🚨New CSC blog: Prof. Dan Hough examines FIFA’s decision allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to play in all 2026 World Cup matches after his red card, and what this shows about disciplinary processes in football governance.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4oy6tQR

📢 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:
@csc-barrington.bsky.social

Register Here: bit.ly/CSC2webinar

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

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

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

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

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

📚 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

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

📢 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

📢 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

📢 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

Explore the MA in Corruption & Governance at University of Sussex!
Dive into an interdisciplinary curriculum, enhance your career options, and gain practical experience through optional internships.

Find out more about our alumni: bit.ly/3QJdosh
Apply here: bit.ly/CorruptionandGovernanceMA

🎓 Celebrating the Winter Graduates of the MA Corruption & Governance at University of Sussex! Congratulations to Pascal Dillabough-Lefebvre and all graduates!

📢Apply now to join this top-ranked programme!

📅 1 Aug 2025 (International) - 1 Sept 2025 (UK)

🔗 t.co/efeR6kjWYA

Congratulations to our Director, Professor @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social, on winning The Ideas Prize for Non-Fiction! Her forthcoming book will explore how state capture threatens democracy—a critical issue in the fight against corruption.

#StateCapture #AntiCorruption #CSC #IdeasPrize