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RESPOND at the ECPR Seminar Series on (Anti)Corruption and Integrity
On 7 October 2026, Alice Mattoni, Scientific Coordinator of RESPOND and Associate Professor at the University of Bologna, will represent RESPOND – Rescuing Democracy from Political Corruption in Digital Societies at the ECPR Corruption & Integrity Research Perspectives seminar series. The online seminar, titled “New Directions in Corruption and Anti-Corruption Research: Insights from Three Major…
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RESPOND Online Seminar #4 explores how survey questions can benchmark corruption measurement
From mapping to better measurement: RESPOND explores smarter ways to design corruption surveys How can researchers design better corruption surveys without starting from scratch? That question was at the heart of the latest RESPOND online seminar, “From Mapping to Design: Using Survey Questions to Benchmark Corruption Measurement”, hosted by the Institute of Social Sciences of…
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RESPOND contributes to the 43rd Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime
Members of the RESPOND project participated in the 43rd Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, held at Jesus College, University of Cambridge (UK), from 23 to 30 August 2026. During the panel “Geopolitical Strategic Corruption and Illicit Finance: Characteristics and Detection,” RESPOND member Professor Mihály Fazekas, Professor of Public Policy at Central European University and Director…
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Submit a paper proposal and join RESPOND at the 2027 IPSA World Congress
Are you a researcher or a practitioner interested in corruption? The call for papers is now open for the 29th IPSA World Congress of Political Science, which will take place at Luiss Guido Carli University in Rome on 24–28 July 2027. RESPOND and BRIDGEGAP have joined forces to invite contributions to two panels examining corruption,…
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RESPOND Online Seminar #3 examines how connected data can expose political favouritism in public spending
The latest RESPOND Online Seminar, organised by the Government Transparency Institute, explored how linking public procurement records with electoral, corporate and other administrative data can provide new evidence of corruption risks and political favouritism. Ágnes Czibik, Managing Director of the Government Transparency Institute, opened the seminar by explaining why public procurement data is particularly valuable…
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RESPOND partners contribute to the new Handbook of Research Methods for Corruption Studies
RESPOND is pleased to announce that several members of the consortium have contributed to the newly published Handbook of Research Methods for Corruption Studies. Edited by Michael Johnston, one of the world’s leading and most respected scholars in the field of corruption studies, the volume provides a comprehensive assessment of the current state of corruption…