Skip to content

The Centre for the Study of Corruption

TwitterLinkedin
Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
  • About
  • Our work
    • Research themes
      • Global finance and the enablers of corruption
        • Corruption in Paradise: An ecology of money laundering through real estate in the touristic Global South
        • Identifying Enabler Networks and Their Vulnerabilities
        • Testing and Evidencing Compliance with Beneficial Ownership Checks
        • Gatekeepers, Enablers or Technicians: The Contested Interpretation of Lawyers as Facilitators of Kleptocracy and Grand Corruption
        • Does transparency bring cleanliness? Offshore financial secrecy reform and corruption control
        • Beneficial Ownership – Nigeria
      • Crisis responses and corruption in vunerable sectors
        • Addressing Corruption in the Crisis Response of the Malawian Health System
        • Crisis Emergencies, State Responses and ‘Windows’ of Corruption in Uganda
        • The Corrupting Effect of Political Connections in Public Procurement through Crises
      • Corruption risks in global trade and commerce
        • Lessons for Combating Illicit Cross-Border Trade and Money Laundering from the Congo
        • Interrogating Corruption Risk in the Climate Transition: Trading in Voluntary Carbon Markets
        • International Deal-Making, Beliefs, and Local Social Norms
        • Regulating Cross-Border Trading – East Africa
      • State capture
        • Building Resilience to State Capture
        • Engaging the Public to Fight State Capture
        • Building Institutional Resilience to Global Illicit Financial Flows as Enablers and Drivers of State Capture
      • Sectors and Institutions
        • Effective Law Enforcement – Nigeria & Malawi
        • Social Norms & Behaviors & Health – Tanzania
        • Preventing Medical Theft – Malawi
        • Curbing corruption in procurement
      • Integrity systems
        • Cities of Integrity: Zambia and South Africa
        • Advancing Integrity – Uganda
        • Harnessing Informality – East & Central Africa & Kyrgyzstan
        • Leveraging Social Audits – India
        • Integrity & Civil Servants – Nepal & Bangladesh
    • Fellowship
    • Rethinking Anti-Corruption
    • From Research to Practice
  • Resources
    • Publications
    • Blogs
    • Newsletter
    • Multimedia
    • Digital Library
  • News & events
    • GI ACE in the news
    • Seminars/events
  • Contact
Search
  • About
  • Our work
    • Research themes
      • Global finance and the enablers of corruption
        • Corruption in Paradise: An ecology of money laundering through real estate in the touristic Global South
        • Identifying Enabler Networks and Their Vulnerabilities
        • Testing and Evidencing Compliance with Beneficial Ownership Checks
        • Gatekeepers, Enablers or Technicians: The Contested Interpretation of Lawyers as Facilitators of Kleptocracy and Grand Corruption
        • Does transparency bring cleanliness? Offshore financial secrecy reform and corruption control
        • Beneficial Ownership – Nigeria
      • Crisis responses and corruption in vunerable sectors
        • Addressing Corruption in the Crisis Response of the Malawian Health System
        • Crisis Emergencies, State Responses and ‘Windows’ of Corruption in Uganda
        • The Corrupting Effect of Political Connections in Public Procurement through Crises
      • Corruption risks in global trade and commerce
        • Lessons for Combating Illicit Cross-Border Trade and Money Laundering from the Congo
        • Interrogating Corruption Risk in the Climate Transition: Trading in Voluntary Carbon Markets
        • International Deal-Making, Beliefs, and Local Social Norms
        • Regulating Cross-Border Trading – East Africa
      • State capture
        • Building Resilience to State Capture
        • Engaging the Public to Fight State Capture
        • Building Institutional Resilience to Global Illicit Financial Flows as Enablers and Drivers of State Capture
      • Sectors and Institutions
        • Effective Law Enforcement – Nigeria & Malawi
        • Social Norms & Behaviors & Health – Tanzania
        • Preventing Medical Theft – Malawi
        • Curbing corruption in procurement
      • Integrity systems
        • Cities of Integrity: Zambia and South Africa
        • Advancing Integrity – Uganda
        • Harnessing Informality – East & Central Africa & Kyrgyzstan
        • Leveraging Social Audits – India
        • Integrity & Civil Servants – Nepal & Bangladesh
    • Fellowship
    • Rethinking Anti-Corruption
    • From Research to Practice
  • Resources
    • Publications
    • Blogs
    • Newsletter
    • Multimedia
    • Digital Library
  • News & events
    • GI ACE in the news
    • Seminars/events
  • Contact

Category Archives: Integrity Systems

Effective or falling flat? A fresh look at high-level corruption prosecutions in three African jurisdictions

Anders, Integrity SystemsBy GI ACE20/08/2019Leave a comment

Researcher Gerhard Anders discusses GI-ACE research project spearheading the most systematic, comprehensive study to date of the legal frameworks, prosecutorial strategies, institutional constraints, and external influences shaping these countries’ anti-corruption efforts.

Strengthening integrity within the urban planning profession to combat corruption in urban development

Integrity Systems, Subnational & Sectoral, WatsonBy GI ACE06/08/2019Leave a comment

The scourge of corruption in urban development has corrosive and far-reaching effects that can hardwire injustice into the fabric of cities and undermine social cohesion and trust within communities.

Nepal flag with interdependent cogs of core values ethics impartiality integrity

Toward a more professional and ethical civil service in Nepal

Integrity Systems, Meyer-Sahling, Subnational & SectoralBy GI ACE30/07/2019Leave a comment

Researcher Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling discusses GI-ACE project taking up the challenge of developing a state-of-the-art ethics training for civil servants in order to contribute to the ambition of building a more professional and ethical civil service in Nepal.

woman carrying water on unpaved road in India

Are top-down audits complements or substitutes to social audits?

Dhillon, Integrity Systems, Subnational & SectoralBy GI ACE17/07/2019Leave a comment

Researcher Amrita Dhillon discusses GI-ACE project focusing on two major public works programmes in India, asking how corruption in these programmes relates to the frequency of past top-down audits and/or to the frequency and intensity of social audits.

Bwindi National Forest with Uganda Wildlife Authority and Bwindi logos

Fighting corruption by recognizing integrity

Buntaine, Integrity SystemsBy GI ACE25/06/20192 Comments

Researcher Mark Buntaine discusses GI-ACE project testing a fundamentally different approach to anti-corruption — recognizing officials for properly managing public funds.

Nigerian currency

Hiding the beneficial owner and the proceeds of corruption

Harvey, Integrity Systems, International ArchitectureBy GI ACE20/06/2019Leave a comment

Researcher Jackie Harvey discusses GI-ACE project nvestigating how the current international anti-corruption frameworks function within Nigeria and how they can be better targeted to reduce opportunities for the proceeds of corruption to be moved across the globe while the beneficial owner remains hidden.

1234
Go to Top

GI ACE is funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and UK International Development. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the UK Government’s official policies.

About

  • About
  • Our Team
  • Contact Us

Our Work

  • Research themes
  • Events

Resources

  • Blogs
  • Publications

Connect with us

If you've used any of GI ACE's research to inform policy and/or practice, let us know by sending an email at gi-ace@sussex.ac.uk. © 2025 GI ACE. All rights reserved. Hosted by the Centre for the Study of Corruption at the University of Sussex