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Devi Pillay

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South African in London Anti-corruption & state capture research @giace.bsky.social and @parinstitute.bsky.social Fiber & textile arts Pictures of my cat

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
📃 New working paper: Madagascar at a crossroads: breaking the cycle of state capture Authored by Dafy Faramalala Andriamparany, @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social, Ketakandriana Rafitoson, and Tom Shipley. Access the paper in both French and English: bit.ly/4aTWx0L
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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Read the full analysis here: bit.ly/3M9SFz6 #Corruption #CPI #PoliticalIntegrity #Governance #UKPolitics #PublicTrust
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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Why is the UK now just scraping into the top twenty of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, when a decade ago it was comfortably in the top ten? Political integrity - and perceptions of corruption - may be part of the answer. 🧵⬇️
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Crises like pandemics, cholera outbreaks & climate disasters don’t just strain health systems — they amplify corruption risks. New #GIACE blog by Claudia Baez Camargo & @dinabalabanova.bsky.social explores how overlapping emergencies in Malawi opened space for corruption. 🔗 bit.ly/BaselGIACEBlog
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Addressing Corruption in Crises Matters: Towards effective crisis-responses in the Malawian health system - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
New #GIACE research by @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social (Tihomira Kostova & Martin Vladimirov) exposes how illicit financial flows (IFFs) and sanctions-evasion networks have surged across the Western Balkans and Black Sea region, reshaping global integrity and governance. 🔗 Read: bit.ly/CSDPublicati...
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Shadow Economies: The Rise of Illicit Networks and Alternative Markets in Sanctions Circumvention - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
This paper examines how illicit financial flows (IFFs) in the Western Balkans and Black Sea regions have surged in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Using trade and econometric analysis, it es...
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Devi Pillay @devipillay.co.za · 24/09/2025
My new working paper for GI ACE!
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Join us today as we kickoff our first #GIACESeminar with Dan Marks & @jenniferscotland.bsky.social from @rusi.bsky.social and reflections from Pablo Fernandez (EcoSecurities). 📖 Scoping Corruption in Voluntary Carbon Markets 🕰️ 12:30–1:30 PM (UK time) 🔗 bit.ly/GIACESeminar1
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Join us on 18 September as we kickoff our first #GIACESeminar with Dan Marks & @jenniferscotland.bsky.social from @rusi.bsky.social, and reflections from Pablo Fernandez (EcoSecurities). 📖 Scoping Corruption in Voluntary Carbon Markets 🕰️ 12:30–1:30 PM (UK time) 🔗 bit.ly/GIACESeminar1
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
New #GIACE blog by @csc-barrington.bsky.social asks: are lawyers upholding justice - or enabling kleptocrats? Recent research shows the long-standing “access to justice” defence is being challenged by ethicists, political scientists, and even lawyers themselves. Read: bit.ly/RBEnablersblog
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Are ‘professional enablers’ providing access to justice? - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
🚨 Launch Webinar | Hidden Trade Routes: Illicit Financial Flows and Sanctions Evasion in the Balkans & Black Sea 📅 15 Sept 2025 | 🕑 12:00 PM UK | 📍 Online (Zoom) 🔗 Register: bit.ly/CSD_WPLaunch... #IllicitFinance #SanctionsEvasion #GIACE @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
(2/2) Discover more about the project here: giace.org/projects/ill...
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
(1/2) Sanctions don’t always stop the flow – they change its route. @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social's research reveals how legal loopholes and weak enforcement are allowing sensitive EU dual-use goods to reach Russia through third-country re-export hubs. Read the full blog here: bit.ly/CSDBlog
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
New blog by @devipillay.co.za: As Bain leaves South Africa, what have we learned about consultancies & corruption? Read: bit.ly/DeviBainblog 📅 On 23 September 2025, we’ll publish our new paper: Consulting firms, corruption & state capture: A case study from South Africa (Follow to get it first!)
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As Bain leaves South Africa, what have we learned about consultancies and corruption? - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
📢 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
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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
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
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Anti-Corruption Data Collective @acdatacollective.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🔴 How can a captured bank become an engine of grand corruption❓ Our new briefing dives deep into the Congo Hold-Up investigation to reveal the tactics used to embezzle and launder funds through BGFIBank in the Democratic Republic of Congo. acdatacollective.org/work/inside-...
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Inside the Congo Hold-Up – ACDC
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
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...
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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...
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
"What if the next generation of anticorruption leaders had the support they needed to turn ideas into impact? We've launched a pioneering Fellowship to do just that, equipping early-career researchers with the tools, networks & mentorship to drive meaningful change. Read: bit.ly/fellowship-b...
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Our Hopes for a Pioneering Fellowship for Early Career Researchers - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🚨 Upcoming ACE Seminar Inside the Congo Hold-Up: How a Captured Bank Enabled Grand Corruption 🗓️ 10 July 2025 🕓 4–5 PM UK Time 💻 Online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/aceseminar8 @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social @sussexscsc.bsky.social @szakonyi.bsky.social @acdatacollective.bsky.social
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
What does state capture mean for UNCAC implementation? In a new #GIACE blog, Tom Shipley explores how the UNCAC process often overlooks the systemic nature of capture, and what a more effective approach could look like. 🔗 Blog: giace.org/statecapture... 🔗 Also Read: bit.ly/uncaccoaliti...
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Some snapshots from the #ICRNForum2025 Powerful insights from the GIACE community in today's sessions: 🛠️ Tools of Change, spotlighting innovation from the Global South in tackling corruption (Fellows) 🗳️ Joint Session: Corruption & Democracy,with @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social as one of the speakers.
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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Israel is a genocidal rogue state. Nothing could be clearer. Outrageous, abhorrent and intolerable that our government continues to provide arms, military surveillance, and diplomatic cover to this regime.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left? All the shifts are in just one direction. bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
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BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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.
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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
I am constantly baffled by the inability of people making this argument to treat children as humans. Take a family. You think they shouldn’t have had a third child. Maybe they did, in fact, make a bad decision. You win. Now, what do you want the child to eat: is your scolding especially nutritious?
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
🚨The latest GI ACE newsletter is out now—featuring new research on civil society & state capture, events on Congo Hold-Up and shifting financial hubs, plus a deep dive into South Africa’s Zondo Commission. 🔗Read & subscribe: bit.ly/giacenewslet... #AntiCorruption #CorruptionResearch #StateCapture
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GI ACE News: Insights & Updates
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ZAM Magazine @zammagazine.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Agather Atuhaire @AAgather is free after four days of being held incomunicado and tortured. Now all political prisoners in Uganda, Tanzania and all of East Africa must be freed. And those who disappear and torture people must be held accountable.
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🚨 New GI ACE Research Project Announced We’re pleased to award a new grant to the University of Bristol for: 🧭 “State Capture from the Grassroots: Civil Society Efforts and Public Perceptions” Led by @carynpeiffer.bsky.social, Nic Cheeseman & Zenobia Ismail. 🔗 giace.org/projects/sta...
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Engaging the Public to Fight State Capture - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
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ZAM Magazine @zammagazine.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Tanzanian torturers released Boniface Mwangi @bonifacemwangi but still hold Agather Atuhaire @AAgather. We hear stories of screams and blindfolds. @zammagazine.bsky.social calls its following to address Tanzanian President @SuluhuSamia, aka Idi Amin Mama. eastleighvoice.co.ke/national/153...
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Tortured activist Boniface Mwangi flown to Nairobi for treatment after release from Tanzania
Mwangi had been held by authorities in Tanzania under unclear circumstances, prompting concern among human rights defenders and the public.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/05/2025
very cool that for ten years people at the heights of political commentary insisted to the point of rage that the paramount threat to free speech was “censorious” college students
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Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) @parinstitute.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Affordability is key to ensuring access to sufficient, clean water and basic human rights. Read more here: pari.org.za/report-empty...
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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Tired of people who should know better pretending this isn’t what it unambiguously is.
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Devi Pillay @devipillay.co.za · 21/05/2025
I know this has been said a thousand times but the overwhelming majority of white South Africans live a charmed life. What oppressed minority routinely hires their "oppressors" as full-time live-in servants to clean their homes and raise their children and pays them fucking peanuts for it!!!
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Devi Pillay @devipillay.co.za · 21/05/2025
Really missing SA Twitter right now
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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Fourteen Thousand. The long campaign to dehumanize Palestinians is, fundamentally, about this. To provide cover for the annihilation of a people and their culture, from the youngest to the oldest, to shrugs from the most powerful nations in the world.
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
New policy brief from @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social reveals illicit financial flows (IFFs) in the Western Balkans & Black Sea region surged to $31B in 2023. 📘 Read the report: bit.ly/csdpolicybrief 📰 Press release: bit.ly/csdpressrele... #GIACE #IllicitFinance #AntiCorruption
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Illicit Financial Flows and Strategic Corruption - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
Illicit financial flows have surged in the Western Balkans and the Black Sea region following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This increase is closely linked to the re-export of dual-use good...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/05/2025
Here is what we confirmed: After Musk’s rise to power in the U.S. government, the State Department has repeatedly coaxed, lobbied and browbeat this tiny West African country into giving business to Musk’s satellite company Starlink.
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The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk.
The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers a...
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Her insights are essential for anyone working on accountability in tough political environments. You can also listen to her podcast with @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social and Marianne Camerar on our Kickback podcast: soundcloud.com/kickback-gap...
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129. Marianne Camerer & Devi Pillay on State Capture in South Africa
For this episode Dr Marianne Camerer, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Town’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, and Devi Pillay, a research fellow with the GI-ACE programme, join
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
How does a state captured by corruption create a commission to investigate itself? #GIACE Fellow @devipillay.co.za reflects on her time with South Africa’s #ZondoCommission – a body that exposed state capture under Zuma+the Guptas, & somehow managed to exist at all. Read here: bit.ly/giaceblog4
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The Origin of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in South Africa - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
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Devi Pillay @devipillay.co.za · 15/05/2025
Should I start posting again
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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
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Devi Pillay @devipillay.co.za · 28/03/2025
Loved this conversation with Marianne and Liz!
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ZAM Magazine @zammagazine.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Billions of EU 'Green Funds' for South Africa seem wasted as EU companies place extra orders for SA coal, while politically connected 'big coal' poisons entire provinces for the extra buck. By Oliver Stallwood, @jackwolfwolf.bsky.social and Sakhile Dube. www.zammagazine.com/investigatio...
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
#GIACE is hosting a #KnowledgePartner session on "Cutting-edge research programmes on tackling corruption today" at the #OECDIntegrity Forum with @bridgegap-eu.bsky.social & RESPOND ft. @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social. 🗓️ March 27 | 10:00–12:00 GMT, 11:00-01:00 CET 🎥 Livestream: bit.ly/giaceoecdkps...
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
This research is part of the GI ACE programme's "Gatekeepers, Enablers or Technicians: The Contested Interpretation of Lawyers as Facilitators of Kleptocracy and Grand Corruption" project. Learn More: bit.ly/giaceproject1 #AntiCorruption #IllicitFinance #GIACE #SpotlightOnCorruption
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Gatekeepers, Enablers or Technicians: The Contested Interpretation of Lawyers as Facilitators of Kleptocracy and Grand Corruption - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Yesterday, the @appgonacrt.bsky.social & @spotlightcorruption.org hosted a thought-provoking event to launch a new report by Dr. Helen Taylor, based on academic research by @tenaprelec.bsky.social, @csc-barrington.bsky.social, @ggarrod.bsky.social, & Pepe Tonin. Full Report: bit.ly/giacepolicyr...
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Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) @parinstitute.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Why are proponents of ‘smart cities’ neglecting research? nature.com/articles/d41... Federica Duca and her colleagues assessed more than 100 studies, from between 2010 and 2023. The majority of the studies were on, or from, South Africa.
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Why are proponents of ‘smart cities’ neglecting research?
Despite the buzz surrounding smart cities in urban-policy circles, studies are lacking on the evidence for what works, what doesn’t — and who benefits.
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Launching a new project under the #GIACE State Capture theme: "Building Resilience to State Capture." State capture - where private interests influence public decision-making - poses a major challenge to governance, transparency, and accountability.
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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Explore the MA in Corruption & Governance at University of Sussex! Dive into an interdisciplinary curriculum, enhance your career options, and gain practical experience through optional internships. Find out more about our alumni: bit.ly/3QJdosh Apply here: bit.ly/CorruptionandGovernanceMA
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