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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast
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#Podcast sparking a debate about #(anti)corruption featuring world leading experts
Hosted by the Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption @sussexscsc.bsky.social
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🚨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
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November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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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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📢 CSC Seminar: From London to “Dubai-Kong” (1980–2024)
🗓 Mon 27 Oct, 12:00–13:00 UK | Online

How US-sanctioned networks shifted from Western hubs to a Dubai–Hong Kong axis.

Speaker: Daniel Haberly | Discussant: Tom Keatinge | Chair:
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Register Here: bit.ly/CSC2webinar
October 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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We are delighted to announce the upcoming Research symposium on #BeneficialOwnership #transparency, co-organised with @openownership.bsky.social and the World Bank's Beneficial Ownership Transparency Thematic Working Group.

Read More: bit.ly/oo-wb-csc-symposium
October 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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New on the CSC blog: the 4th post in our Tasmania series by @robynlewis.bsky.social & Michael Johnston examines “quiet capture” and outlines reforms - independent ACA, stronger transparency/lobbying oversight, public-service capacity, meaningful participation. Read: bit.ly/Tasmania4
October 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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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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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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🎙️ New #KickbackPodcast! @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social talks with Nicola Bonucci on the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention - its 1993 origins, peer review’s impact on business, and shifts in US enforcement.

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#AntiCorruption #OECD
137. Nicola Bonucci on the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
Podcast Episode · KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast · 09/18/2025 · 38m
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September 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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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: @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social,Becky Dobson Phillips, @suehawley.bsky.social, @drhannahwhite.bsky.social.

🎟️ Tickets: t.co/eQ90lgoToS
September 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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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
August 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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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:
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#AntiCorruption #GoodGovernance #CSC
July 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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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
July 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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📢 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
July 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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🎙️ 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 2:58 PM
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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.
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 8:31 AM
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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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July 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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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
July 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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🚨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
June 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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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
June 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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🚨The latest GI ACE newsletter is out now—featuring new research on civil society & state capture, events on Congo Hold-Up and shifting financial hubs, plus a deep dive into South Africa’s Zondo Commission.

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

#AntiCorruption #CorruptionResearch #StateCapture
GI ACE News: Insights & Updates
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May 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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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/CorruptionandGovernanceMA
May 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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New KB episode: Prof @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social is joined by Dr Nishan de Mel (Verité Research) to discuss Sri Lanka’s governance-linked bond - an innovative mechanism addressing governance failures and financial instability.

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132. Nishan de Mel on Sri Lanka's governance-linked bond
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May 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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New article by @robynlewis.bsky.social & Prof. Michael Johnston explores how elite networks shape governance in Tasmania. Using the Gunns pulp mill case, they reflect on informal influence, transparency, and public trust.

Read more: bit.ly/TasmaniaCorr...

#Governance #Tasmania
Elite Cartel corruption in Tasmania – the nature of the game | Centre for the Study of Corruption
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May 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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New KickBack Episode!
Dr Mario Hidalgo joins Prof @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social on Kickback to discuss how corruption enabled Ecuador’s shift from “Island of Peace” to a hub of organised crime. Tune in for insights on political polarisation and institutional unpreparedness.
🔗 bit.ly/131epSoundcloud
April 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM