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Call for Abstracts – SISP Conference 2026 (Trento, 3–5 September 2026)
The Italian Political Science Association (SISP) has opened the call for abstracts for its 2026 Annual Conference, which will take place in Trento from 3 to 5 September 2026. Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit their paper proposals by 29 May 2026 via the official conference website: https://www.sisp.it/ Within Section 6 – Public Policies…
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Second Online Seminar on “Measuring Corruption Risks in Public Procurement” – Report
RESPOND seminar explores new tools for detecting corruption in public procurement The second RESPOND Online Seminar, hosted by Central European University, brought together researchers and practitioners to examine how corruption in public procurement can be detected more effectively through new data-driven methods. In his presentation, Mihály Fazekas of Central European University outlined recent research that…
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First online seminar on Political Corruption, Digital Transparency, and Democratic Resilience in Wartime and Recovery – Report
The first RESPOND online seminar, organized by the Anti-Corruption Research and Education Centre (ACREC) at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, brought together academics and practitioners to examine the relationship between political corruption, digital transparency tools, and democratic resilience in wartime Ukraine. Key conclusions/insights: Drawing on a rule-of-law resilience framework, Oksana Huss emphasized that corruption…
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Call for Papers!
Apply for the 10th Forum of the Interdisciplinary Corruption Research Network in Germany The 10th Forum of the Interdisciplinary Corruption Research Network (ICRN) will be hosted in 2026 by one of the RESPOND partners, the Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security at the University of Duisburg-Essen. The event will take place June 25 (Thursday)…
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Webinar on LEGDAT
A Global Infrastructure for the Study of Legislative Processes and Lawmaking On 21 November, a webinar was held to present LEGDAT, a pioneering dataset designed to systematically capture how legislative processes unfold across countries. Legislatures play a central role in policymaking, yet comparative research has long lacked comprehensive and harmonized information on the advancement of…
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RESPOND at the Third Plenary of the EU Network Against Corruption
On 15 October 2025, the European Commission hosted the third plenary meeting of the EU Network Against Corruption in Brussels. Launched in May 2023, the Network brings together national authorities, civil society, researchers, EU agencies, and international organisations to foster collaboration and strengthen the fight against corruption across the EU. RESPOND was represented at the…