In struggling democracies across the world, politicians and their friends in the private sector are collaborating to “change rules, fire bureaucrats, silence critics, and then eat up the country’s resources,” write Prof Liz David-Barrett. foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

Read Prof Liz David-Barrett on how oligarchs are capturing economies in democracies across the world—and what could happen if Donald Trump and Elon Musk successfully capture the U.S. economy: foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

“In a healthy economy, companies compete on quality and price,” writes Prof Liz David-Barrett. In an economy corrupted by oligarchs, however, “some of the best companies lose out simply because they lack the right networks.” foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

“In captured economies, the relationship between talent and success is severed. Skilled workers who lack the right political connections leave the country, and competent firms go under.” Read Prof Liz David-Barrett on the economic toll of state capture: foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

📰 Prof Elizabeth David-Barrett (Prof Liz David-Barrett) writes for Foreign Affairs on the economic impact of "state capture" by figures like Trump and Musk, who use their power to reshape government, redirect funds, and weaken checks. 🔗 Read the article here: foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

“In captured economies, the relationship between talent and success is severed. Skilled workers who lack the right political connections leave the country, and competent firms go under.” Read Prof Liz David-Barrett on the economic toll of state capture: foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

Read Prof Liz David-Barrett on how oligarchs are capturing economies in democracies across the world—and what could happen if Donald Trump and Elon Musk successfully capture the U.S. economy: foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

When oligarchs capture economies, they fire bureaucrats and silence critics before eating up the country’s resources—and they “dismantle whatever bodies might investigate them or otherwise check their efforts,” writes Prof Liz David-Barrett. foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

“Never in modern U.S. history has a businessman president partnered with the world’s wealthiest man to seize control of the federal government. But globally, it is part of a worrying pattern.” foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

“In captured economies, the relationship between talent and success is severed. Skilled workers who lack the right political connections leave the country, and competent firms go under.” Read Prof Liz David-Barrett on the economic toll of state capture: foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

Read Prof Liz David-Barrett on how oligarchs are capturing economies in democracies across the world—and what could happen if Donald Trump and Elon Musk successfully capture the U.S. economy: foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

“Never in modern U.S. history has a businessman president partnered with the world’s wealthiest man to seize control of the federal government. But globally, it is part of a worrying pattern.” foreignaffairs.com/world/economic…

🎙️ New KB episode: Prof Prof Liz David-Barrett 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: SoundCloud: bit.ly/Soundcloudep132

The Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) programme based in Politics at Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption launches the Governance & Integrity Fellowship Programme at the recent ICRN Forum in Vienna: 👉staff.sussex.ac.uk/news/article/6…

🎤Prof Aleks Szczerbiak took party in European Consortium for Political Research's online roundtable on 'Electoral Integrity and Disinformation' on 12 June. 📼Hear the full recording at (Aleks' contribution from about 58 mins in): youtube.com/watch?v=t1tKk0… Hugo Ferrinho Lopes Aleš Michal Jonathan Polk #ECPRHouseSeries

Excellent research from my fab Sussex Law colleague Dr Jo WIlding found that Windrush claimants with legal representation got much better outcomes than those without... Sign the Petition for free legal representation here! change.org/p/fund-free-le… via Change.org UK

I'm trying substack! Fear and favour in captured states open.substack.com/pub/elizabethd…

Professor Aleks Szczerbiak spoke to TVP World re Poland's new President-elect Karol #Nawrocki, who's planning to make Washington his first trip post-inauguration.🔎 'Most polls see the US as Poland’s only credible military security guarantor...' says prof Szczerbiak...

📢 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. UK-based applicants only. Apply by 21 July: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/08e2705d-c…

📽️Today's #research profile is from political theorist, Assistant Professor Dr Hannah Richter, who talks about why she studied #politics as a student, legitimate resistance in a democracy, "good argumentation" ... and her #sussexuni celebratory tattoo 😲 👉youtube.com/shorts/25KVafR…