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

Eldan Mujanovic

Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

Suncana Roksandic

Bojan Dobovsek

Organized crime and corruption

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM

Fernando Zarabozo

Ian Tennant

Elizabeth SAENZ

Tuesday Reitano

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

02 December 2021, 10:00 AM

Dajana Berisha

Metodi Hadij Janev

Kristina Amerhauser

Ivana Vujovic

Organized crime in Africa

02 December 2021, 11:30 AM

Derica Lambrechts

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA

Erzuah Nvidah

Stephen Musau

Mohamed Daghar

Civil society engagement against transnational organized crime: An overview

02 December 2021, 01:00 PM

Mirjam Beike

Anders Frantzen

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Billy Batware

Farai Maguwu

Understanding corruption: How corruption works in practice

13 October 2022, 01:00 PM

Liz David-Barrett

Samuel Power

Robert Barrington

Dan Hough

Political corruption and organised crime in the WB6

13 October 2022, 02:30 PM

Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

Suncana Roksandic

Raluca-Ioana Mocanu

Fabian Zhilla

Andi Hoxhaj

Bojan Dobovsek

Illicit financial flows in the WB6 - new trends and dynamics

18 October 2023, 01:00 PM

Ivica Simonovski

Vanja Petrovic

Anesa Agovic

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

Tristram Hicks

Mariola Marzouk

Deborah Bonello

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

Alastair Nelson

Oleksii Serdiuk

Iryna Soldatenko

Anna Markovska

Francesca Rispoli

Organized Corruption: Political Financing in the Western Balkans

19 October 2023, 08:30 AM

Ioannis Vlassis

Eldan Mujanovic

Fabian Zhilla

Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic

Dimitris Ziouvas

Mentor Vrajolli

Fraud Dynamics and Criminal Networks

30 October 2024, 08:30 PM

Willem Geelhoed

Fangzhou Wang

Andrew Childs

Jay Albanese

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

30 October 2024, 08:30 PM

Bonnie Palifka

Louise Shelley

Robert I. Rotberg

Mafiocracy II: State Capture by Organized Criminal Groups

30 October 2024, 10:00 PM

Cielito Olivo

Samuel de Paiva Naves Mamede

Bonnie Palifka

Gabriel Rojas-Salazar

Book presentation: Money Laundering and Organized Crime in Brazil

30 October 2024, 11:30 PM

Ligia Mori Madeira

Daiane Londero

Leonardo Geliski

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

Anesa Agovic

Dardan Kocani

Vehap Kola

Ingrid Pechinger

Dina Barjaktarevic Pajevic

Integrity and Independence of Police and Prosecution in the Western Balkans

31 October 2024, 08:30 AM

Odd Berner Malme

Ioannis Vlassis

Ivana Krstic

Alfredo Nunzi

Suncana Roksandic

Nermin Kurtovic

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

Guillaume Fontaine

Iryna Soldatenko

José Luis Morales Torres

Anna Markovska

Oleksii Serdiuk

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