Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE)

📣 New GI ACE project launched! We are excited to introduce: ‘Integrity under stress: diagnosing the capture of integrity instruments and designing for their resilience in non-ODA contexts’. 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/4z32txY

📣 Register now for GI ACE’s online seminar ‘Hiding in plain sight: Russia’s offshore networks in Europe and how to unplug them’ 📅 Thursday 5 November 🕐 1–2pm UK Time 💻 Register: bit.ly/4s7WCog

🎥 The recording of our recent CSC and GI ACE seminar, Corruption in liberal democracies, is now available to watch online! 🔗 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhwP...

📣 We're thrilled to announce a new project, ‘Corruption, money laundering and valuation fraud through intangible assets: the case of mining rights’! It will be led by Corentin Cohen (Senior Research Fellow, @sussex.ac.uk) with support from Floris Gast.

The latest #GIACE Monthly Newsletter is now available. 👓 Read it: lnkd.in/e6i2ZpHV ✉️ Subscribe: bit.ly/4sbBxtj #AntiCorruption #Governance

📣 Register for GI ACE’s newly announced online seminar ‘Hiding in plain sight: Russia’s offshore networks in Europe and how to unplug them’ 📅 Thursday 5 November 🕐 1–2pm UK Time 💻 Register: bit.ly/4s7WCog

It’s less than a week to go until our joint GI ACE and CSC online seminar, ‘Corruption in liberal democracies’! 📍 Online webinar 📅 Tuesday 20 October 🕐 1pm to 2.40pm, UK time 🔗 Register: giace.org/event/corrup...

📼 The recording of our last #GIACE seminar, Natural disasters and public procurement corruption from around the world, is now available to watch online. 🔗 youtu.be/2zDptytHOAc

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

Happening in one hour! Join Mihaly Fazekas and Marko Klasnja at 13:00 UK time for our GI ACE seminar on corruption risks in public procurement during natural disasters. Chaired by @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social. Register: bit.ly/3TpXEPA

Join us tomorrow for our next GI ACE seminar on corruption risks in public procurement during natural disasters. Mihaly Fazekas and Marko Klasnja will share findings from 2.5m contracts across 7 countries. 7 Oct, 13:00 UK time Register: bit.ly/3TpXEPA

One week to go! On 7 Oct, Mihály Fazekas and Marko Klasnja will share new GI ACE research on how natural disasters can affect corruption risks in public procurement, drawing on 2.5m contracts across 7 countries. Join and register online via Teams: bit.ly/3TpXEPA

🇲🇬 In Madagascar, Gen‑Z overthrew a corrupt regime but the battle against state capture has barely begun GI ACE Research Fellow @tshipley1.bsky.social and Executive Director of @resourcejustice.bsky.social Ketakandriana Rafitoson have written a new piece for the @africa.theconversation.com.

📣 New #GIACE blog: ‘How far is the UK from US-style state capture?’ @csc-barrington.bsky.social summarises the findings from his recent book on corruption in the UK, 'Corrupted Kingdom: Britain’s disappearing integrity and how we can get it back'.

The latest #GIACE Monthly Newsletter is now available. 👓 Read it now: lnkd.in/eMqffDD7 ✉️ Subscribe to the GI ACE Newsletter to receive it in your inbox at the end of each month: bit.ly/3U1MxfE #AntiCorruption #Governance

The latest #GIACE Monthly Newsletter is now available. 👓 Read it now: ✉️ Subscribe to the GI ACE Newsletter to receive it in your inbox at the end of each month: bit.ly/3U1MxfE #AntiCorruption #Governance

📣 New #GIACE blog: ‘Overcoming resilience of systemic corruption in Ukraine's defence sector’ by Anastasiia Kudlenko While Ukrainians continue protesting the dismissal of the pro-reform Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov, learn more about the persistence of corruption in Ukraine's defence.

4/4 The discussion draws on Bonnie’s recent research on a multidimensional index for measuring progress on SDG 16.5. Read: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Apple: bit.ly/4v2nKF7 SoundCloud: bit.ly/4eI4Lel Spotify: bit.ly/4ePWpQt

🎙️ New KickBack episode! Host @csc-barrington.bsky.social is joined by Professor Bonnie Palifka to discuss corruption research, measurement and the changing challenges facing anti-corruption efforts. 🧵⬇️

📣 New guest #GIACE blog Michael Hornsby from @acdatacollective.bsky.social describes how their GI ACE project with the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) seeks to support systemic change, honouring the bravery of whistleblowers who helped bring corruption to light.

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

🚨 The June 2026 edition of the #GIACE Newsletter was published today! 🔗 Read the newsletter: bit.ly/4eCsX1B 🔗 Subscribe to the newsletter: bit.ly/4gILr1O #AntiCorruption #Governance

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...

📼 The recording of last week’s #GIACE seminar ‘New approaches to asset declaration and verification in Nigeria’ is now available to watch on YouTube. 🔗 Watch the recording: bit.ly/3S9DOaD

📣 Next Thursday GI ACE is holding the next in its online seminar series: ‘New approaches to asset declaration and verification in Nigeria' 🗓️ Thursday 18 June 🕰️ 1pm to 2pm (BST) 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4nqs5jc

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...

🚨 The May 2026 edition of the GI ACE Newsletter was published yesterday! 🔗 Read the newsletter: bit.ly/4uCY3LU 🔗 Subscribe to newsletter: bit.ly/4376Vxo

📼 The recording of this week’s #GIACE roundtable, ‘How to recover from state capture: lessons for Hungary from South Africa, Sri Lanka, and beyond’, is now available to watch online: bit.ly/4u204QK

📣 Join us next Wednesday (27 May) for a #GIACE roundtable: ‘How to recover from state capture: lessons for Hungary from South Africa, Sri Lanka, and beyond’. 🗓️ Wednesday 27 May 🕰️ 1pm to 2pm (BST) 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4w6mQcF

📣 Join us on Thursday 18 June for a GI ACE seminar: ‘Research in practice: reforms to Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau’ 🗓️ Thursday 18 June 🕰️ 1pm to 2pm (BST) 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4nqs5jc

📣 Join us on Wednesday 27 May for a #GIACE roundtable: ‘How to recover from state capture: lessons for Hungary from South Africa, Sri Lanka, and beyond’. 🗓️ Wednesday 27 May 🕰️ 1pm to 2pm (BST) 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4w6mQcF

🚨 The April 2026 edition of the GI ACE Newsletter was published yesterday! 🔗 Read the newsletter: bit.ly/4d09So7 🔗 Subscribe to newsletter: bit.ly/4tNECzR

The report analyses the wide range of bodies safeguarding integrity across the public sector — and is expected to help shape the Commission’s future work. Read the report here: eic.independent-commission.uk/wp-content/u...

As one of its first actions, the Commission commissioned Dr Rebecca Dobson Phillips (Centre for the Study of Corruption, @sussex.ac.uk) to map the UK’s standards landscape. ⬇️

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

📼 The recording of last week’s GI ACE seminar ‘Addressing corruption in crisis situations: towards effective crisis-responses in the Malawian health system’ is now available to watch on YouTube: bit.ly/42hH2KN

📣 Join us this Thursday (16 April) for a #GIACE online seminar: ‘Addressing corruption in crisis situations: towards effective crisis-responses in the Malawian health system’. 🗓️ Thursday 16 April 🕰️ 1pm to 2pm (UK) 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4bOGhx4

📣 Join us next Thursday (16 April) for a #GIACE online seminar: ‘Addressing corruption in crisis situations: towards effective crisis-responses in the Malawian health system’. 🗓️ Thursday 16 April 🕰️ 1pm to 2pm (UK) 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4bOGhx4