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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · 9h

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

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 13d

New #GIACE paper by @devipillay.co.za out now!

Read here: bit.ly/consultants-...

Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · 13d

@devipillay.co.za's paper shows that consulting firms weren't passive participants, they were active facilitators of state capture.
This raises a wider question: how can governments ensure consultants are accountable when their work undermines public institutions?
🔗 Read: bit.ly/consultants-...

Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 21d

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · 21d

Sussex Spark 2025: Is the UK Politically Corrupt?

Join us at Brighton Dome on 18 Sept for a public debate on the Nolan Principles and standards in public life.
Panel: @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social,Becky Dobson Phillips, @suehawley.bsky.social, @drhannahwhite.bsky.social.

🎟️ Tickets: t.co/eQ90lgoToS

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · Aug 8

Read the new blog by @devipillay.co.za for @giace.bsky.social!

Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · Aug 8

New blog by @devipillay.co.za: As Bain leaves South Africa, what have we learned about consultancies & corruption?
Read: bit.ly/DeviBainblog

📅 On 23 September 2025, we’ll publish our new paper: Consulting firms, corruption & state capture: A case study from South Africa (Follow to get it first!)

As Bain leaves South Africa, what have we learned about consultancies and corruption? - Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · Aug 8

New blog by Robert Barrington explores the risks of applying anti-terror laws to protest groups & what it could mean for civil society’s role in anti-corruption. Reflects on UK & global trends.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3UjVK04
#Governance #CivilSociety #RuleOfLaw

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · Aug 8

New blog by @csc-barrington.bsky.social explores the risks of applying anti-terror laws to protest groups & what it could mean for civil society’s role in anti-corruption. Reflects on UK & global trends.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3UjVK04

#Governance #CivilSociety #RuleOfLaw

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · Aug 6

We’re excited to welcome @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social as the new Programme Director of GI ACE!

We’re thrilled to have her leading the next phase of GI ACE’s work to advance integrity and evidence-based anti-corruption strategies.

Read more about Liz’s background: giace.org/about/

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · Aug 1

The July GI ACE newsletter is here!

✅ Project spotlight: Corruption risks in voluntary carbon markets
✅ Congo Hold-Up seminar recap
✅ Meet the GI ACE Fellows
✅ Blogs & podcasts on dual-use goods, democracy & corruption

📖 Read: bit.ly/giacenewslet...
📬 Subscribe: bit.ly/giacesubscribe

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · Jul 28

📚 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

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · Jul 22

New on the CSC blog: @robynlewis.bsky.social & Michael Johnston explore how informal elite networks - what they term Elite Cartels - may shape governance and development outcomes in Tasmania.
🔗 bit.ly/CSCblog11
#Governance #CSC #EliteCartels #Tasmania #PublicPolicy

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢 New on the CSC blog: @csc-barrington.bsky.social explores what the upcoming Lammy Summit might signal for UK leadership on illicit finance and anti-corruption—opportunity or missed chance?

🔗 bit.ly/CSCBlog10
#IllicitFinance #Anticorruption #Governance #UKPolicy #CSC #LammySummit #Transparency

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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

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Prof Heather Marquette @hamarquette.bsky.social · Jul 9

Out now, a new @soc-ace.bsky.social briefing note on @matthewrr.bsky.social's big paper on #statethreats. This research builds on longstanding collaboration with @cfs-rusi.bsky.social. Both the must read paper & brief are at bit.ly/44mF262.

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · Jul 10

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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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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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · Jul 4

New KickBack episode out now:

@csc-barrington.bsky.social speaks with Nicole Rose (NACC) and AJ Brown (TI Australia) about corruption in Australia, the rise of “grey corruption,” and how new institutions are responding.

🎧 Listen here:
SoundCloud: bit.ly/Soundcloud135KB

#KickBack #AntiCorruption

135. Nicole Rose & AJ Brown on Corruption in Australia

Podcast Episode · KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast · 07/03/2025 · 44m

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · Jul 2

The June GI ACE newsletter is out!

✅ Congo Hold-Up spotlight & upcoming seminar
✅ Blogs on grassroots resistance & UNCAC
✅ New GI ACE Fellowship
✅ Latest KickBack on inclusion & power

📖 Read: bit.ly/GIACENewsletterJune
📬 Subscribe: bit.ly/giacesubscribe

#GIACE #AntiCorruption #StateCapture

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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · Jun 20

🚨New Kickback episode out now!

Oguzhan Dincer and Michael Johnston join @csc-barrington.bsky.social to discuss their book Corruption in America, exploring how corruption operates across all 50 U.S. states.

🎧 Listen: bit.ly/Soundcloud134KB
📘 Book: www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

#Governance #KB

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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast @kickbackgap.bsky.social · Jun 9

Is anti-corruption still true to its roots — or part of the problem? Rebecca Dobson Phillips, @aj16.bsky.social & Helen Taylor join @csc-barrington.bsky.social to explore the UK’s anti-corruption landscape.

🎧 Listen to KickBack Ep133: bit.ly/133SoundcloudKB
#anticorruption #KickBackPodcast

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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) @giace.bsky.social · Jun 3

We’re excited to launch the inaugural Governance & Integrity Fellowship in Vienna this week (12–14 June), in partnership with @icrn-research.bsky.social.
The Fellowship supports 12 early career researchers from the Global South working on governance, integrity & anti-corruption.

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · May 30

Essential reading from GI ACE this month—timely research, events, and reflections on state capture, financial hubs, and anti-corruption efforts. A valuable resource for anyone working on governance and integrity.

Read & subscribe: bit.ly/giacenewslet...

Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · May 29

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Centre for the Study of Corruption (CSC) @sussexscsc.bsky.social · May 29

📢 MA in Corruption & Governance at Sussex!

Gain insights into corruption through law, politics & economics. Career paths in policy, governance & intl. orgs. Optional internship available!

📆 1 year FT | 2 years PT
📅 Start: Sept 2025
🔗 Apply: bit.ly/CorruptionandGovernanceMA

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