Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC)

ACE Seminar Series: The Monsoon Revolution in Bangladesh - are there lessons for future mobilisations against state capture and corruption?  📅 5th December 2024 ⏰ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UK Time 🔗 https://bit.ly/aceseminar4 This online ACE seminar will be hosted by SOAS University of London. Our speakers Sara Hossain and Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) Research Consortium - SOAS programme director Mushtaq Khan will talk about the recent Monsoon Revolution in Bangladesh that led to the dramatic overthrow of long-standing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina which was the result of a steady decline in the rule of law, leading to outright capture of economic and political institutions by the state.   Sara will bring her years of international expertise as one of South Asia’s most experienced human right’s lawyer to speak about the interconnectedness of state capture and human rights infringements and the institutional checks and balances that could control this in the future.   Mushtaq will talk about how the successful uprising was the result of years of unbridled corruption enabled by repression and a police state. The seminar will highlight collective action problems during popular uprisings against corrupt leaders and the challenges of effective responses to state capture.   It will be chaired by Pallavi Roy, research director of SOAS-ACE. 

Join us for the launch of the groundbreaking Regulation of Illicit Financial Flows (RIFF) dataset—the most comprehensive resource to date tracking long-term change in the global IFF regulatory landscape, with Daniel Haberly and Alex Cobham speaking at the session and chaired by Liz David-Barrett. 📅 11th December 2024 ⏰ 1:00 PM UK Time 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gf8hVvYM Developed with support from the #GIACE program and the Tax Justice Network, the RIFF dataset provides annual data on 23 regulatory indicators across 70 jurisdictions from 1990 to 2020. This session will explore key findings, including trends in anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and beneficial ownership transparency.

📻 Latest Kickback episode asks: Does the #corruption field have a learning problem? 🧐 This week on the podcast 🔊, M. Florencia Guerzovich and Thomas Shipley explore the 'success' and 'failure' discourse in anti-corruption, and examine the role of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) in building effective anti-corruption strategies. Florencia and Tom discuss: ❓what is MEL and how it can be used 📍the current state of practice for MEL 📒what can be learned from other sectors 🧩 what changes may be needed to shift towards more learning-focused approaches You can find the paper discussed by Florencia here https://lnkd.in/ehZgXdeV And Tom’s paper on this topic for U4 here: https://lnkd.in/dSxY2h7V 💥 Follow @KickbackGAP on twitter for the latest and listen to more episodes: 🎵 Soundcloud: https://t.co/aDMkxwPBcb 🎵 Spotify: https://t.co/MmNORzPQvQ 🎵 Google podcast: https://t.co/W7gjmYTm5O 🎵 Apple podcast: https://t.co/CjI2Ib3Qn5

Excited to announce that both the Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) and the GI ACE programme are now on Bluesky 🦋! CSC: https://bit.ly/cscbluesky GI ACE: https://lnkd.in/gnwPHeWB We’re expanding our digital presence to share actionable #research, innovative ideas, and insights on tackling #corruption effectively. Follow us on Bluesky for updates, impactful stories, and engaging discussions about creating a world with stronger governance and integrity. Let’s connect and drive change together! #AntiCorruption #CSC #GIACE #Bluesky #TransparencyMatters

Thank you to all who joined us for ACE Seminar Series: Tackling Corruption at the Sector Level. We had a fantastic session, and we’re grateful for the insights and engagement from each of you. Whether you attended live or plan to watch the recording, we hope you found valuable takeaways to apply in your work. Stay connected for more updates, upcoming events, and resources - and save the date for the next seminar on the 5th of December, 2024 hosted by Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) Research Consortium - SOAS! #GIACE #ACESeminar #AntiCorruption #SectorReform #Talk #Event

📻 Latest Kickback episode is out on Corruption Risks in #RenewableEnergy 🌳 This week on the podcast 🔊, we host Mark Robinson, Executive Director of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), and Maja de Vibe, the Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Statkraft to discuss their new working paper ‘Good governance and the just transition: Implications for renewable energy companies’, published by the Basel Institute. Mark and Maja discuss 🌳 the critical corruption and governance risks facing the renewables sector; 🚧 the commonalities and differences in risk between this sector and extractives corruption; 🗣 and what role collective action and multi-stakeholder engagement could play in the governance of the sector in the future. You can find their paper here: https://lnkd.in/esS_j2ER 💥 Follow @KickbackGAP on twitter for the latest and listen to more episodes: 🎵 Soundcloud: https://t.co/aDMkxwPBcb 🎵 Spotify: https://t.co/MmNORzPQvQ 🎵 Google podcast: https://t.co/W7gjmYTm5O 🎵 Apple podcast: https://t.co/CjI2Ib3Qn5

24 hours to go! Have you registered for the upcoming ACE Seminar Series on Tackling Corruption at the Sector Level? This is your opportunity to engage in the discussion with Paul M. Heywood and Andrew Hayward, with the session being chaired by Liz David-Barrett. 📅 Date: 7th November 2024 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMT 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/aceseminar2 🔗 Book: https://lnkd.in/gYmYAy4E #AntiCorruption #SectorReform #Governance #GIACE #Transparency #Seminar #Corruption

ACE Seminar Series: Tackling Corruption at the Sector Level 📅 Date: 7th November 2024 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMT 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/aceseminar2 Corruption is complex and widespread, but addressing it at the sector level can provide effective solutions. Join us with Paul M. Heywood (Speaker), Andrew Hayward (Discussant) and Liz David-Barrett (Chair) to discuss the new book, Sector-Based Action Against Corruption by Paul Heywood and Mark Pyman. Paul Heywood will present insights from his newly co-authored book, Sector-Based Action Against Corruption: A Guide for Organisations and Professionals. The book introduces the SFRA (Sector Focus Remediation Action) approach, highlighting four key principles that guide effective anti-corruption strategies at the sector level: - Sector-Specific: Address corruption in individual sectors, leveraging the in-depth knowledge and operational experience of professionals within fields like health, policing, or agriculture. - Focus on Concrete Issues: Identify and tackle specific, manageable corruption problems rather than generic notions of corruption writ-large at country-level. - Remediation: Use a two-track matrix that combines broad political framing with detailed measures to address corruption. - Action: Apply multiple 'lenses' to create a decision-making framework to help determine which measures to implement. This seminar will explore practical applications of this approach and provide a forum for discussing its implications for anti-corruption initiatives globally. Link to book: https://lnkd.in/gYmYAy4E

ACE Seminar Series: Tackling Corruption at the Sector Level 📅 Date: 7th November 2024 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMT 🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/aceseminar2 Corruption is complex and widespread, but addressing it at the sector level can provide effective solutions. Join us with Paul M. Heywood (Speaker), Andrew Hayward (Discussant) and Liz David-Barrett (Chair) to discuss the new book, Sector-Based Action Against Corruption by Paul Heywood and Mark Pyman. Paul Heywood will present insights from his newly co-authored book, Sector-Based Action Against Corruption: A Guide for Organisations and Professionals. The book introduces the SFRA (Sector Focus Remediation Action) approach, highlighting four key principles that guide effective anti-corruption strategies at the sector level: - Sector-Specific: Address corruption in individual sectors, leveraging the in-depth knowledge and operational experience of professionals within fields like health, policing, or agriculture. - Focus on Concrete Issues: Identify and tackle specific, manageable corruption problems rather than generic notions of corruption writ-large at country-level. - Remediation: Use a two-track matrix that combines broad political framing with detailed measures to address corruption. - Action: Apply multiple 'lenses' to create a decision-making framework to help determine which measures to implement. This seminar will explore practical applications of this approach and provide a forum for discussing its implications for anti-corruption initiatives globally. Link to book: https://lnkd.in/gYmYAy4E UK Anti-Corruption Coalition CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE ANTI-CORRUPTION CENTRE LIMITED Maritime Anti-Corruption Network Water Integrity Network (WIN) TRACE International, Inc. World Customs Organization European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption Network (EHFCN) The Global Fund Anti-Corruption Evidence (ACE) Research Consortium - SOAS SOC ACE Research Programme Institute of Development Studies Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Research, Science and Innovation

Just in time for the #BallonDor ⚽ , in the latest Kickback episode 🔊 Dan Hough, Prof. of Politics at the University of Sussex, and founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Corruption, discusses his new book Foul Play: Tackling Football’s Integrity Problem. Dan builds on analytical frameworks from the corruption and governance fields to analyse the integrity challenges facing the beautiful game, on and off the pitch ⛳ . Dan examines football as an important social institution 🏛 and makes connections to broader debates about how to encourage integrity. The book is available now: https://lnkd.in/eC_QGCKT. 💥 Follow @KickbackGAP on twitter for the latest and listen to more episodes: 🎵 Soundcloud: https://t.co/aDMkxwPBcb 🎵 Spotify: https://t.co/MmNORzPQvQ 🎵 Google podcast: https://t.co/W7gjmYTm5O 🎵 Apple podcast: https://t.co/CjI2Ib3Qn5