Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence

GI-ACE Weekly Series: Thorsten Chmura
2022-03-03 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On March 3, Thorsten Chmura Jablonski will present on his project: how do social norms and beliefs about others affect bribery in international business?

GI-ACE Weekly Series: Ryan Jablonski
2022-02-24 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On February 24, Ryan Jablonski will present on his project: how can we deter and detect medication theft?

GI-ACE Weekly Series: Liz David-Barrett and Mihály Fazekas
2022-02-17 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On February 3, Liz David-Barrett and Mihály Fazekas will present on their project: how can big data analytics help us identify corruption risks in public procurement?

GI-ACE Weekly Series: Dan Haberly
2022-02-10 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On January 20, Dan Haberly will present on his project: Does transparency in international architecture bring cleanliness?

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GI-ACE Weekly Series: Mark Buntaine
2022-02-08 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On February 10, Mark Buntaine will present on their project: can positive public recognition lead to good governance?

GI-ACE Weekly Series: Jan Meyer-Sahling
2022-02-03 09:00 - 10:00 UTC
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On February 17, Jan Meyer-Sahling will present on his project: does ethics training reduce corruption in the civil service?

GI-ACE Weekly Series: Jacqueline Klopp
2022-01-27 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On January 27, Jacqueline Klopp will present on her project: how has COVID-19 impacted small-scale traders in East Africa focusing on the resiliency of corruption at the border?

GI-ACE Weekly Series: Amrita Dhillon
2022-01-13 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On January 13, Amrita Dhillon will present on her project: How do audits affect service delivery?

GI-ACE Weekly Series: John Heathershaw
2021-12-16 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On December 16, John Heathershaw will present: How can we encourage compliance of following diligence requirements in the banking, real estate, charitable and public relations sectors?

How the UK enables the kleptocrats of Eurasia and weakens its own rule of law
2021-12-08 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London)
This event launches a Chatham House paper of the same name. It details the laundering of monies and reputations by elites from Eurasia’s kleptocratic states, and the material and reputational damage rendered to the UK’s sovereignty and democracy.

The UK’s financial and professional services have long provided a comfortable home to dirty money. The rapid deregulation and growth of London as a centre for these services from the 1980s coincided with the end of the USSR and the rise of the post-Soviet kleptocracies which today are major sources of customers for British banks, law firms and related sectors.
The full gamut of risks arising from the servicing of these kleptocrats for the UK’s rule of law are only just beginning to be understood. This event will launch a Chatham House paper which details the laundering of monies and reputations by elites from Eurasia’s kleptocratic states, and the substantive and reputational damage to the UK. It will address regulatory and enforcement failures, and suggest how the UK can tackle the problem more effectively through a new UK anti-kleptocracy strategy.

This hybrid event will be held both in person at Chatham House and online. Due to COVID safety measures the number of places available for in-person attendance is limited. To register your interest for in-person attendance please email Anna Morgan. Places will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

For guests wishing to participate virtually you can book your place using the ‘register interest’ button. After registering your interest on the Chatham House website you will receive a confirmation email containing your Zoom joining link. Please note this link is for your personal use and shouldn’t be shared.

Participants

Thomas Mayne, Visiting Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House; Research Fellow, University of Exeter
Tena Prelec, Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
Alexander Cooley, Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard College; Director, Columbia University’s Harriman Institute
John Heathershaw, Professor of International Relations, University of Exeter; Convenor, Exeter Central Asian Studies; Principal Investigator, Anti-Corruption Evidence project, 2019-2021

Event Link

Unlocking corruption: Frontline perspectives on locally-led solutions
2021-12-08 09:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Open Gov Hub, 1100 13th Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20005, United States
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Corruption persists because it suits the interests of powerful players, and because anti-corruption initiatives often fail to unlock the political-economy drivers that hold corruption in place.
Join the conversation! This session will focus on the value, and limits, of locally-led approaches to unlocking the complex challenge of corruption. The speakers will draw the first-hand experience of civil society and government representatives from around the world. This is a hybrid event held online, with the option to attend at OGH (with refreshments).
We will do this by facilitating a conversation about countries’ policy journeys, the implementation and impact of policy commitments, the value of external assistance, and the role that Global Summits can play in advancing effective and locally-led approaches to tackling corruption.
Our hope is that such conversations – which put the first-hand experience of people on the front lines of the fight against corruption center stage – will increasingly inform policy commitments and investments to address corruption, so that they contribute to effective anti-corruption initiatives, with strong local leadership.

This will be a hybrid event held at the Open Gov Hub in Washington. D.C. & on Zoom.
Organized by Global Integrity and the Open Government Partnership.
Held in English.

SPEAKERS

Introduced and chaired by Dr. Pallavi Roy, SOAS-ACE (Anti-Corruption Evidence Research Programme, SOAS, University of London)
Three brief presentations by anti-corruption champions from Africa, Asia and Latin America
Reflections from a representative of the USAID Anti-Corruption Task Force

PLANNED FORMAT

Mixture of plenary and small group discussions.
Hybrid event, held online – with an in person option.
25 spaces for participants to gather together at the Open Gov Hub, Washington D.C.

GI-ACE Weekly Series: Gerhard Anders
2021-12-02 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On December 2, Gerhard Anders will present on his project on the first comparative study of law enforcement efforts targeting high-level corruption in Africa (Nigeria and Malawi).

GI-ACE Weekly Series: Jackie Harvey
2021-11-18 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On November 18, Jackie Harvey will present on her project: how can professional communities of planners in South Africa and Zambia drive integrity?

GI-ACE Weekly Series: Laura Nkula and Gilbert Siame
2021-11-11 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On November 11, Laura Nkula and Gilbert Siame will present on their project: how can professional communities of planners in South Africa and Zambia drive integrity?

GI-ACE Weekly Series: Claudia Baez Camargo
2021-11-04 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom Event
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Starting in November, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused, politically viable, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms.
On November, 4, Claudia Baez Camargo will present on her project: How can you harness informality to design anti-corruption interventions? This project has worked to test realistic anti-corruption interventions – not just admire the problem.

ICRN Roundtable: How can academia & policy communicate in anti-corruption?
2021-06-18 08:00 - 09:30 UTC | Zoom Event

From Research to Policy: the ACE Journey of Impact
2021-06-09 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | Zoom Event

A Story of a Zambian Planner: Animating Integrity in Urban Planning
2021-06-03 09:00 - 10:00 UTC | Zoom Event

Global Fallout: Covid-19 in Africa, Latin America & Beyond
2021-03-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)

Knowledge Partner of the 2021 OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum
2021-03-25 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

Financial Patterns and International Architectures: Grand corruption, Nigeria and the Role of the West
2021-03-24 15:00 - 17:00 UTC

What’s in a Design?: Mainstreaming Gender in Anti Corruption research
2021-03-23 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
As part of FCDO’s Anti-Corruption Evidence Programme, SOAS and Global Integrity researchers will discuss why and how gender matters to our corruption research, both in terms of agency (how we focus on empowering actors) and impact (taking gender into consideration for public service delivery).
Our research teams will present challenges and opportunities they have faced in incorporating gender in research design, and explore why many researchers still stray away from working with “gender” when designing research. Does this difficulty stem from the fact that sectoral specificities with complex power imbalances make it difficult to focus on gendered dynamics and solutions? Or is that, despite the discussions and guidelines on gender mainstreaming, we still don’t have a shared understanding of the value of gender? Most important, are there things we are not studying that we might if we had a gender angle.
In this event, we will interrogate the challenges the programme has faced in successfully ‘mainstreaming gender,’ showcasing projects that have tackled these questions successfully, and discussing how we — and others — might drive potential solutions in future corruption research. By making our own challenges explicit, we hope to enrich our perspectives, acknowledging there are researchers who have employed a gender lens and have advanced the anti-corruption field significantly.
