About

I have held since 1995 the Sir Francis Hill Chair of European Politics at the University of Nottingham, UK. My research focuses on political corruption, institutional design and state capacity. I am author, co-author or editor of nineteen books and over eighty journal articles and book chapters. I currently lead a major FDCO-funded Governance and Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI-ACE) research programme, designed to identify new initiatives that can help developing countries tackle the scourge of corruption and the negative impact it has on millions of people's lives. I served as the European Commission UK expert on corruption (2012-16) and have also advised the UK Joint Anti-Corruption Unit (JACU). I am Lead Editor of CurbingCorruption.com, a resource that supports sector-based practical anti-corruption interventions and I serve on the Advisory Board of the Interdisciplinary Corruption Research Network (ICRN). I am a Trustee of TI-UK, where I chair the Research Committee. I am an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and Fellow of Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.

Research Interests

Comparative Politics, Democratisation, Executives, Governance, Institutions, Public Administration, Regulation, Corruption, Ethics, Lobbying

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Standing Groups and Research Networks

• (Anti-)Corruption and Integrity