A new map of financial transparency reform: 2000-2015

Originally published on GI-ACE On September 26, our GI-ACE project ran its first workshop, “Dark Architectures: Advancing Research on Global Wealth Chains.” Jointly hosted by the Centre for the Study of Corruption and the Tax Justice Network, this workshop brought together members of four different GI-ACE research teams and a number of other experts in the areas of anti-corruption and…

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Red flags in banker boxes

Why is collecting and analysing data about public procurement so damned difficult? Data scientists explain some common problems

originally published on GI ACE Open data is often lauded as a magic pill for anti-corruption: reveal what’s going on, inform the public, and, presto, government will become more accountable. Oh, and big data just means bigger gains, right? Not quite. We have written elsewhere about the institutional and political challenges that can hinder the transparency –>…

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Rethinking the politics of development: New evidence to inform our evolution

At Global Integrity, our work is focused on supporting efforts to address governance-related challenges, including challenges around corruption and the mis-use of public resources, in countries and communities around the world.  Our approach to doing this is based on three things:  Our understanding that addressing complex governance-related challenges, involves navigating and shaping the politics, power…

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Working with social norms to develop effective anti-corruption interventions

This is one in a series of blogs authored by researchers supported by the Global Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI-ACE) programme. The overarching objective of the GI-ACE programme is to support world-class multidisciplinary research to inform the development of more effective policies and interventions that will help reduce corruption in developing countries and address its negative…

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citizen science and global anti-corruption on two coins with related words around

From citizen science to global anti-corruption: Two sides of the same coin

This is one in a series of blogs authored by researchers supported by the Global Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI-ACE) programme. The overarching objective of the GI-ACE programme is to support world-class multidisciplinary research to inform the development of more effective policies and interventions that will help reduce corruption in developing countries and address its negative…

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