Events
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Corruption in Europe as a Geopolitical Risk: How Governance Deficits Facilitate Chinese Influence
How can corruption and weaknesses in public governance make European countries more vulnerable to foreign interference? And what happens when gaps in laws and regulations are exploited to advance geopolitical interests? On 26 November 2026 at 12:00 CET, the RESPOND project invites journalists, civil society organisations, activists, researchers and policymakers and all those interested in…
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From Mapping to Design: Using Survey Questions to Benchmark Corruption Measurement
The measurement of corruption through surveys is widespread, yet it remains methodologically challenging. This upcoming seminar will present an updated version of the DATACORR database, which now brings together 3,468 corruption-related survey questions from more than 340 survey rounds. Moving beyond the mapping of existing survey questions, the presentation will explore how accumulated survey instruments…
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State-of-the-art Corruption Risk Measurement with Connected Administrative Data
A Use Case Linking Local Spending and Political Alignment An introduction to how large administrative datasets can be combined to quantifycorruption risks, followed by a case study linking public procurement and electoraldata to explore how local spending patterns and political alignment changes mayinteract. Presenters:Ágnes Czibik (GTI)Managing director of the Government Transparency Institute. Expertise in using…
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What’s New in Measuring Corruption Risks in Public Procurement?
Natural Language Processing, Contracting Networks, and Linked Company Data This webinar is the second seminar in our series exploring innovative approaches to analysing corruption risks in public procurement through data-driven methods. The session will review the latest developments in proxying corruption risks in public procurement and present recent advances in three major areas of scientific…
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Political Corruption, Digital Transparency, and Democratic Resilience in Wartime and Recovery
Armed conflict and large-scale post-war recovery fundamentally transform the way political power is exercised and controlled. Wartime governance is often characterized by emergency decision-making, concentration of authority, accelerated public spending, and reduced opportunities for oversight — all of which significantly increase the risks of political corruption and undue influence over public decisions. During the recovery…
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Resisting Corruption, Rescuing Democracy
On International Anti-Corruption Day, December 9, 2025, the Sedas Nunes Auditorium (ICS‑UL) will host the launch of the research projects RESPOND and PESR, dedicated to exploring new ways to fight corruption and strengthen democratic ethics. The morning, organized by Transparency International – Portugal (TI‑PT), will feature opening remarks, a keynote address, and debates on the…