit.ly/131epSoundcloud

YouTube video by GI ACE ACE Seminar: Hidden Trade Routes: Illicit Financial Flows, Sanctions Evasion, and State Capture

Catch up on the latest ACE Seminar exploring the hidden trade routes fueling illicit financial flows, sanctions evasion, and state capture.
Hear from the speakers as they unpack how captured states and illicit networks drive global instability.

▶️ Watch the recording: youtu.be/2qiOHZvoWBA

Have you registered yet?

Topic: Illicit Financial Flows, Sanctions Evasion, and State Capture: Hidden Trade Routes at the Heart of Global Instability

Date: 14th April, 2025
Time: 3 PM - 4PM BST/ 4PM - 5PM CET

🔗 Register now: bit.ly/aceseminar7

#GIACE #AntiCorruption #Seminar #IFFs #StateCapture

Have you registered yet for the next ACE Seminar?
Link: bit.ly/aceseminar7