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Liz David-Barrett
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social
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Director of the Centre for the Study of Corruption, University of Sussex
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giace.bsky.social
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
Consultants, capture, and kleptocrats: how professional service providers enable corruption
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November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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emilyelia.bsky.social
I had such a fun time speaking with @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social on the KickBack podcast about the role that both voters and women officeholders can play in electoral accountability for corruption in Latin America. Thanks for having me on @kickbackgap.bsky.social!
kickbackgap.bsky.social KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · 6d
🎙️ New KickBack Ep. 140!

Why do voters support corrupt politicians?

@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social talks with emilyelia.bsky.social about why voters back corrupt politicians - and whether women candidates help parties recover after scandals.

🎧 Listen:

SoundCloud bit.ly/SoundcloudKB140
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Reposted by Liz David-Barrett
giace.bsky.social
Today’s #GIACEseminar was a lively dive into how illicit finance is reshaping tourism and hospitality.

Thank you to Jean-Patrick Villeneuve, @ofabianobomfim.bsky.social, Dieter Zinnbauer, @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social and all the participants who joined!

Learn more: bit.ly/corruptionin...
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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giace.bsky.social
🚨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
Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence Programme (Uni. of Sussex)
Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence Programme (Uni. of Sussex) Email Forms
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November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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kickbackgap.bsky.social
New KB episode: @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social talks with József Péter Martin and Áron Hajnal about research on Hungary, state capture dynamics, EU conditionality, and scenarios ahead of April 2026.
Listen: Soundcloud: bit.ly/47cGU2J

#Governance #StateCapture #EU #Hungary
139. Áron Hajnal & József Péter Martin on systemic corruption in Hungary
Hungary, once seen as a democratic success story is now widely recognized as one of the EU's most corrupt member states. Regular KB host Liz David-Barrett sits down with József Péter Martin and Áron H
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October 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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giace.bsky.social
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
GI ACE Newsletter: Latest News & Updates
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October 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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kickbackgap.bsky.social
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
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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mo.ibrahim.foundation
🌍 Applications are open for the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship at ITC (Geneva).

Work with a UN–WTO agency supporting SMEs in developing countries, contribute to trade strategies, and take part in high-level discussions.

Deadline: 20/11/25

🔗 Apply now: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/fellowships
October 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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suehawley.bsky.social
Really enjoyed chatting cleaning up politics with @politicshome.bsky.social along with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social, @danieljbruce.bsky.social and Lloyd Hatton MP. Lots to do still...
September 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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giace.bsky.social
Join us on 18 September as we kickoff our first #GIACESeminar with Dan Marks & @jenniferscotland.bsky.social from @rusi.bsky.social, and reflections from Pablo Fernandez (EcoSecurities).

📖 Scoping Corruption in Voluntary Carbon Markets
🕰️ 12:30–1:30 PM (UK time)
🔗 bit.ly/GIACESeminar1
September 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Reposted by Liz David-Barrett
giace.bsky.social
#GIACE hosted our Mid-Year Conference (8–9 Sept) with researchers, Fellows, FCDO & CSO partners.
Day 1 featured multiple panels on research themes, ending with a roundtable on the Changing Global Order.
Day 2 focused on impact - turning research into real-world solutions and more.

bit.ly/giaceconf
September 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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giace.bsky.social
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social co-chaired a panel on state capture at the @ecpr.bsky.social annual meeting in Thessaloniki.

Our takeaway: Tackling capture means understanding not just corruption itself, but the mechanisms & motivations that make states vulnerable.

Recap blog> bit.ly/ecprconferen...
September 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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turnbulldugarte.com
Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

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September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social
New paper!

Q: Does State Capture Facilitate Strategic Corruption? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A: Not necessarily. Even where states are deeply captured, supra-national and domestic institutions with oversight functions can create regulatory barriers
Does State Capture Facilitate Strategic Corruption?
Scholars have suggested that great powers seeking to engage in strategic corruption, particularly through corrosive capital, target countries where there are governance weaknesses. This article res...
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September 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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keeleworldaffairs.bsky.social
Masking who wields real influence …..? Time to introduce a comprehensive statutory lobbying register to shine a light on lobbying whatever name it goes by….?
@danieljbruce.bsky.social @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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icij.org
Portugal’s Attorney General has launched a probe into possible corruption involving Portuguese construction firm Zagope and the eldest son of Equatorial Guinea’s longtime dictator, following an exposé by ICIJ and its media partners.

Read our latest: www.icij.org/news/2025/07...
Portugal launches probe into construction giant’s dealings with Equatorial Guinea’s vice president - ICIJ
The president’s son, known as Teodorin, has repeatedly caught the attention of international authorities, including in France where a messy legal battle is underway after French authorities seized…
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July 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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sussexscsc.bsky.social
📚 Highlights from the CSC Summer Academy!

Two days of rich discussion on state capture, grand corruption, integrity in sport, and more. Interested in anti-corruption?
Apply to our MA in Corruption & Governance:
lnkd.in/e-vEK2sb
#AntiCorruption #GoodGovernance #CSC
July 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social
Thanks Mo @mo.ibrahim.foundation for a really fascinating discussion about #anticorruption, #goodgovernance, #aid and #doingbusiness in Africa!
kickbackgap.bsky.social KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · Jul 18
🎙️ New Kickback episode: Mo Ibrahim joins @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social to talk about founding the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, African-led governance, the IIAG & leadership prize. Inspiring insights on self-reliance & reform.

🎧 Listen: apple.co/46MHZOD | bit.ly/4eWj9Ot | bit.ly/KB136Soundcloud
July 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social
Check out this very frank and open conversation with Mo Ibrahim about how to tackle corruption and improve governance in Africa!
kickbackgap.bsky.social KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · Jul 18
🎙️ New Kickback episode: Mo Ibrahim joins @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social to talk about founding the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, African-led governance, the IIAG & leadership prize. Inspiring insights on self-reliance & reform.

🎧 Listen: apple.co/46MHZOD | bit.ly/4eWj9Ot | bit.ly/KB136Soundcloud
July 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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csc-barrington.bsky.social
David Lammy has announced a UK-led Summit on illicit financial flows- will it deliver in tackling kleptocracy and corruption? blogs.sussex.ac.uk/centre-for-t... @spotlightcorruption.org @racheldavies.bsky.social @duncanhames.bsky.social @sussexscsc.bsky.social @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social
The Lammy Summit: global leadership – or niche and unambitious? | Centre for the Study of Corruption
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July 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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keeleworldaffairs.bsky.social
Is it now time for national and international law to designate the “kleptocratic enterprise” of elites and professionals as a form of serious organised crime?
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social @danieljbruce.bsky.social
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‘Come meet us in Dubai’: the new offshoring of grand corruption
Sensitive business is moving towards more permissive jurisdictions in response to tighter regulations and greater media attention.
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July 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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keeleworldaffairs.bsky.social
@danieljbruce.bsky.social shared his insights on global corruption with us in Feb ‘22, and @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social joined us in Nov ‘22 to talk about #statecapture You can view both via our archive
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Keele World Affairs - KWA Archive Video
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July 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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giace.bsky.social
Financial institutions are the arteries of modern economies—but when captured, they become pipelines for illicit wealth.
@acdatacollective.bsky.social's new brief "Inside the Congo Hold-Up" shows how BGFIBank DRC was hijacked by the Kabila regime to launder public funds.

🔗 bit.ly/ACDCPolicyBr...
Inside the Congo Hold-Up: How a Captured Bank Enabled Grand Corruption - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
This briefing reveals how BGFIBank DRC was transformed into a vehicle for grand corruption by Congo’s ruling elite. It details how illicit financial flows were enabled through mis-invoicing, fictitiou...
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July 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Come work with us!
sussexscsc.bsky.social Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · Jul 8
📢 Now hiring! Join the University of Sussex as a Lecturer in Politics (part-time, fixed-term) and help teach on our renowned MA in Corruption and Governance.
Remote teaching possible (UK-based only).
Apply by 21 July: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/08e2705d...
Lecturer in Politics (Education and Scholarship) Ref: 40472 (Part Time, Fixed Term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search
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July 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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transparencyuk.bsky.social
📺NEW VIDEO📺

Last night, key British offshore financial centres failed to meet their own deadline for revealing who owns companies registered there.

It’s time the UK Government escalates its response & ensures places like the BVI are no longer safe havens for the world's corrupt.

Watch and read ⤵️
July 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM