Campaign Finance Indicators – Methodology Brief

The Money, Politics, and Transparency (MPT) Campaign Finance Indicators mobilized a highly qualified global network of more than 110 political finance experts from academia, journalism, and civil society to generate rich, comparative, country-level data on the transparency and effectiveness of political finance regimes across the world. A rigorous cross-national survey, MPT examines both the de…

Campaign Finance Indicators – Key Findings Report

The role of money in politics is of increasing relevance all across the world. Campaigns are an integral part of the political arena. At the global level, elections occur more frequently today than ever before. More elections mean that more money is needed for campaigning. Consequently, money’s role in the electoral space is increasingly prominent.…

Democracy Defenders in Dialogue – launch event

“Democracy Defenders in Dialogue: Sharing Lessons from Investigative Journalism and Anti-Corruption Advocacy Partnerships Around the World” is the launch event for Defending Democracy: Lessons from Around the World program held December 15, 2017. Moderator: Zoë Reiter, Transparency International Panelists: Paul Radu, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Drew Sullivan , OCCRP Marina Walker Guevera,…

Defending Democracy – Populism and Corruption: Comparing Europe and the US

The second installment in the “Democracy Dialogues” series presented by the Open Gov Hub, Global Integrity, Sunlight Foundation, and Transparency International. From January 11, 2018.  Moderator: Nada Zohdy, Open Gov Hub Panelists: Jozsef Peter Martin, Transparency International – Hungary Carl Dolan, Transparency International – EU Duncan Hames, Transparency International – UK Nora Gilbert, Represent.Us Janine…