UK's first academic centre dedicated to interdisciplinary research and teaching on corruption, based at the University of Sussex. Director: @LizDavidBarrett
Brighton, England
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🎙️ New KickBack podcast episode (Ep. 143)
@CSC_barrington is joined by @rachelcerysd (@TransparencyUK) and Tom Shipley (CSC) to assess what the government’s UK Anti-Corruption Strategy 2025 prioritises, where it marks progress, and where gaps remain.
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Our first Kickback episode of 2026 🎙️
@LizDavidBarrett speaks with Anna Persson on why anticorruption reforms fail, systemic corruption as collective action, and why transparency alone isn’t enough.
🎧 bit.ly/SpotifyKB142
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New KickBack episode: @LizDavidBarrett speaks with Naomi Roht-Arriaza on how grand corruption undermines human rights, blocks post-conflict justice, and why recognising victims and broader reparations matters.
Listen: bit.ly/AppleKB141 | bit.ly/SoundCloudKBep141
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KickBack Episode 140 is out now!
@LizDavidBarrett talks with @Emily_Elia about why voters still support corrupt politicians - and whether putting forward women candidates helps parties recover after scandals.
Listen here:
Spotify bit.ly/SpotifyKB140
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New KB episode: @LizDavidBarrett with József Péter Martin & Áron Hajnal on Hungary’s governance trajectory, EU conditionality, and scenarios ahead of April 2026.
Listen: bit.ly/47cGU2J
#Governance #StateCapture #EU #Hungary
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We are delighted to announce the upcoming Research symposium on #BeneficialOwnership #transparency, co-organised with @OpenOwnership
and the World Bank Beneficial Ownership Transparency Thematic Working Group.
Read More: bit.ly/oo-wb-csc-symposium
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New Kickback: @LizDavidBarrett with Devi Pillay on how consulting firms enabled state capture in South Africa - McKinsey, SOEs, the Zondo record, accountability.
Listen: bit.ly/SoundcloudKBep138
#StateCapture #SouthAfrica #AntiCorruption
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🎙️ New #KickbackPodcast!
@LizDavidBarrett talks with Nicola Bonucci on the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention - its 1993 origins, peer review’s impact on business, and shifts in US enforcement. 🎧 Listen:
Soundcloud: bit.ly/421B15h
Spotify: bit.ly/421B15h
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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: Prof @LizDavidBarrett (chair), Dr Becky Dobson Phillips, Dr Susan Hawley, Dr Hannah White.
🔔Book your tickets NOW for Sussex Spark 2025 at @brightdome presented in collab with @SussexUni. 'Is the UK Politically Corrupt' takes place on 18 Sept at 7pm. Panelists incl @LizDavidBarrett & Becky Dobson Phillips.
🎟️Tickets cost £13 + booking fee
bit.ly/4meVMSr
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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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📚 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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📢 New on the CSC blog: Robert Barrington 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 #Transparency
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🎙️ New Kickback episode: Mo Ibrahim joins @LizDavidBarrett to talk about founding the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, African-led governance, the IIAG & leadership prize. Inspiring insights on self-reliance & reform.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4eWj9Ot | bit.ly/KB136Soundcloud
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📢 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. UK-based applicants only.
Apply by 21 July: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/08e270…
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New KickBack episode out now:
Robert Barrington 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
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🚨New Kickback episode out now!
Oguzhan Dincer and Michael Johnston join Robert Barrington to discuss their book Corruption in America, exploring how corruption operates across all 50 U.S. states.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/Soundcloud134KB
📘 Book: cambridge.org/core/books/c...
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Centre for the Study of Corruption retweeted
The Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) programme based in @SussexPolitics @Sussex_SCSC launches the Governance & Integrity Fellowship Programme at the recent @ICR_Network Forum in Vienna:
👉staff.sussex.ac.uk/news/arti…
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Is anti-corruption still true to its roots — or part of the problem? Rebecca Dobson Phillips, Alex Jacobs & Helen Taylor join Robert Barrington to explore the UK’s anti-corruption landscape.
🎧 Listen to KickBack Ep133: bit.ly/133SoundcloudKB #anticorruption #KickBackPodcast
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📢 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/CorruptionandGovernan…
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