#Statecapture in South Africa wasn’t just politicians & the Guptas. Firms like McKinsey, Regiments & Trillian at Transnet & Eskom enabled inflated contracts & mismanagement. #GIACE research by @devipillay.co.za shows how unchecked outsourcing weakens state capacity. Read: bit.ly/consultants-...

In part two of this three part series, #GIACE research fellow @devipillay.co.za explores the nature and scope of the Commission’s work — from its ambitious mandate, to how it defined “state capture,” to the challenges it faced in delivering justice. Read the full blog here: bit.ly/DeviZondoBlog2

Join us today 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

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

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

💡At the GI-ACE Mid-Year Conference 2025 in London, @giace.bsky.social , CSD shared new findings on state capture. Tihomira Kostova & Todor Galev showed how third-country trade routes enable the re-export of EU dual-use goods to Russia — a key test for sanctions enforcement. #StateCapture #GIACE

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

#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

@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...

New #GIACE blog by @csc-barrington.bsky.social asks: are lawyers upholding justice - or enabling kleptocrats? Recent research shows the long-standing “access to justice” defence is being challenged by ethicists, political scientists, and even lawyers themselves. Read: bit.ly/RBEnablersblog

🚨 Launch Webinar | Hidden Trade Routes: Illicit Financial Flows and Sanctions Evasion in the Balkans & Black Sea 📅 15 Sept 2025 | 🕑 12:00 PM UK | 📍 Online (Zoom) 🔗 Register: bit.ly/CSD_WPLaunch... #IllicitFinance #SanctionsEvasion #GIACE @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social

#GIACE is pleased to be part of the #ecprgc25, convening a panel on “State Capture: New Threats and Responses.” Chaired by @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social, the session brought together cutting-edge research on how corruption & institutional decline enable state capture across different contexts.

A new #GIACE blog by Michael Hornsby (@acdatacollective.bsky.social) explores how #BGFIBank DRC enabled embezzlement, disguised bribes, and laundered funds for the Kabila regime — drawing on revelations from the Congo Hold-Up investigation. Read here: bit.ly/ACDCBlog2

(1/2) Sanctions don’t always stop the flow – they change its route. @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social's research reveals how legal loopholes and weak enforcement are allowing sensitive EU dual-use goods to reach Russia through third-country re-export hubs. Read the full blog here: bit.ly/CSDBlog

New GI ACE Blog: From Loopholes to Launchpads: How IFFs Enable Strategic Adversaries by Tihomira Kostova, Martin Vladimirov and Ruslan Stefanov - @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social Read here: bit.ly/CSDBlog

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!)

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

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/

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

📚 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

🎙️ 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

Missed our latest ACE seminar? 🎧 Watch the full recording here: bit.ly/acdcseminarr... 📘 Read the full briefing: bit.ly/ACDCPolicyBr... 🌍 Explore the project: bit.ly/GIACECongoHo...

🗓️ Don't miss the launch presentation and discussion hosted by @giace.bsky.social this afternoon! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inside-the...

🔴 How can a captured bank become an engine of grand corruption❓ Our new briefing dives deep into the Congo Hold-Up investigation to reveal the tactics used to embezzle and launder funds through BGFIBank in the Democratic Republic of Congo. acdatacollective.org/work/inside-...

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...

One more day to go - Make sure you register today! 🗓️ 10 July 2025 | 🕓 4–5 PM UK Time | 💻 Online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/aceseminar8

📢 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...

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

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

📺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 ⤵️

"What if the next generation of anticorruption leaders had the support they needed to turn ideas into impact? We've launched a pioneering Fellowship to do just that, equipping early-career researchers with the tools, networks & mentorship to drive meaningful change. Read: bit.ly/fellowship-b...

What does state capture mean for UNCAC implementation? In a new #GIACE blog, Tom Shipley explores how the UNCAC process often overlooks the systemic nature of capture, and what a more effective approach could look like. 🔗 Blog: giace.org/statecapture... 🔗 Also Read: bit.ly/uncaccoaliti...

🚨 Upcoming ACE Seminar Inside the Congo Hold-Up: How a Captured Bank Enabled Grand Corruption 🗓️ 10 July 2025 🕓 4–5 PM UK Time 💻 Online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/aceseminar8 @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social @sussexscsc.bsky.social @szakonyi.bsky.social @acdatacollective.bsky.social

🚨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

State capture is a deliberate strategy to dismantle democratic checks & repurpose public institutions for private gain. The @uncaccoalition.bsky.social warns it’s eroding the very institutions UNCAC helped build, turning anti-corruption bodies into political tools. 📖 bit.ly/uncaccoalitionstatement

🚨 Upcoming ACE Seminar Inside the Congo Hold-Up: How a Captured Bank Enabled Grand Corruption 🗓️ 10 July 2025 🕓 4–5 PM UK Time 💻 Online 🔗 Register: bit.ly/aceseminar8 @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social @sussexscsc.bsky.social @szakonyi.bsky.social @acdatacollective.bsky.social

Some snapshots from the #ICRNForum2025 Powerful insights from the GIACE community in today's sessions: 🛠️ Tools of Change, spotlighting innovation from the Global South in tackling corruption (Fellows) 🗳️ Joint Session: Corruption & Democracy,with @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social as one of the speakers.

Our Governance & Integrity Fellowship is a pioneering collaboration between GI ACE & the Interdisciplinary Corruption Research Network (ICRN). Click to learn how the 12 researchers & practitioners are advancing transparency, equity, and institutional reform in their regions: giace.org/fellowship/

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

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.

🚨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

📢 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

🚨 New GI ACE Research Project Announced We’re pleased to award a new grant to the University of Bristol for: 🧭 “State Capture from the Grassroots: Civil Society Efforts and Public Perceptions” Led by @carynpeiffer.bsky.social, Nic Cheeseman & Zenobia Ismail. 🔗 giace.org/projects/sta...

⚠️ Drawing on our @giace.bsky.social report, Barrington explains how this leaves a major gap in our defences against #DirtyMoney. Corruption isn't always a crime and, even when it is, it’s almost impossible to prove where corrupt elites capture the state: www.spotlightcorruption.org/report/gatek...

💡 Key insights from @csc-barrington.bsky.social unpacking why the proceeds of corruption so easily evade #AntiMoneyLaundering systems, which operate on the assumption that this #DirtyMoney always originates from a criminal offence: globalanticorruptionblog.com/2025/05/20/w...

New policy brief from @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social reveals illicit financial flows (IFFs) in the Western Balkans & Black Sea region surged to $31B in 2023. 📘 Read the report: bit.ly/csdpolicybrief 📰 Press release: bit.ly/csdpressrele... #GIACE #IllicitFinance #AntiCorruption

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. Listen: Spotify: bit.ly/Spotifyep132 SoundCloud: bit.ly/Soundcloudep132