Aya ElDeeb
@ayaeldeeb.bsky.social
Programme Officer at Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) Research Programme @giace.bsky.social
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🎙️ New KickBack episode!
Host @csc-barrington.bsky.social is joined by Professor Bonnie Palifka to discuss corruption research, measurement and the changing challenges facing anti-corruption efforts. 🧵⬇️
Host @csc-barrington.bsky.social is joined by Professor Bonnie Palifka to discuss corruption research, measurement and the changing challenges facing anti-corruption efforts. 🧵⬇️
July 2, 2026 at 2:55 PM
🎙️ New KickBack episode!
Host @csc-barrington.bsky.social is joined by Professor Bonnie Palifka to discuss corruption research, measurement and the changing challenges facing anti-corruption efforts. 🧵⬇️
Host @csc-barrington.bsky.social is joined by Professor Bonnie Palifka to discuss corruption research, measurement and the changing challenges facing anti-corruption efforts. 🧵⬇️
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Join us on 16 July at Daunt Books, Cheapside, for the launch of "Corrupted Kingdom" by @csc-barrington.bsky.social.
Described as “a wake-up call for all of us”, the book examines corruption across British public life and what can be done to rebuild integrity.
RSVP: [email protected]
Described as “a wake-up call for all of us”, the book examines corruption across British public life and what can be done to rebuild integrity.
RSVP: [email protected]
July 1, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Join us on 16 July at Daunt Books, Cheapside, for the launch of "Corrupted Kingdom" by @csc-barrington.bsky.social.
Described as “a wake-up call for all of us”, the book examines corruption across British public life and what can be done to rebuild integrity.
RSVP: [email protected]
Described as “a wake-up call for all of us”, the book examines corruption across British public life and what can be done to rebuild integrity.
RSVP: [email protected]
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What should the UK’s next Prime Minister do differently on ethics and integrity?
In a new CSC blog, Prof @csc-barrington.bsky.social examines Keir Starmer’s record and what Andy Burnham’s approach might mean for standards in public life.
Read: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/centre-for-t...
In a new CSC blog, Prof @csc-barrington.bsky.social examines Keir Starmer’s record and what Andy Burnham’s approach might mean for standards in public life.
Read: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/centre-for-t...
June 25, 2026 at 9:02 AM
What should the UK’s next Prime Minister do differently on ethics and integrity?
In a new CSC blog, Prof @csc-barrington.bsky.social examines Keir Starmer’s record and what Andy Burnham’s approach might mean for standards in public life.
Read: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/centre-for-t...
In a new CSC blog, Prof @csc-barrington.bsky.social examines Keir Starmer’s record and what Andy Burnham’s approach might mean for standards in public life.
Read: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/centre-for-t...
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Thinking about careers in anti-corruption and governance?
Join us online on 17 June for the MA Corruption & Governance Alumni Career Session, chaired by @csc-barrington.bsky.social, with Louise Machareth, Lena Raballand and Tom Wright.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/macag-alum...
Join us online on 17 June for the MA Corruption & Governance Alumni Career Session, chaired by @csc-barrington.bsky.social, with Louise Machareth, Lena Raballand and Tom Wright.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/macag-alum...
May 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Thinking about careers in anti-corruption and governance?
Join us online on 17 June for the MA Corruption & Governance Alumni Career Session, chaired by @csc-barrington.bsky.social, with Louise Machareth, Lena Raballand and Tom Wright.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/macag-alum...
Join us online on 17 June for the MA Corruption & Governance Alumni Career Session, chaired by @csc-barrington.bsky.social, with Louise Machareth, Lena Raballand and Tom Wright.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/macag-alum...
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🎧New KickBack ep (148): Why does beneficial ownership transparency matter—and how do we prove it works?
@tshipley1.bsky.social speaks with @thomtownsend.bsky.social & Alanna Markle (@openownership.bsky.social) on the gaps in BOT research and measuring real impact.
Listen: SoundCloud bit.ly/48SGSgI
@tshipley1.bsky.social speaks with @thomtownsend.bsky.social & Alanna Markle (@openownership.bsky.social) on the gaps in BOT research and measuring real impact.
Listen: SoundCloud bit.ly/48SGSgI
May 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM
🎧New KickBack ep (148): Why does beneficial ownership transparency matter—and how do we prove it works?
@tshipley1.bsky.social speaks with @thomtownsend.bsky.social & Alanna Markle (@openownership.bsky.social) on the gaps in BOT research and measuring real impact.
Listen: SoundCloud bit.ly/48SGSgI
@tshipley1.bsky.social speaks with @thomtownsend.bsky.social & Alanna Markle (@openownership.bsky.social) on the gaps in BOT research and measuring real impact.
Listen: SoundCloud bit.ly/48SGSgI
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📢The UK government has established a new Ethics & Integrity Commission in response to concerns about standards in public life. 🧵⬇️
May 1, 2026 at 10:02 AM
📢The UK government has established a new Ethics & Integrity Commission in response to concerns about standards in public life. 🧵⬇️
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As one of its first actions, the Commission commissioned Dr Rebecca Dobson Phillips (Centre for the Study of Corruption, @sussex.ac.uk) to map the UK’s standards landscape. ⬇️
May 1, 2026 at 10:03 AM
As one of its first actions, the Commission commissioned Dr Rebecca Dobson Phillips (Centre for the Study of Corruption, @sussex.ac.uk) to map the UK’s standards landscape. ⬇️
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The report analyses the wide range of bodies safeguarding integrity across the public sector — and is expected to help shape the Commission’s future work.
Read the report here: eic.independent-commission.uk/wp-content/u...
Read the report here: eic.independent-commission.uk/wp-content/u...
May 1, 2026 at 10:04 AM
The report analyses the wide range of bodies safeguarding integrity across the public sector — and is expected to help shape the Commission’s future work.
Read the report here: eic.independent-commission.uk/wp-content/u...
Read the report here: eic.independent-commission.uk/wp-content/u...
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KB – Episode 145🎙️
@csc-barrington.bsky.social speaks with @marianizzero.bsky.social about research reframing kleptocracy as a transnational criminal enterprise, and the implications for UK asset recovery and national security.
🎧 Spotify bit.ly/SpotifyKBep145
🎧 SoundCloud bit.ly/SoundCloudKB...
@csc-barrington.bsky.social speaks with @marianizzero.bsky.social about research reframing kleptocracy as a transnational criminal enterprise, and the implications for UK asset recovery and national security.
🎧 Spotify bit.ly/SpotifyKBep145
🎧 SoundCloud bit.ly/SoundCloudKB...
February 27, 2026 at 2:42 PM
KB – Episode 145🎙️
@csc-barrington.bsky.social speaks with @marianizzero.bsky.social about research reframing kleptocracy as a transnational criminal enterprise, and the implications for UK asset recovery and national security.
🎧 Spotify bit.ly/SpotifyKBep145
🎧 SoundCloud bit.ly/SoundCloudKB...
@csc-barrington.bsky.social speaks with @marianizzero.bsky.social about research reframing kleptocracy as a transnational criminal enterprise, and the implications for UK asset recovery and national security.
🎧 Spotify bit.ly/SpotifyKBep145
🎧 SoundCloud bit.ly/SoundCloudKB...
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It also reflects on South Africa’s response to state capture - including the Zondo Commission - and the personal costs of standing up to systemic corruption.
🎧 Listen now:
SoundCloud: bit.ly/KBep144sound...
Spotify: bit.ly/KBep144Spotify
#corruption #statecapture #illicitfinance #KickBack
🎧 Listen now:
SoundCloud: bit.ly/KBep144sound...
Spotify: bit.ly/KBep144Spotify
#corruption #statecapture #illicitfinance #KickBack
February 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
It also reflects on South Africa’s response to state capture - including the Zondo Commission - and the personal costs of standing up to systemic corruption.
🎧 Listen now:
SoundCloud: bit.ly/KBep144sound...
Spotify: bit.ly/KBep144Spotify
#corruption #statecapture #illicitfinance #KickBack
🎧 Listen now:
SoundCloud: bit.ly/KBep144sound...
Spotify: bit.ly/KBep144Spotify
#corruption #statecapture #illicitfinance #KickBack
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The discussion examines:
• The role of global finance
• Professional enablers
• Neoliberal pressures shaping governance
• How grand corruption takes root after liberation
• The role of global finance
• Professional enablers
• Neoliberal pressures shaping governance
• How grand corruption takes root after liberation
February 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The discussion examines:
• The role of global finance
• Professional enablers
• Neoliberal pressures shaping governance
• How grand corruption takes root after liberation
• The role of global finance
• Professional enablers
• Neoliberal pressures shaping governance
• How grand corruption takes root after liberation
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🎙️ New KickBack episode
Why do liberation movements that fight for freedom so often succumb to corruption once in power? 🧵
Why do liberation movements that fight for freedom so often succumb to corruption once in power? 🧵
February 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
🎙️ New KickBack episode
Why do liberation movements that fight for freedom so often succumb to corruption once in power? 🧵
Why do liberation movements that fight for freedom so often succumb to corruption once in power? 🧵
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Read the full analysis here:
bit.ly/3M9SFz6
#Corruption #CPI #PoliticalIntegrity #Governance #UKPolitics #PublicTrust
bit.ly/3M9SFz6
#Corruption #CPI #PoliticalIntegrity #Governance #UKPolitics #PublicTrust
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Read the full analysis here:
bit.ly/3M9SFz6
#Corruption #CPI #PoliticalIntegrity #Governance #UKPolitics #PublicTrust
bit.ly/3M9SFz6
#Corruption #CPI #PoliticalIntegrity #Governance #UKPolitics #PublicTrust
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Why is the UK now just scraping into the top twenty of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, when a decade ago it was comfortably in the top ten?
Political integrity - and perceptions of corruption - may be part of the answer.
🧵⬇️
Political integrity - and perceptions of corruption - may be part of the answer.
🧵⬇️
February 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Why is the UK now just scraping into the top twenty of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, when a decade ago it was comfortably in the top ten?
Political integrity - and perceptions of corruption - may be part of the answer.
🧵⬇️
Political integrity - and perceptions of corruption - may be part of the answer.
🧵⬇️
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❓ “Is Peter Mandelson corrupt (assuming the allegations against him are true)?”
In a new blog, @csc-barrington.bsky.social examines this question using corruption analysis rather than focusing solely on criminal liability.
🔗 Read now: bit.ly/3M9SFz6
In a new blog, @csc-barrington.bsky.social examines this question using corruption analysis rather than focusing solely on criminal liability.
🔗 Read now: bit.ly/3M9SFz6
February 6, 2026 at 1:03 PM
❓ “Is Peter Mandelson corrupt (assuming the allegations against him are true)?”
In a new blog, @csc-barrington.bsky.social examines this question using corruption analysis rather than focusing solely on criminal liability.
🔗 Read now: bit.ly/3M9SFz6
In a new blog, @csc-barrington.bsky.social examines this question using corruption analysis rather than focusing solely on criminal liability.
🔗 Read now: bit.ly/3M9SFz6
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📣 Online seminar
Join us 2pm to 3pm (GMT) tomorrow for a #GIACE seminar on using leaked and sensitive data to research illicit finance with @szakonyi.bsky.social and Tom Mayne, chaired by
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social.
Held in collaboration with the Illicit Finance Data Lab.
Register now 👇
Join us 2pm to 3pm (GMT) tomorrow for a #GIACE seminar on using leaked and sensitive data to research illicit finance with @szakonyi.bsky.social and Tom Mayne, chaired by
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social.
Held in collaboration with the Illicit Finance Data Lab.
Register now 👇
The promise and perils of using leaked and sensitive data to research Illicit Finance
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February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
📣 Online seminar
Join us 2pm to 3pm (GMT) tomorrow for a #GIACE seminar on using leaked and sensitive data to research illicit finance with @szakonyi.bsky.social and Tom Mayne, chaired by
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social.
Held in collaboration with the Illicit Finance Data Lab.
Register now 👇
Join us 2pm to 3pm (GMT) tomorrow for a #GIACE seminar on using leaked and sensitive data to research illicit finance with @szakonyi.bsky.social and Tom Mayne, chaired by
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social.
Held in collaboration with the Illicit Finance Data Lab.
Register now 👇
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January 30, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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Join us on 5 Feb 2026 (2–3pm GMT) for a GI ACE seminar on using leaked & sensitive data to research illicit finance, with @szakonyi.bsky.social and Tom Mayne, chaired by @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social. In collaboration with the Illicit Finance Data Lab.
Register here: bit.ly/3ZkcV3U
Register here: bit.ly/3ZkcV3U
January 21, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Join us on 5 Feb 2026 (2–3pm GMT) for a GI ACE seminar on using leaked & sensitive data to research illicit finance, with @szakonyi.bsky.social and Tom Mayne, chaired by @lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social. In collaboration with the Illicit Finance Data Lab.
Register here: bit.ly/3ZkcV3U
Register here: bit.ly/3ZkcV3U
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Our first Kickback episode of 2026 🎙️
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social speaks with Anna Persson on why anticorruption reforms fail, systemic corruption as collective action, and why transparency alone isn’t enough.
🎧 bit.ly/SpotifyKB142
🎧 bit.ly/SoundCloudKB...
🎧 bit.ly/AppleKB142
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social speaks with Anna Persson on why anticorruption reforms fail, systemic corruption as collective action, and why transparency alone isn’t enough.
🎧 bit.ly/SpotifyKB142
🎧 bit.ly/SoundCloudKB...
🎧 bit.ly/AppleKB142
January 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Our first Kickback episode of 2026 🎙️
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social speaks with Anna Persson on why anticorruption reforms fail, systemic corruption as collective action, and why transparency alone isn’t enough.
🎧 bit.ly/SpotifyKB142
🎧 bit.ly/SoundCloudKB...
🎧 bit.ly/AppleKB142
@lizdavidbarrett.bsky.social speaks with Anna Persson on why anticorruption reforms fail, systemic corruption as collective action, and why transparency alone isn’t enough.
🎧 bit.ly/SpotifyKB142
🎧 bit.ly/SoundCloudKB...
🎧 bit.ly/AppleKB142
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Part 3 of #GIACE’s blog series is out! @devipillay.co.za unpacks the Zondo Commission’s 353 recommendations and why South Africa’s post-capture reforms remain uneven. Key gaps persist in law enforcement and whistle-blower protection. Read more: bit.ly/GIACEPart3
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Part 3 of #GIACE’s blog series is out! @devipillay.co.za unpacks the Zondo Commission’s 353 recommendations and why South Africa’s post-capture reforms remain uneven. Key gaps persist in law enforcement and whistle-blower protection. Read more: bit.ly/GIACEPart3
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🚨New CSC blog: Prof. Dan Hough examines FIFA’s decision allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to play in all 2026 World Cup matches after his red card, and what this shows about disciplinary processes in football governance.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4oy6tQR
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4oy6tQR
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚨New CSC blog: Prof. Dan Hough examines FIFA’s decision allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to play in all 2026 World Cup matches after his red card, and what this shows about disciplinary processes in football governance.
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4oy6tQR
🔗Read more: bit.ly/4oy6tQR
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🚨The Nov GI ACE Newsletter is out!
From real estate money laundering to sanctions evasion & a new blog on anti-money-laundering in the Global South — explore the latest from the GI ACE network.
🔗Read: bit.ly/GIACENewsletter_7
🔗SUB: bit.ly/NewsletterSUB
From real estate money laundering to sanctions evasion & a new blog on anti-money-laundering in the Global South — explore the latest from the GI ACE network.
🔗Read: bit.ly/GIACENewsletter_7
🔗SUB: bit.ly/NewsletterSUB
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Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence Programme (Uni. of Sussex) Email Forms
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November 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚨The Nov GI ACE Newsletter is out!
From real estate money laundering to sanctions evasion & a new blog on anti-money-laundering in the Global South — explore the latest from the GI ACE network.
🔗Read: bit.ly/GIACENewsletter_7
🔗SUB: bit.ly/NewsletterSUB
From real estate money laundering to sanctions evasion & a new blog on anti-money-laundering in the Global South — explore the latest from the GI ACE network.
🔗Read: bit.ly/GIACENewsletter_7
🔗SUB: bit.ly/NewsletterSUB
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📢 CSC Seminar: From London to “Dubai-Kong” (1980–2024)
🗓 Mon 27 Oct, 12:00–13:00 UK | Online
How US-sanctioned networks shifted from Western hubs to a Dubai–Hong Kong axis.
Speaker: Daniel Haberly | Discussant: Tom Keatinge | Chair:
@csc-barrington.bsky.social
Register Here: bit.ly/CSC2webinar
🗓 Mon 27 Oct, 12:00–13:00 UK | Online
How US-sanctioned networks shifted from Western hubs to a Dubai–Hong Kong axis.
Speaker: Daniel Haberly | Discussant: Tom Keatinge | Chair:
@csc-barrington.bsky.social
Register Here: bit.ly/CSC2webinar
October 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
📢 CSC Seminar: From London to “Dubai-Kong” (1980–2024)
🗓 Mon 27 Oct, 12:00–13:00 UK | Online
How US-sanctioned networks shifted from Western hubs to a Dubai–Hong Kong axis.
Speaker: Daniel Haberly | Discussant: Tom Keatinge | Chair:
@csc-barrington.bsky.social
Register Here: bit.ly/CSC2webinar
🗓 Mon 27 Oct, 12:00–13:00 UK | Online
How US-sanctioned networks shifted from Western hubs to a Dubai–Hong Kong axis.
Speaker: Daniel Haberly | Discussant: Tom Keatinge | Chair:
@csc-barrington.bsky.social
Register Here: bit.ly/CSC2webinar
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We are delighted to announce the upcoming Research symposium on #BeneficialOwnership #transparency, co-organised with @openownership.bsky.social and the World Bank's Beneficial Ownership Transparency Thematic Working Group.
Read More: bit.ly/oo-wb-csc-symposium
Read More: bit.ly/oo-wb-csc-symposium
October 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We are delighted to announce the upcoming Research symposium on #BeneficialOwnership #transparency, co-organised with @openownership.bsky.social and the World Bank's Beneficial Ownership Transparency Thematic Working Group.
Read More: bit.ly/oo-wb-csc-symposium
Read More: bit.ly/oo-wb-csc-symposium
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New on the CSC blog: the 4th post in our Tasmania series by @robynlewis.bsky.social & Michael Johnston examines “quiet capture” and outlines reforms - independent ACA, stronger transparency/lobbying oversight, public-service capacity, meaningful participation. Read: bit.ly/Tasmania4
October 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New on the CSC blog: the 4th post in our Tasmania series by @robynlewis.bsky.social & Michael Johnston examines “quiet capture” and outlines reforms - independent ACA, stronger transparency/lobbying oversight, public-service capacity, meaningful participation. Read: bit.ly/Tasmania4