Basel Institute on Governance 97d ago

Corruption is not just a collection of isolated acts by individuals. It is a complex, adaptive system that evolves in response to efforts to control it. And seeing it this way opens up new possibilities to tackle it more effectively. This was the central message of a recent Basel Institute on Governance research webinar exploring how corruption evolves and what this means for designing interventions that remain effective over time. Two senior researchers from the Basel Institute's Prevention, Research and Innovation – Dr Claudia Baez Camargo and Dr Jacopo Costa – were joined by Dr Maria Nizzero, Head of Sanctions Policy at UK Finance and Associate Research Fellow at RUSI, to explore corruption's networked nature and its implications. These implications are practical as much as conceptual. Understanding corruption as a networked, adaptive system changes how corruption, organised crime, sanctions evasion and related threats need to be addressed in practice. Learn more: https://baselgovernance.org/blog/corruption-complex-adaptive-network ⏱ Timestamps 00:00:04 Introduction 00:05:17 How corruption evolves 00:22:04 The “kleptocratic enterprise” 00:35:03 Field research (Netherlands & Bulgaria) 00:41:35 Policy implications 00:50:45 Closing discussion This webinar and summary are part of the FALCON (Fight Against Largescale Corruption and Organised Crime Networks) project. FALCON is funded under the European Union’s Horizon Europe Framework Program Grant Agreement ID 101121281. The Basel Institute on Governance, as an associated partner without the right to receive funds directly from the European Research Executive Agency, has received funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). The contents of this summary are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union, the European Research Executive Agency or SERI. 🔔 Follow the Basel Institute on Governance YouTube: @BaselInstituteonGovernance LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/basel-institute-on-governance/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/baselinstituteongovernance WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VajOzic65yDGAm0DNO3Y The Basel Institute on Governance channel features webinars, expert panels, educational videos and other discussions on anti-corruption, financial crime, environmental crime, asset recovery, cryptoassets, governance, integrity and more. 👉 Visit https://baselgovernance.org to explore our programmes, publications, services, job opportunities and more.