 | | SOC ACE Monthly NewsletterOur last update covered research on understanding state threats, human rights, migrant smuggling, smuggling along the ‘New Silk Road’ and more. Get up to date with our April newsletter now. |
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| | SOC ACE BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLEDownload a compilation of our SOC ACE projects, publications and more. |
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| | This month’s newsletter includes: New journal articles on the effects of awareness-raising about corruption and organised crime. Dr David Ucko shares his SOC ACE research on lessons from Irregular Warfare (IW) for countering organised crime, and much more, on the U.S. Naval War College’s new podcast, ‘The Trident’. Tuesday Reitano shared her comprehensive framework for understanding the complexities of IFFs with UK and EU policymakers. Dr Tena Prelec, attends the First Finance, Integrity and Governance (FIG) Policy Symposium hosted by UNDPs Global Policy Centre for Governance in Oslo. Alina Rocha Menocal attends Carnegie Middle East Centre workshop on ‘Illicit networks: transnational links, regional politics & policy responses.’ Upcoming events on functionality, strategic corruption as well as a panel on Russian sanctions at the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Vilnius.
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| | |  | In the newly launched podcast series "The Trident" from the U.S. Naval War College, host Col. Dave Brown was joined by SOC ACE researcher, Dr David H. Ucko (NDU) and guests Robert S. Burrell and Richard Tilley to delve into the definition and evolving construct of Irregular Warfare (IW) within the Department of Defense (DoD). In Episode 1, titled "Words Matter: Irregular Warfare Definitions and Constructs," the discussion explores the broader dimensions of the "competition" space and its indirect impact on both IW and the larger international security environment. This insightful conversation sheds light on the complexities of modern warfare and its implications for global security. Listen Now.
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|  | Tuesday Reitano (GI-TOC) shared her latest research on the Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) Pyramid with UK and EU policymakers. This research provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the complexities and layers of illicit financial flows, offering critical insights for shaping effective responses. Additionally, a focused presentation was delivered to the OECD, highlighting the significant links between illicit flows and corruption in migration. |
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|  | Last month, Dr Tena Prelec attended the first Finance, Integrity and Governance (FIG) Policy Symposium hosted by UNDP’s Global Policy Centre for Governance in Oslo. The symposium offered space to explore hypotheses and new thinking on tackling a broad range of issues surrounding FFD, tax, illicit financial flows, financial integrity and governance. Read more. |
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|  | Alina Rocha Menocal took part in a panel discussion on ‘Studying Illicit Networks in the Levant and Beyond’ at Carnegie Middle East Centre workshop ‘Illicit networks: transnational links, regional politics & policy responses.’ The panel discussed how illicit networks should be approached and what critical approaches tell us. |
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|  | Professor Heather Marquette (University of Birmingham) and Dr Caryn Peiffer (University of Bristol) are launching the next phase of their research on "Understanding Functionality for More Effective SOC and Corruption Strategies and Interventions” starting with a workshop in London on 25-26 June. The workshop will bring together researchers, practitioners and policy actors to discuss the functionality of corruption, organised crime and other 'social bads.' More from this project will be shared once available. |
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| | |  | Getting the message right: what are the impacts of counter-serious and organised crime awareness-raising strategies?
Nic Cheeseman (University of Birmingham) and Caryn Peiffer (University of Bristol),
Behavioural Public Policy Journal
A growing body of research suggests that raising awareness to ‘social bads’ like SOC may risk backfiring by encouraging pessimistic attitudes about whether they can be controlled and could even nudge people to agree with populist narratives which argue that political outsiders represent the only hope for tackling systemic problems. Read more. |
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|  | Opening the door to anti-system leaders? Anti-corruption campaigns and the global rise of populism
Nic Cheeseman (University of Birmingham) and Caryn Peiffer (University of Bristol)
European Journal of Political Research Recent research reveals that anti-corruption awareness raising messages can backfire by triggering a sense that corruption is too big of a problem to tackle, thus encouraging resignation rather than resistance. The authors advance this literature by testing whether anti-corruption messages unintentionally help to foster populist attitudes through an original survey experiment in Albania. Read more. |
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| | | Professor Heather Marquette and Tom Keatinge will be joining a panel on Combatting Modern Kleptocracy: Assessing the Impact of Two Years of Sanctions on Russia at the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Vilnius Lithuania this week. The session is organised in collaboration with the National Endowment for Democracy, the Basel Institute on Governance, and hosted by the Centre for Finance and Security (CFS) at RUSI. The panel takes place on Thursday, June 20, 2024 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM (Europe/Vilnius). Registration to the IACC Conference is required.
Dr Tena Prelec, Assistant Professor at the Centre for Advanced Studies Southeast Europe (CAS SEE), is on the organising committee for the CEEISA-ISA Joint International Conference 2024, titled ‘Knowing the Global-Local: Imagining Pasts, Debating Futures.’ Following the conference, a writing retreat will be held at the Moise Palace on the nearby island of Cres. The CEESA-ISA Joint International Conference 2024 takes place in Rijeka, Croatia, from June 18th – June 21st, 2024. Registration to the CEESA-ISA Conference is required.
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| | | GI ACE researcher Daniel Haberly recently presented his research "From Secrecy to Scrutiny: A New Map of Illicit Global Financial Networks” on 12 June at RUSI." His research sheds new light on which global financial centres are used for illicit flows and how this has evolved since 1990 in the midst of changing regulations and policies. Expanding on his previous analysis of the Panama and Paradise Papers, Haberly included data on sanctioned entity networks and the location of financial networks used to disguise funds, exposed via US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases. |
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