All Episodes

148. Alanna Markle & Thom Townsend on measuring the impact of Beneficial Ownership Transparency

147. Marina Nistotskaya on merit-based bureaucracies

146. Diana Bociga on the network architecture of anti-money laundering

145. Maria Nizzero on the kleptocratic enterprise

144. Peter Hain on liberation and corruption

143. Rachel Davies and Tom Shipley on the UK's new anticorruption strategy

142. Anna Persson on systemic corruption and political will

141. Naomi Roht-Arriaza on grand corruption & human rights

140. Emily Elia on gender and electoral accountability in Latin America

139. Áron Hajnal & József Péter Martin on systemic corruption in Hungary

138. Devi Pillay on the role of consulting firms in state capture

137. Nicola Bonucci on the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

136. Mo Ibrahim on Good Governance in Africa

135. Nicole Rose & AJ Brown on Corruption in Australia

134. Oguzhan Dincer & Michael Johnston on Corruption in America

133. Rebecca Dobson Phillips, Helen Taylor & Alex Jacobs on the UK's Anti-Corruption Ecosystem

132. Nishan de Mel on Sri Lanka's governance-linked bond

131. Mario Hidalgo on corruption & organised crime in Ecuador

130. Daniel Paget on authoritarianism & resistance in Tanzania

129. Marianne Camerer & Devi Pillay on State Capture in South Africa

128. Kevin E. Davis on the FCPA enforcement pause

127. Blair Glencorse and Gary Kalman on Trump's USAID cuts

126. Dan Haberly on illicit global financial networks

125. John Heathershaw, Tena Prelec and Tom Mayne on Indulging Kleptocracy

124. Delia Ferreira Rubio on the evolution of the anticorruption movement

123. Marcia Grimes and Monika Bauhr on the relationship between corruption and democracy

122. Florencia Guerzovich and Tom Shipley: Does the corruption field have a learning problem?

121. Mark Robinson and Maja de Vibe on Corruption Risks in Renewable Energy

120. Dan Hough on football's integrity challenges

119. David Jancsics on the sociology of corruption

118. Caryn Peiffer and Nic Cheeseman on how to get anti-corruption messaging right

117. Scott Greytak and Tom Firestone on the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

116. Understanding the problem of sexual corruption and how best to respond

115. Lucio Picci on the need to rethink the current anti-corruption paradigm

114. Emmanuel Mathias on the IMF's approach to anti-corruption

113. Ketakandriana Rafitoson on state capture In Madagascar and its international linkages

112. John Penrose (MP) on his experiences as the UK government's Anti-Corruption Champion

111. Tom Burgis on investigating corruption and the fight to own the truth

110. Richard Nephew on coordinating US efforts to counter corruption

109. The links between corruption and national security issues

108. Alison Taylor on anti-corruption in the changing landscape for business ethics

107. Introduction to defining corruption

106. Sankhitha Gunaratne on combating state capture in Sri Lanka

105. Daniel Freund on the responsibilities of the European Union in fighting corruption.

104. Anti-corruption political parties: how do they emerge and what is their track record?

103. Robert Klitgaard on different lenses for analysing corruption

102. Professional enablers and transnational corruption: How can standards be raised?

101. Reflections on the key issues raised in Episode 100

100. The state of practice in the corruption field: insights from leading global thinkers

99. Huma Yusuf on the links between business integrity and ESG

98. Introduction to Corruption Theory

97. Michela Wrong on the story behind It's Our Turn to Eat and her writing on Africa

96. John Githongo on lessons from the fight against corruption in Kenya

95. Magnus Öhman on political finance and corruption

94. Grant Walton on the politics of anti-corruption in Papua New Guinea

93. Introduction to corruption measurement debates

92. Andrew Wedeman on the politics of anti-corruption campaigns in China

91. Cheri-Leigh Erasmus on the work of the Accountability Lab

90. Claudia Baez Camargo on lessons from applying a social norms approach to corruption

89. Cecilia Müller Torbrand on collective action and addressing corruption in shipping

88. Luís de Sousa on anti-corruption agencies and Portugal's anti-corruption journey

87. Paul Massaro on the US strategy for fighting kleptocracy

86. Dame Margaret Hodge on integrity in business and politics in the UK

85. Shannon Green on USAID's approach to anti-corruption and dekleptification

84. Matthew Stephenson and Liz Dávid-Barrett on the future of Kickback

83. Maggie Murphy and Dan Hough on integrity in football

82. Daniel Kaufmann and Liz Dávid-Barrett on state capture

81. Andrii Borovyk & Gretta Fenner an anti-corruption during the war & reconstruction in Ukraine

80. Mihaly Fazekas on corruption risks in public procurement and the potential of new technologies

79. Michel Sapin and Valentina Lana on France’s unique approach to anti-corruption

78. Ray Fisman on types of corruption and the hidden influence of political connections

77. Frederik Obermaier on the Suisse Secrets

76. Gary Kalman on anti-corruption legislation in the US

75. Anastasia Kirilenko on media freedom and the role of civil society in Russia

74. Svitlana Musiiaka on the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission in Ukraine

73. Oksana Nesterenko on the war in Ukraine and Putin's regime

72. Igor Logvinenko on corruption and the current sanctions in Russia

71. Inna Melnykovska on how crony capitalism relates to the war in Ukraine

70. Oksana Huss & Joseph Pozsgai-Alvarez on the war in Ukraine

69. Caryn Peiffer on social norms and anti-corruption messages

68. Torplus Yomnak on transparency & strengthening the judiciary in Thailand

67. Elizabeth David-Barrett on state capture & anti-corruption clubs

66. Casey Michel on the American support for kleptocracies across the globe

65. Dan Hough on integrity and corruption in sports

64. Michael Johnston on syndromes of corruption and how to tackle them

63. Peter Y. Solmssen on cleaning up the Siemens bribery scandal in his role as the general counsel

62. Will Fitzgibbon on the work of the ICIJ uncovering the Pandora Papers

61. Fernanda Odilla & Anwesha Chakraborty on anti-corruption technologies in Brazil and India

60. Kate Bateman on the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

59. Jodi Vittori on corruption and the US military operation in Afghanistan

58. ICRN Forum Special - How can academics and policy makers communicate in anti-corruption?

57. Robert Barrington on anti-corruption legislation in the United Kingdom

56. Alice Mattoni on the potential of digital media for social movements against corruption

55. Michael Mohallem on Lava Jato and anti-corruption efforts in Brazil

54. Nicola Bonucci on the history and future of the OECD Anti-Bribery convention

53. Patrick Alley on co-founding Global Witness, working on anti-corruption and environmentalism

52. Tommy Thomas on the 1MDB scandal in Malaysia and his role as attorney general

51. Thomas Stelzer on the Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency & Integrity

50. Olesea Stamate on her experience in tackling corruption in Moldova

49. Diana Chigas and Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church on social norms approaches to anti-corruption.

48. Gary Kalman on the Corporate Transparency Act & the Corruption Perception Index score in the USA

47. Eric Kinaga on open data initiatives to fight land corruption in Kenya and beyond

46. Lola Adekanye on the anti-corruption efforts by the Center for International Private Enterprises

45. Norm Eisen on the vulnerabilities and resilience of American political institutions

44. Doussouba Konaté & Moussa Kondo on anti-corruption activities by Accountability Lab in Mali

43. Jack Goldsmith on his book "After Trump" & ways to avoid corruption in upcoming administrations

42. Daniel Freund on the rule of law mechanism to fight corruption in the EU

41. Claudia Escobar on (anti-)corruption in Guatemala's judiciary system

40. James Wasserstrom on the challenges of anti-corruption work in (post-)conflict regions

39. Frederik Obermaier on the FinCEN Files, revealing global money laundering systems

38. James Wasserstrom on being the first UN whistleblower

37. Michael Hershman on co-founding Transparency International and corruption in sports

36. Danielle Brian on her work at the Project On Government Oversight and corruption risks in the US

35. von Weizsäcker & Kossow on promises and perils to use blockchain for anti-corruption

34. Asoka Obeysekere on the anti-corruption work of Transparency International in Sri Lanka

33. Irio Musskopf on using Artificial Intelligence to fight corruption

32. Robert Manzanares on leading the Obiang investigation, asset recovery & a Michael Jackson glove

31. Sarah Steingruber on need for anticorruption measures in global response to COVID-19 crisis

30. Samuel Power on (corrupt) party financing and the political economy of Facebook advertising

29. Mushtaq Khan & Paul Heywood on populism, digital technologies & RCTs (Part II)

28. Taryn Vian on corruption risks in the health sector & distrust in science in times of COVID-19

27. Mushtaq Khan and Paul Heywood on Anti-Corruption Evidence (Part I)

26. Doron Navot on corruption allegations against Netanyahu, post-truth & the concept of Combina

25. Roberto de Michele & Francesco De Simone on IDB’s approaches to evidence-based Anti- Corruption

24. Gary Kalman on beneficial ownership & his vision for Transparency International USA

23. Andrés Hernández on protest, populism, and the anti-corruption referendum in Colombia

22. Charles Davidson on kleptocracy, beneficial ownership and reputation laundering

21. Nils & Christopher on the first year and the future of Kickback

20. Leonor Ortiz Monasterio & Miguel Meza on anti-corruption in Mexico

19. Monika Bauhr on need vs. greed corruption and how it is linked to gender

18. David Barboza on investigating the hidden wealth of Chinese elites

17. Shaul Shalvi on behavioral ethics and the psychological roots of corruption

16. Kevin E. Davis on his book "Between Impunity & Imperialism" and fighting transnational bribery

15. Sergei Guriev on the value of governance, inclusion & the internet for anti-corruption efforts

14. Kieu Vien on encouraging discussions about corruption & shaping anti-corruption laws in Vietnam

13. Cristina Bicchieri on social norms of corruption, Antanas Mockus and Soap Operas

12. Oguzhan Dincer on measuring corruption at different levels & historic developments in Turkey

11. Daria Kaleniuk on the anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine

10. Elise Bean on financial fraud, money laundering and the top 3 policies to curb corruption

9. Debra LaPrevotte on being an FBI agent, asset recovery, safe havens for cleptocrats & war crimes

8. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi on corruption in Romania, democratic transitions, advise for young scholars

7. Paul Heywood on which questions to ask to gain new insights into the wicked problem of corruption

6. Frederik Obermaier on Panama Papers, Ibiza video & the role of media freedom for anti-corruption

5. Bo Rothstein on corruption as a collective action problem and long term fixes

4. Paul Lagunes on transparency 2.0, the importance of citizens for anti-corruption in Latin America

3. Robtel Neajai Pailey on how to teach anti-corruption through children's books

2. Deltan Dallagnol on leading the prosecution of the Lava Jato investigations in Brazil

1. Susan Rose-Ackerman on the principal-agent theory of corruption