Excellent. The seven Nolan principles of public life to be set-out in the new Ministerial Code, and genuine independence of action for the PM’s ministerial standards watchdog. #StandingForStandards

In this Financial Times podcast with Gideon Rachman I discuss what Keir Starmer's government means for Europe - and what is happening in France. CER

Important evidence on how beneficial ownership data can be used in corruption risk assessment.

👉🏽🧭What happens next to the Conservatives Party? An overview of our Queen Mary Politics and IR/Politics at Sussex/ YouGov Tory grassroots survey on leadership preferences and the future of the party. Tim Bale Paul D. Webb More details on the main findings here: qmul.ac.uk/about/hss/hss/…

How do we know if anti-corruption programs are working? Our latest U4 paper reveals many anti-corruption programs lack proper evaluation – limiting our ability to learn & improve. Available at 👇 u4.no/publications/e…

Have you already added this book to your wishlist? 😉routledge.com/The-Digitalisa…

As far as I can tell the Electoral Commission has now released all election pre-poll donation figures. Caveats apply but as far as I can tell the least amount of 💸💸💸 was raised and is a result of Tory funds completely drying up. They only *just* pulled in £2m...

I've loved KickBack for ages, so this is a little ambition come true.😊🤓 In this episode, Ortrun Merkle discusses her deep case analysis of sexual corruption, and I talk about trends in the field of gender and corruption, and about policies. Tks for having us, Prof Liz David-Barrett!

You don't want to miss out! Deadline fast approaching: 31 July 2024! Join us to discuss your research at this unique online conference on organised crime & it's free! Global Initiative Jay Albanese John Collins European Consortium for Political Research IASOC Felia Allum francesco strazzari LucaRaineri

Must-listen episode with two excellent scholars explaining the complexities of how gender relates to corruption, and how to conceptualise and research sexual corruption. Thank you Anna Petherick and Ortrun Merkle I learned a lot!

Come and work with us at the Centre for the Study of Corruption Centre for the Study of Corruption and Politics at Sussex ! jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/ad0172c4-d…

Fantastic people in a superb centre! A great opportunity for corruption scholars…👇

Very interesting piece about different understandings of accountability in different parts of Uganda. Important insights on how much context matters! Thank you Gilbert Sendugwa Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) Geoffrey Odong and Sight Ampamya accountabilityresearch.org/unveiling-acco…

Our chapter in the new Handbook on Aid & Development edited by Shanta Devarajan Prof Raj Desai, and Jennifer Tobin is out and up for grabs! Together with Prof Liz David-Barrett we explore the tensions between international aid & corruption control, learning from the covid-19 response 👇🏼

Our new chapter with Dr Rickster on corruption and aid is not only out but - for a couple more weeks - available for free download!

Labour was warned to combat malversation & corruption but has done nothing new in terms of rules or safeguards so far, & wobbled over giving access & jobs to donors already. Now public opinion polls are veering back towards “they’re all the same”…. eprints.lse.ac.uk/123792/1/blogs…

New (open access) publication: The Unpolitics of Brexit cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgov… #unpolitics

✨ NEW ✨ Last week we joined NGO's including Spotlight on Corruption, International Lawyers Project and UK Anti-Corruption Coalition in writing to David Lammy urging the UK to take action to identify, seize and return assets stolen from the people of Bangladesh by corrupt officials. See the full letter ⤵️

As #corruption indicators proliferate, The Vienna Principles offer guidance to developers & users of these tools, says Prof Liz David-Barrett on U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre. Your team can use this resource to navigate the dynamic field of #anticorruption measurement—learn how: bit.ly/4e0CDQm

Our new research - with Isabelle Adam and Mihály Fazekas - finds that open contracting reforms are more likely to succeed in low‐ and middle‐income countries if framed as a way of improving efficiency rather than fighting corruption.. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/go…