Anti-corruption & human rights: exploring synergies
Amnesty International, Transparency International and the UNCAC Coalition hosted a special event on corruption and human rights, alongside GIZ, Switzerland,…
Theme: Transparency & Open Government
FONGTIL Launches Online Learning Platform to Transform Timorese Advocacy
A robust civil society in Timor-Leste ensures the voices of citizens are heard and their needs are addressed, creating the…
Parliamentary Monitoring in Tough Times: Lessons Learned for Building Networks and Achieving Results
A healthy democracy depends on a healthy parliament, capable of articulating citizens’ concerns, enacting laws for the common good and…
Three Ways to Better Govern the Use of AI
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) offers the potential for significant positive benefits for society. However, there are profound concerns…
Keeping tabs? Perceptions of relative deprivation and political trust in Africa
What are the implications of economic inequality for trust in government and state institutions? Political trust performs important functions in…
UNCAC COSP10: civil society organizations excluded from un anti-corruption conference due to objections
Transparency International and the UNCAC Coalition strongly condemn the move by Azerbaijan and Turkey to exclude five civil society organizations…
APEC protests, erhu player jailed, academic restrictions grows
In this issue: Hong Kongers protest at APEC summit, elderly erhu player and student from Japan jailed, as media access…
Samantha Power Accepts IFES Democracy Award On Behalf of USAID DRG Officers
USAID Administrator Samantha Power accepts IFES Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award on behalf of USAID DRG Officers on June 14,…
Remittances and corruption perceptions in Africa
The relationship between remittances and corruption is contested. For some authors, external income endows individuals with financial buffers, which undermine…
Strengthening the link between Academia and Local Government
Within the framework of an alliance promoted by the Táva Apo-Concejales Academy, of Alma Cívica and the Political Economy II…