RESPOND is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming ECPR General Conference, which will take place at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki from 26 to 29 August 2025. The General Conference is one of the most important annual gatherings for political scientists, offering an international platform for the exchange of ideas, presentation of research, and debate on pressing political issues.

As part of this prestigious event, RESPOND researchers will contribute to several panels addressing the multifaceted challenges of political corruption and anti-corruption strategies in contemporary democracies:

• Curriculum Undercover: Rethinking How We Teach Corruption , Tuesday 26th, 08:30 – 10:15 EEST, Building: Law Building, Floor: 1, Room: 3
  • Alina Mungiu Pippidi – Speaker on Roundtable – BRIDGEGAP
  • Ina Kubbe – Speaker on Roundtable BRIDGEGAP
  • Fernanda Odilla Vasconcellos De Figueiredo – Speaker on Roundtable RESPOND
  • Robert Gillanders & Michael Breen – Speakers on Roundtable
  • Bonnie J. Palifka – Speakers on Roundtable
  • Giovanna Rodriguez-Garcia – Mediator on Roundtable
• New Lenses to Assess the Dynamics of Corruption and Anti-Corruption in a Connected World, Wednesday 27th, 10:45 – 12:30 EEST, Building: Law Building, Floor: 1, Room: 3
  • Exploring the Links Between Democratic Practices and Corruption Through a Relational Analysis: Insights from the UK and Italy – Fernanda Odilla, Alice Mattoni and Alice Fubini (RESPOND)
  • Compliance and “Leakages” in International Regimes: The Case of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention – Lucio Picci, Lorenzo Crippa, Edmund Malesky BRIDGEGAP
  • Complexity Theory Applied to the Study of Corruption: the Role of Leverage Points. – Jesus Palomo, Manuel Villoria, Luis Ramos Rodríguez
  • Weaponizing Information: Media Capture as a Legal Form of Corruption – The Case Study of Taras Kozak – Andrii Biletskyi (RESPOND)
• Cross-Border Corruption and Anti-Corruption in the Digital Age, Wednesday 27th, 15:45 – 17:30 EEST, Building: Law Building, Floor: 1, Room: 3
  • Chaired by Fernanda Odilla (RESPOND) and Ina Kube (BRIDGEGAP)

Through these contributions, RESPOND will bring forward its interdisciplinary approach to understanding political corruption. The participation in the ECPR General Conference is an important opportunity to disseminate the project’s findings, foster dialogue with the international research community, and strengthen the collective effort to safeguard and revitalise democracy in Europe and beyond.