corruption

The World Bank (1997) defines corruption as the "use of public office for private gain". The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD) considers corruption as "the abuse of a public or private office for personal gain" and the non-governmental organization (NGO) Transparency International (TI) defines it as "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain". The reference to "private office" and "entrusted power", as opposed to just "public office" or "public power", represent important advances because they cover types of corruption that do not exclusively involve politicians, bureaucrats or public power. In contrast, UNCAC does not define corruption as such. It rather defines specific acts of corruption, such as bribery in the public and private sectors, embezzlement in the public and private sectors, trading in influence, abuse of functions, illicit enrichment, money-laundering, concealment, obstruction of justice, and urges States parties to criminalize these acts in their jurisdictions.

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Jay Albanese

Jay Albanese

Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Tuesday Reitano

Tuesday Reitano

Deputy Director, The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Institute for Security Studies

Anesa Agovic

Anesa Agovic

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Kristina Amerhauser

Kristina Amerhauser

GI-TOC

Dewi Anggraeni

Dewi Anggraeni

Indonesia Corruption Watch

Dina Barjaktarevic Pajevic

Dina Barjaktarevic Pajevic

University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security Studies

Prof Robert Barrington

Prof Robert Barrington

Professor of Anti-Corruption Practice, Centre for the Study of Corruption, University of Sussex

Billy Batware

Billy Batware

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Mirjam Beike

Mirjam Beike

Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd

Dajana Berisha

Dajana Berisha

Forum for Civic Initiatives - Kosovo, Non-Governmental Organization

Deborah Bonello

Deborah Bonello

Elaine Carey

Elaine Carey

Dr Andrew Childs

Dr Andrew Childs

Lecturer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University

Mohamed Daghar

Mohamed Daghar

Institute for Security Studies

Prof Liz David-Barrett

Prof Liz David-Barrett

Head of the Global Programme on Measuring Corruption, International Anti-Corruption Academy

Prof Liz David-Barrett

Prof Liz David-Barrett

Director, Centre for the Study of Corruption, University of Sussex

Bojan Dobovsek

Bojan Dobovsek

FCJS, University of Maribor

Becky Dobson Phillips

Becky Dobson Phillips

University of Sussex

King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA

King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA

Founder & Global Development Expert, Dataking Research Lab, Dataking Consulting

Guillaume Fontaine

Guillaume Fontaine

FLACSO, The Comparative Policy Lab at the Latin American Faculty for Social Sciences (FLACSO)

Anders Frantzen

Anders Frantzen

UNODC

Willem Geelhoed

Willem Geelhoed

University of Groningen

Leonardo Geliski

Leonardo Geliski

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

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Talks

Organized corruption: Manifestations, impact and remedies

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM

Suncana Roksandic

Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

Bojan Dobovsek

Eldan Mujanovic

Organized crime and corruption

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM

Fernando Zarabozo

Elizabeth SAENZ

Ian Tennant

Tuesday Reitano

Strengthening resilience in the Western Balkans: Challenges and opportunities for civil society

02 December 2021, 10:00 AM

Metodi Hadij Janev

Kristina Amerhauser

Dajana Berisha

Ivana Vujovic

Organized crime in Africa

02 December 2021, 11:30 AM

Derica Lambrechts

Erzuah Nvidah

Stephen Musau

King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Mohamed Daghar

Civil society engagement against transnational organized crime: An overview

02 December 2021, 01:00 PM

Farai Maguwu

Mirjam Beike

Anders Frantzen

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Billy Batware

Understanding corruption: How corruption works in practice

13 October 2022, 01:00 PM

Dan Hough

Samuel Power

Liz David-Barrett

Robert Barrington

Political corruption and organised crime in the WB6

13 October 2022, 02:30 PM

Suncana Roksandic

Raluca-Ioana Mocanu

Bojan Dobovsek

Fabian Zhilla

Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

Andi Hoxhaj

Illicit financial flows in the WB6 - new trends and dynamics

18 October 2023, 01:00 PM

Anesa Agovic

Vanja Petrovic

Ivica Simonovski

Dardan Kocani

Narcas, The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels + The War on Dirty Money

18 October 2023, 01:00 PM

Elaine Carey

Mariola Marzouk

Deborah Bonello

Tristram Hicks

Open Data for Anti-Corruption: Case Studies from Around the World

19 October 2023, 02:30 AM

Khairil Yusof

Torplus Yomnak

Thanisara GG Ruangdej

Dewi Anggraeni

Corruption and organized crime

19 October 2023, 07:00 AM

Anna Markovska

Oleksii Serdiuk

Iryna Soldatenko

Francesca Rispoli

Alastair Nelson

Organized Corruption: Political Financing in the Western Balkans

19 October 2023, 08:30 AM

Fabian Zhilla

Mentor Vrajolli

Ioannis Vlassis

Dimitris Ziouvas

Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

Eldan Mujanovic

Fraud Dynamics and Criminal Networks

30 October 2024, 08:30 PM

Jay Albanese

Andrew Childs

Fangzhou Wang

Willem Geelhoed

Mafiocracy I: Organized Crime in Government and Government as Organized Crime

30 October 2024, 08:30 PM

Bonnie Palifka

Robert I. Rotberg

Louise Shelley

Mafiocracy II: State Capture by Organized Criminal Groups

30 October 2024, 10:00 PM

Cielito Olivo

Bonnie Palifka

Samuel de Paiva Naves Mamede

Gabriel Rojas-Salazar

Book presentation: Money Laundering and Organized Crime in Brazil

30 October 2024, 11:30 PM

Leonardo Geliski

Ligia Mori Madeira

Daiane Londero

Book presentation: Political Elites and Transnational Crime

31 October 2024, 01:00 AM

Jay Albanese

Yuliya Zabyelina

Dynamics and Trends of Money Laundering in the Western Balkans

31 October 2024, 07:00 AM

Ingrid Pechinger

Vehap Kola

Anesa Agovic

Dina Barjaktarevic Pajevic

Dardan Kocani

Integrity and Independence of Police and Prosecution in the Western Balkans

31 October 2024, 08:30 AM

Ioannis Vlassis

Suncana Roksandic

Alfredo Nunzi

Ivana Krstic

Nermin Kurtovic

Odd Berner Malme

Book presentation: Understanding Corruption: From Amakudari to Zero Tolerance

31 October 2024, 10:00 AM

Liz David-Barrett

Becky Dobson Phillips

Robert Barrington

Organized Crime, Corruption and Politics

31 October 2024, 01:00 PM

Iryna Soldatenko

Oleksii Serdiuk

José Luis Morales Torres

Anna Markovska

Guillaume Fontaine

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