Research themes
Our research is organised around key themes that examine how corruption operates across global systems, sectors, and governance levels – providing the evidence base for smarter, targeted interventions.
Latest publications
Insights and evidence from the frontlines of anti-corruption research – highlighting what’s changing, why it matters, and what works.
Illicit Financial Flows and Strategic Corruption
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 goods from the EU to Russia through established smuggling routes…
The Regulation of Illicit Financial Flows (RIFF) Dataset: A New World Map of 30-years of Financial Secrecy and Anti-Money Laundering Reforms
To assess the effectiveness of international efforts to combat illicit financial flows (IFFs), we need a map of how and when specific reforms have been implemented in key jurisdictions around the world over the past few decades.
From Secrecy to Scrutiny: A New Map of Illicit Global Financial Networks and Regulation
This publication focuses on groundbreaking research revealing significant shifts in the pattern of global illicit financial flows (IFFs). The study, led by Dr. Daniel Haberly, reveals how and where different types of illicit money flows around the world.
Training for Bureaucrats Improves Transparency in Public Procurement among Ugandan District Governments
Training for Bureaucrats Improves Transparency in Public Procurement among Ugandan District Governments Authors: Mark T. Buntaine (University of California, Santa Barbara) Alex Babago (Makerere University) Paul Bukuluki (Makerere University) Brigham…
Explaining Suspicious Wealth: Legal Enablers, Transnational Kleptocracy, and the Failure of the UK’s Unexplained Wealth Orders
This article was originally published in July 2023 by the Journal of International Relations and Development, available here.
Corruption, Shell Companies, and Financial Secrecy: Providing an Evidence Base for Anti-Corruption Policy
Paper Description: This paper summarises research exploring patterns of global shell company formation and regulations governing offshore financial secrecy. The research uses big data analytics both to examine existing assumptions held by campaigners, practitioners…