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.

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Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

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

Déborah Alimi

Déborah Alimi

Kristina Amerhauser

Kristina Amerhauser

GI-TOC

Dewi Anggraeni

Dewi Anggraeni

Indonesia Corruption Watch

Marco Antonelli

Marco Antonelli

Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy

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

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

Bojan Dobovsek

Bojan Dobovsek

FCJS, University of Maribor

Thomas Dournon

Thomas Dournon

Country Manager - Morocco, Square Facts

King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA

King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA

Technical Advisor & Economic Consultant, Dataking Research Lab, Dataking Consulting

Anders Frantzen

Anders Frantzen

UNODC

Metodi Hadij Janev

Metodi Hadij Janev

Tristram Hicks

Tristram Hicks

Independant Consultant

Ariadna  H. Ochnio

Ariadna H. Ochnio

Ph.D., Assist. Prof. at the Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (Warsaw)

Prof Dan Hough

Prof Dan Hough

Professor of Politics, University of Sussex

Andi Hoxhaj

Andi Hoxhaj

Jade Hutchinson

Jade Hutchinson

Cotutelle Doctoral Candidate at Macquarie University

Dardan Kocani

Dardan Kocani

Field Coordinator for Kosovo, GITOC

Ina Kubbe

Ina Kubbe

University of Tel Aviv, Israel

Dr Derica Lambrechts

Dr Derica Lambrechts

Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University

Farai Maguwu

Farai Maguwu

Founding Director, Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG)

Anna Markovska

Anna Markovska

Deputy Director PIER, Anglia Ruskin University

Mariola Marzouk

Mariola Marzouk

University of Portsmouth

Raluca-Ioana Mocanu

Raluca-Ioana Mocanu

Eldan Mujanovic

Eldan Mujanovic

Full Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herze, University of Sarajevo

Stephen Musau

Stephen Musau

Alastair Nelson

Alastair Nelson

Conservation Synergies and GI-TOC

Erzuah Nvidah

Erzuah Nvidah

Senior Analyst, Dataking Research Lab, Dataking Consulting

Ariadna H. Ochnio Ph.D.

Ariadna H. Ochnio Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences

Vanja Petrovic

Vanja Petrovic

Programme Manager, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Samuel Power

Samuel Power

University of Sussex

Francesca Rispoli

Francesca Rispoli

University of Pisa

Francesca Rispoli

Francesca Rispoli

University of Pisa

Suncana Roksandic

Suncana Roksandic

Associate Prof. Dr.Dr.h.c., Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Thanisara  Ruangdej

Thanisara Ruangdej

Punch Up, WeVis

Elizabeth SAENZ

Elizabeth SAENZ

Liaison Officer Geneva, UNODC

Oleksii Serdiuk

Oleksii Serdiuk

Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs

Ivica Simonovski

Ivica Simonovski

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Expert

Iryna Soldatenko

Iryna Soldatenko

Head of the Dep. of Applied Sociology and Social Communications, Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ian Tennant

Ian Tennant

Fund Manager & Vienna Multilateral Representative, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Ioannis Vlassis

Ioannis Vlassis

Analyst, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Mentor  Vrajolli

Mentor Vrajolli

N/A

Ivana Vujovic

Ivana Vujovic

Juventas, Juventas

Torplus  Yomnak

Torplus Yomnak

Chulalongkorn University

Khairil  Yusof

Khairil Yusof

Sinar Project

Dr. Fernando Zarabozo Fernando Gabriel Zarabozo

Dr. Fernando Zarabozo Fernando Gabriel Zarabozo

Adjunct Faculty, European Center for Security Studies "George C. Marshall"

Fabian Zhilla

Fabian Zhilla

Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime, Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime

Dimitris  Ziouvas

Dimitris Ziouvas

Professor, Panteion University of Athens for Social and Political Sciences

Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

Ambassador, Senior Advisor, GI-TOC

Talks

Organized corruption: Manifestations, impact and remedies

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic Suncana Roksandic Bojan Dobovsek Eldan Mujanovic

Organized crime and corruption

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM
Ian Tennant Elizabeth SAENZ Fernando Zarabozo Tuesday Reitano

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

02 December 2021, 10:00 AM
Ivana Vujovic Dajana Berisha Metodi Hadij Janev Kristina Amerhauser

Organized crime in Africa

02 December 2021, 11:30 AM
Erzuah Nvidah Stephen Musau Mohamed Daghar King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA Derica Lambrechts Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Civil society engagement against transnational organized crime: An overview

02 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Billy Batware Anders Frantzen Mirjam Beike Anna Alvazzi del Frate Farai Maguwu

Understanding corruption: How corruption works in practice

13 October 2022, 01:00 PM
Liz David-Barrett Dan Hough Samuel Power Robert Barrington

Political corruption and organised crime in the WB6

13 October 2022, 02:30 PM
Raluca-Ioana Mocanu Fabian Zhilla Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic Bojan Dobovsek Andi Hoxhaj Suncana Roksandic

Illicit financial flows in the WB6 - new trends and dynamics

18 October 2023, 01:00 PM
Ivica Simonovski Vanja Petrovic Dardan Kocani Anesa Agovic

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

18 October 2023, 01:00 PM
Mariola Marzouk Elaine Carey Tristram Hicks Deborah Bonello

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

19 October 2023, 02:30 AM
Thanisara  Ruangdej Dewi Anggraeni Khairil  Yusof Torplus  Yomnak

Corruption and organized crime

19 October 2023, 07:00 AM
Ariadna  H. Ochnio Anna Markovska Iryna Soldatenko Francesca Rispoli Francesca Rispoli Alastair Nelson Ariadna H. Ochnio Oleksii Serdiuk

Organized Corruption: Political Financing in the Western Balkans

19 October 2023, 08:30 AM
Dimitris  Ziouvas Fabian Zhilla Eldan Mujanovic Mentor  Vrajolli Ioannis Vlassis Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

Converging networks and interlaced spaces in the Mediterranean region

19 October 2023, 01:00 PM
Jade Hutchinson Ina Kubbe Marco Antonelli Déborah Alimi Thomas Dournon