KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast
Episodes
48. Gary Kalman on the Corporate Transparency Act & the Corruption Perception Index score in the USA
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This second interview with Gary Kalman (director of the US office of Transparency International) The interview starts discussing the recently passed...
47. Eric Kinaga on open data initiatives to fight land corruption in Kenya and beyond
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Kinaga (@EricKinaga) is a Kenyan-born writer, social justice enthusiast, working for Transparency International Kenya (https://tikenya.org/) and ...
46. Lola Adekanye on the anti-corruption efforts by the Center for International Private Enterprises
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lola Adekanye (@lola_kanye) is a Senior Program Officer, Africa at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). Her background in complia...
45. Norm Eisen on the vulnerabilities and resilience of American political institutions
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome President Obama's “ethics czar” Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) to our first episode of 2021. The interview kicks off with a discussion on what...
44. Doussouba Konaté & Moussa Kondo on anti-corruption activities by Accountability Lab in Mali
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Doussouba Konaté (@DoussoubaKonate) is the Global Program Officer and Moussa Kondo (@Kondoba) is the Country director of Mali for the Accountability ...
43. Jack Goldsmith on his book "After Trump" & ways to avoid corruption in upcoming administrations
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Goldsmith (@jacklgoldsmith) and Matthew discuss the recent book After Trump, that Jack and Bob Bauer wrote. The interview begins by discussing th...
42. Daniel Freund on the rule of law mechanism to fight corruption in the EU
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Freund (@daniel_freund) is a Member of the European Parliament and the parliamentary group’s rapporteur on attaching conditionalities of rule...
41. Claudia Escobar on (anti-)corruption in Guatemala's judiciary system
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Judge Claudia Escobar is a former magistrate of the Court of Appeals of Guatemala who resigned from her position because of an executive and legislati...
40. James Wasserstrom on the challenges of anti-corruption work in (post-)conflict regions
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome for a second time, Chief of Party for Democracy International in Afghanistan. James described how he almost overnight became an advisor in...
39. Frederik Obermaier on the FinCEN Files, revealing global money laundering systems
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
39. Frederik Obermaier on the FinCEN Files, revealing global money laundering systems by KickBack
38. James Wasserstrom on being the first UN whistleblower
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on podcast world-famous UN whistleblower James Wasserstrom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wasserstrom). His case made the headlines ar...
37. Michael Hershman on co-founding Transparency International and corruption in sports
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome Michael Hershman co-founder of Transparency International for an in-depth conversation about founding TI, populism, COV-19, FIFA, and polit...
36. Danielle Brian on her work at the Project On Government Oversight and corruption risks in the US
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
36. Danielle Brian on her work at the Project On Government Oversight and corruption risks in the US This time on Kickback Danielle Brian Twitter: @d...
35. von Weizsäcker & Kossow on promises and perils to use blockchain for anti-corruption
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome Franz von Weizsäcker (@franzvw) from the GIZ (German Corporation for International Cooperation) Blockchain Lab and Niklas Kossow (@NiklasK...
34. Asoka Obeysekere on the anti-corruption work of Transparency International in Sri Lanka
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This time on Kickback: Asoka Obeysekere (@asokao), Executive Director of Transparency International (TI) Sri Lanka. Asoka describes his work prior ...
33. Irio Musskopf on using Artificial Intelligence to fight corruption
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we interview Irio Musskopf (@irio), one of the founders of the AI-based anti-corruption project Operacao Serenata do Amor (https://serenata....
32. Robert Manzanares on leading the Obiang investigation, asset recovery & a Michael Jackson glove
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Best known for being the lead investigator in the Obiang case, we welcome law enforcement professional Robert Manzanares, who is also the co-founder o...
31. Sarah Steingruber on need for anticorruption measures in global response to COVID-19 crisis
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast: Sarah Steingrüber (@sarahsteino), Independent Global Health Consultant, and the global health lead for the Curbing Corrupti...
30. Samuel Power on (corrupt) party financing and the political economy of Facebook advertising
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The interview starts with Sam outlining how the documentary about Eliot Spitzer, called Client 9, got him interested in corruption and how it inspired...
29. Mushtaq Khan & Paul Heywood on populism, digital technologies & RCTs (Part II)
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
29. Mushtaq Khan & Paul Heywood on populism, digital technologies & RCTs (Part II) Social norms of Corruption The interview picks up on a discussion ...
28. Taryn Vian on corruption risks in the health sector & distrust in science in times of COVID-19
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Taryn Vian (@TarynVian), Prof. at the Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of San Francisco ...
27. Mushtaq Khan and Paul Heywood on Anti-Corruption Evidence (Part I)
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the first part Mushtaq and Paul outline the milestones in their carriers as corruption researchers. ACE The next section of the interview takes a...
26. Doron Navot on corruption allegations against Netanyahu, post-truth & the concept of Combina
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a special episode in which Dr. Ina Kubbe (political scientist, University of Tel Aviv, https://www.inakubbe.com/) interviews Dr. Dor...
25. Roberto de Michele & Francesco De Simone on IDB’s approaches to evidence-based Anti- Corruption
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During his last visit to Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Matthew took the opportunity to interview Roberto de Michele (@rodemichele61) and Fran...
24. Gary Kalman on beneficial ownership & his vision for Transparency International USA
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode features Gary Kalman, the director of the US office of Transparency International in Washington. Work of the FACT coalition (h...
23. Andrés Hernández on protest, populism, and the anti-corruption referendum in Colombia
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome Andrés Hernández (@hmandres2011), executive director of Transparency International Colombia (Transparencia por Colombia), to this week’...
22. Charles Davidson on kleptocracy, beneficial ownership and reputation laundering
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New year This week on KickBack: Charles Davidson former Executive Director of the Kleptocracy Initiative at Hudson Institute, Publisher & CEO of The A...
21. Nils & Christopher on the first year and the future of Kickback
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For this special episode Nils and Christopher sat down to reflect on the first 20 episodes of Kickback and discuss some plans for the 2020. For thos...
20. Leonor Ortiz Monasterio & Miguel Meza on anti-corruption in Mexico
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Kickback: Leonor Ortiz Monasterio (https://contralacorrupcion.mx/leonor-ortiz-monasterio/) and Miguel Alfonso Meza (Twitter: @MiguelMezaC...
19. Monika Bauhr on need vs. greed corruption and how it is linked to gender
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week is Monika Bauhr, Associate Professor at the Quality of Government at the University of Gothenburg (https://tinyurl.com/s37x2lp). ...
18. David Barboza on investigating the hidden wealth of Chinese elites
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on KickBack: Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times correspondent David Barboza (Twitter: @DavidBarboza2). The interview begins with a deep...
17. Shaul Shalvi on behavioral ethics and the psychological roots of corruption
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The interview kicks off with Shaul outlining how the EU Anti-corruption report served as a motivation Shaul to do corruption research and why psycholo...
16. Kevin E. Davis on his book "Between Impunity & Imperialism" and fighting transnational bribery
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Kickback we are delighted to welcome Kevin E. Davis, Beller Family Professor of Business Law at NYU. (https://its.law.nyu.edu/facu...
15. Sergei Guriev on the value of governance, inclusion & the internet for anti-corruption efforts
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we are excited to welcome Sergei Guriev (Twitter: @sguriev), the chief economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development....
14. Kieu Vien on encouraging discussions about corruption & shaping anti-corruption laws in Vietnam
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kieu Vien, Founder and exec director towards transparency in Vietnam (https://towardstransparency.vn/en/) The interview begins by Kieu outlining a m...
13. Cristina Bicchieri on social norms of corruption, Antanas Mockus and Soap Operas
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The interview this week features Cristina Bicchieri – the S. J. Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics at University of...
12. Oguzhan Dincer on measuring corruption at different levels & historic developments in Turkey
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of KickBack features Oguzhan “Oz” Dincer, who is an Associate Professor of Economics and the Director of the Institute for Corruption...
11. Daria Kaleniuk on the anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our next guest on kickback: Daria Kaleniuk (Twitter:@dkaleniuk), the executive director of the Anticorruption action centre (Twitter: @antAC_ua; websi...
10. Elise Bean on financial fraud, money laundering and the top 3 policies to curb corruption
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This time on the podcast: Elise Bean, from the permanent sub-committee on investigation (PSI: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigation...
9. Debra LaPrevotte on being an FBI agent, asset recovery, safe havens for cleptocrats & war crimes
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week for an interview on the FBI’s work on asset recovery, which countries are currently the main destinations for money laundering by ...
8. Alina Mungiu-Pippidi on corruption in Romania, democratic transitions, advise for young scholars
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Stephenson interviews Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Professor of Democracy Studies at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.
7. Paul Heywood on which questions to ask to gain new insights into the wicked problem of corruption
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“We should stop thinking in terms how to solve corruption and start thinking in terms how to manage it” In this episode we are excited to welcom...
6. Frederik Obermaier on Panama Papers, Ibiza video & the role of media freedom for anti-corruption
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Kickback, we are thrilled to welcome Pulitzer-prize winning investigative journalist Frederik Obermaier, working for Süddeutsche Z...
5. Bo Rothstein on corruption as a collective action problem and long term fixes
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Stephenson sits down with Bo Rothstein, who holds the holds the August Röhss Chair in Political Science and the co-founder of the Quality of...
4. Paul Lagunes on transparency 2.0, the importance of citizens for anti-corruption in Latin America
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you are interested in… …how average citizens could contribute to holding politicians more accountable? ..how transparency 2.0 might help to re...
3. Robtel Neajai Pailey on how to teach anti-corruption through children's books
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the KickBack Global AntiCorruption, we are very happy to welcome Robtel Neajai Pailey – a Liberian academic, activist and author ...
2. Deltan Dallagnol on leading the prosecution of the Lava Jato investigations in Brazil
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew sits down with Deltan Dallagnol for an insightful interview. Many call it the biggest anti-corruption investigation that has ever occurred: t...
1. Susan Rose-Ackerman on the principal-agent theory of corruption
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The discussion between Matthew and Susan touches on how Susan got interested in corruption – by experiences made within the US -, how her scope of i...