By Michael Moses — May 27, 2015. The influence of money in politics is a hot button issue. Recent elections in countries as diverse as the United States, Malawi, Bangladesh, and Venezuela have seen large inflows of money of uncertain provenance. Many political finance regimes across the world are characterized by low levels of public disclosure,…
By Alan Hudson — March 12, 2015. Siguiendo el dinero y abriendo gobierno, construyendo desde local! Mexico’s journey to more open government – a process of governing that puts citizens center-stage, with their feedback and participation enabling governments to better meet citizens’ needs – is a bumpy one. Human rights violations, alleged corruption that comes close…
By Alan Hudson — December 3, 2014. We’re delighted to be able to share the news that Global Integrity has just been awarded a five-star rating by Transparify, joining organizations such as the Center for Global Development, and the World Resources Institute at the top of the ranking. As Transparify’s note on methodology makes clear, the…
By Christina Crawley — April 19, 2014. Global Integrity is embarking on a partnership with the Sunlight Foundation and the Electoral Integrity Project to launch the Money, Politics and Transparency Project. Our goal for this multi-year effort is to promote transparent and effective political finance regimes in countries through evidence-based policy reforms. In parallel, we…
By Nathaniel Heller — March 27, 2014. “What?!” is probably most readers’ reaction to that headline. Of course we know that money in politics transparency is a big problem. Tell us something new. What worries me is that we say it’s a problem, but in practice very few people and organizations are working hard to…