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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

How accurate is the idea that liberal democracies have lower levels of corruption? Join @csc-barrington.bsky.social on 20 Oct, 13:00–14:30 UK time, chaired by @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social, with Rebecca Dobson Phillips and Dominic Martin as discussants. bit.ly/4hoTMGx

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

New CSC blog: Guy Beringer KC (Hon) reflects on regulation, ethics and the public interest in the legal profession, asking whether a focus on compliance risks replacing ethical judgement and wider accountability. Read more: bit.ly/4iT3gMO

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The webinar will also look at institutional integrity and accountability in liberal democracies, with an opportunity to engage directly with the book’s key arguments. Register here: bit.ly/4hoTMGx

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Chaired by @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social, the session will explore the nature and extent of corruption in the UK, the health of UK democracy, the risk of state capture, and the prospects for reform. and what these trends mean for the health of UK democracy.

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What does corruption look like in a liberal democracy - and how vulnerable is the UK to forms of state capture? Join our CSC and GI ACE webinar on 20 Oct, 13:00–14:30 UK time for a discussion of Corrupted Kingdom by @csc-barrington.bsky.social 🧵⬇️

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Read more about Resisting State Capture from the Grassroots: bit.ly/4cyMNth And Building Resilience to State Capture: bit.ly/4Aa5Q7p

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Many thanks to @carynpeiffer.bsky.social, Nic Cheeseman, Jozsef Peter Martin and John Osae Kwapong for joining @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social and @tshipley1.bsky.social to present their research and contribute to a stimulating discussion.

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A few photos from our APSA 2026 panel, “Defending Democracy: Resisting State Capture from Above and Below”, which brought together #GIACE researchers to share insights into how state capture can be resisted through institutions and grassroots action.

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

What does ‘Clickgate’ tell us about fair play and the ‘Spirit of Cricket’? In a new CSC blog, Professor Dan Hough considers how sporting conduct is shaped by formal laws, interpretation and wider expectations of integrity. Read: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/centre-for-t...

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Watch the recording of our MA Corruption & Governance Alumni Career Session, held on 17 June 2026. Louise Machareth, Lena Raballand and Tom Wright share insights on careers in anti-corruption, governance and related fields: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ucp...

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Three days until *Corrupted Kingdom* is published. Professor @csc-barrington.bsky.social examines how integrity has been eroded in British public life - and what it will take to restore it. Out 16 July and available to pre-order now. Pre-order your copy: profilebooks.com/work/corrupted-kingdom/

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

One week to go until *Corrupted Kingdom* by Professor @csc-barrington.bsky.social is published on 16 July. The book examines corruption across British institutions and asks how integrity and public trust can be rebuilt. Pre-order: profilebooks.com/work/corrupt...

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

In a new CSC blog, Professor Dan Hough reflects on the 2026 FIFA World Cup and what recent incidents may tell us about decision-making, commercial interests and integrity in international football. Read: bit.ly/4aIgMOu

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

10 days to go until *Corrupted Kingdom* by Professor @csc-barrington.bsky.social is published on 16 July. The book examines how corruption affects British institutions - and what can be done to rebuild integrity and public trust. Pre-order: profilebooks.com/work/corrupt...

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Join us on 16 July at Daunt Books, Cheapside, for the launch of "Corrupted Kingdom" by @csc-barrington.bsky.social. Described as “a wake-up call for all of us”, the book examines corruption across British public life and what can be done to rebuild integrity. RSVP: rsvp@profilebooks.com

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

What should the UK’s next Prime Minister do differently on ethics and integrity? In a new CSC blog, Prof @csc-barrington.bsky.social examines Keir Starmer’s record and what Andy Burnham’s approach might mean for standards in public life. Read: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/centre-for-t...

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Interested in where an MA in Corruption & Governance can take you? Join our session on 17 June to hear from Louise Machareth, Lena Raballand and Tom Wright on careers across business integrity, financial crime, investigations, research and development. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/macag-alum...

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MACAG Alumni career session

Bringing together MACAG alumni and current students to discuss career paths after the MA and share practical advice on next steps.

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Thinking about careers in anti-corruption and governance? Join us online on 17 June for the MA Corruption & Governance Alumni Career Session, chaired by @csc-barrington.bsky.social, with Louise Machareth, Lena Raballand and Tom Wright. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/macag-alum...

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

New blog, co-published with the School of Global Studies: Sunit Bagree explores how trade-related illicit financial flows drain public revenues, weaken health systems and deepen inequality in countries facing child undernutrition. Read more: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/centre-for-t...

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

📢The UK government has established a new Ethics & Integrity Commission in response to concerns about standards in public life. 🧵⬇️

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The Ethics and Integrity Commission has published a new report by Rebecca Dobson Phillips from the Centre for the Study of Corruption, examining the institutions that regulate standards in public life in the UK. Read the full report here: eic.independent-commission.uk/publication-...

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Publication of report on the standards landscape | Ethics and Integrity Commission

The Ethics and Integrity Commission promotes the highest standards in public life, reports to the Prime Minister on matters concerning ethical standards, and advises public authorities on the developm...

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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

KB – Episode 145🎙️ @csc-barrington.bsky.social speaks with @marianizzero.bsky.social about research reframing kleptocracy as a transnational criminal enterprise, and the implications for UK asset recovery and national security. 🎧 Spotify bit.ly/SpotifyKBep145 🎧 SoundCloud bit.ly/SoundCloudKB...

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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

It also reflects on South Africa’s response to state capture - including the Zondo Commission - and the personal costs of standing up to systemic corruption. 🎧 Listen now: SoundCloud: bit.ly/KBep144sound... Spotify: bit.ly/KBep144Spotify #corruption #statecapture #illicitfinance #KickBack

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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🎙️ New KickBack episode Why do liberation movements that fight for freedom so often succumb to corruption once in power? 🧵

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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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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

❓ “Is Peter Mandelson corrupt (assuming the allegations against him are true)?” In a new blog, @csc-barrington.bsky.social examines this question using corruption analysis rather than focusing solely on criminal liability. 🔗 Read now: bit.ly/3M9SFz6

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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🎧 Listen: SoundCloud: bit.ly/SoundcloudKB... Apple: bit.ly/AppleKB143 Spotify: bit.ly/SpotifyKB143

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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🎙️ New KickBack podcast episode (Ep. 143) @csc-barrington.bsky.social speaks with @racheldavies.bsky.social (@anticorruption.bsky.social) and Tom Shipley (CSC) to assess what the government’s UK Anti-Corruption Strategy 2025 prioritises, where it marks progress, and where gaps remain.

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

What happens to anticorruption reform when resisting corruption carries high individual costs, and the state itself is not a coherent actor? Our latest Kickback episode with Anna Persson reflects on these questions 🎧 bit.ly/SoundCloudKB... 🎧 bit.ly/SpotifyKB142 🎧 bit.ly/AppleKB142

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

🚨New CSC blog: Prof. Dan Hough examines FIFA’s decision allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to play in all 2026 World Cup matches after his red card, and what this shows about disciplinary processes in football governance. 🔗Read more: bit.ly/4oy6tQR

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CiFAR - Civil Forum for Asset Recovery e.V. @cifar.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Earlier this week we launched our 2nd paper looking at the Kenyan real estate sector. Our newest blog dives into how the real estate process works, where it could take action to prevent illicit finance and what are some of the challenges in doing so: cifar.eu/how-does-the...

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CiFAR - Civil Forum for Asset Recovery e.V. @cifar.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

📢Out today! The 2nd of our reports into money laundering & real estate in Kenya. This report describes in detail the key actors current to 2025 that operate to prevent money laundering in the real estate sector. Read more: cifar.eu/kenyas-real-...

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Professional enablers often work behind the scenes—but their influence can drive corruption and state capture. Join our GI ACE roundtable with @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social, @devipillay.co.za, Alex Cooley, @jheathershaw.bsky.social, Corentin Cohen and @tenaprelec.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/GIACERoundtable

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Consultants, capture, and kleptocrats: how professional service providers enable corruption

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Happening today at 1-2 PM UK time! Register here: bit.ly/GIACEUSISemi...

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🚨The Nov GI ACE Newsletter is out! From real estate money laundering to sanctions evasion & a new blog on anti-money-laundering in the Global South — explore the latest from the GI ACE network. 🔗Read: bit.ly/GIACENewsletter_7 🔗SUB: bit.ly/NewsletterSUB

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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 · 30/10/2025

Join the next #GIACESeminar: Corruption in Paradise: Real Estate Money Laundering in Emerging Markets 📅 Nov 13 | 🕐 1–2 PM UK 🔗 Register: bit.ly/GIACEUSISemi... This seminar explores what weak enforcement means for housing markets & why global AML rules fall short.

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Corruption in Paradise: Real Estate Money Laundering in Emerging Markets

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

New #GIACE blog by Fanni Gyurko, unpacks how Hungary’s so-called “National Consultations” act as a tool of state capture—using public funds, leading questions & fear-based framing to legitimise government narratives and discredit civil society. 📖 bit.ly/FanniGyurkoB...

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‘National consultation’ in Hungary as a form of state capture - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

📢 CSC Seminar: From London to “Dubai-Kong” (1980–2024) 🗓 Mon 27 Oct, 12:00–13:00 UK | Online How US-sanctioned networks shifted from Western hubs to a Dubai–Hong Kong axis. Speaker: Daniel Haberly | Discussant: Tom Keatinge | Chair: @csc-barrington.bsky.social Register Here: bit.ly/CSC2webinar

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

📢 Upcoming Webinar: Shadow Economies: Illicit Financial Flows and Sanctions Evasion in the Balkans & Black Sea 📅 30th October 2025 | 🕑 1 PM - 2 PM UK time | 📍 Online (Zoom) 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/CSDWPLaunch 🔗 Read more about the project here: bit.ly/GIACECSDRese...

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Shadow Economies: IFFs & Sanctions Evasion in the Balkans & Black Sea

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

New on the CSC blog: the 4th post in our Tasmania series by @robynlewis.bsky.social & Michael Johnston examines “quiet capture” and outlines reforms - independent ACA, stronger transparency/lobbying oversight, public-service capacity, meaningful participation. Read: bit.ly/Tasmania4

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We are delighted to announce the upcoming Research symposium on #BeneficialOwnership #transparency, co-organised with @openownership.bsky.social and the World Bank's Beneficial Ownership Transparency Thematic Working Group. Read More: bit.ly/oo-wb-csc-symposium

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

This month in GI ACE: new insights on corruption in carbon markets, state capture and legal accountability. Watch, read and listen to the latest research from across the GI ACE network. 🔗Full October newsletter: bit.ly/GIACENewsletter6 🔗Subscribe here: bit.ly/NewsletterSUB

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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

How do consulting giants enable state capture? @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social talks to @devipillay.co.za on McKinsey’s role in South Africa, drawing on the Zondo Commission. 🔗Listen: bit.ly/KBspotify138 🔗Paper: lnkd.in/eczS5NAM #StateCapture #SouthAfrica #AntiCorruption

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

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

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

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

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

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/

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