EUI and STG students, faculty and staff are welcome to participate in the panels and roundtable, networking, and attend a workshop explicitly dedicated to challenges and opportunities of researching anticorruption and governance-related topics in diverse settings.
These include panels in which speakers offer insights into their current research and work, followed by a Q&A, allowing attendees to delve deeper into their work and a co-creation and networking lounge to promote a space that enables the STG and EUI community to ask for advice in an informal and supportive environment. Finally, the event will host a Research and Policy Clinic in which participants have the chance to talk through a methodological or policy challenge while receiving valuable feedback from fellow presenters.
Welcome note (10:20 am – 10:40 am)
· Denisse Rodriguez-Olivari (Visiting Fellow - European University Institute STG)
Keynote speaker (10:40 am – 11:30 am):
· Alice Mattoni (Associate Professor - University of Bologna)
Opportunities and Challenges of Anti-Corruption Technologies from the Grassroots
Session 1 (11:30 am – 1:00 pm)
Promises and perils of anti-corruption
· Sérgio Praça (Assistant Professor - Getulio Vargas Foundation)
Anticorruption institutions and democratic backsliding in Brazil
· Nedim Hogic (Research Fellow - University of Oslo)
Securitizing Corruption
· Salvatore Sberna (Assistant Professor - University of Pisa)
Not in My Name! Pathways of Parties’ Politicization of Judicial Activism against Corruption
Session 2 (2:30 pm – 4:00 pm)
The role of informal and family networks in anti-corruption and policy learning
· Virginia Rocha (Max Weber Fellow - European University Institute)
Familial Political Ties and Public Transparency
· Alexander Mesarovich (Max Weber Fellow - European University Institute)
Untangling the Gossamer Web: Policy Learning and Informal Networks in Croatia and Serbia
· Cristhian Jaramillo (Research Assistant - London School of Economics)
Blurred lines: informal and corrupt networks in Peru
Co-creation and networking lounge (4:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
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Day 2: January 30, 2024
Session 3 (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Uses of AI in governance and anticorruption
· Jose Diaz Mendoza (Senior consultant - AI4GOV)
Landscape of current AI applications and regulations in Latin America
· Mahmoud Javadi (AI Governance Researcher - Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Transnational Public-Private Partnership: Pioneering the Path for Global Military AI Governance
· Carolina Gerli (PhD candidate - University of Bologna)
How public organisations can use AI in anti-corruption: What we know so far and why we need to learn more about it
Research and Policy Clinic (12:00 pm – 1:00 pm):
This is a space to discuss challenges with peers and get feedback, support and inspiration on your ongoing projects. Having trouble with your selected method? Wondering about other cases that can inform your project? Looking for a partner in another institution? If you want to discuss a challenge, please send it on this form.
· Everyone has 20 minutes to discuss their challenge.
· Everyone is welcome to join, even if you’re not bringing a challenge – the more the merrier.
· No prep needed, but if you would like to, you’re welcome to bring a short text (max 1 page) for people to read and feedback on during the session.
Roundtable (2:30 pm – 4:00 pm)
Bottom-up Initiative and Anti-corruption Technologies: How Citizens Use ICTs to Fight Corruption
· Anwesha Chakraborty (Research Fellow - University of Bologna)
Imaginaries and perceptions of anti-corruption and democracy
· Fernanda Odilla (Research Fellow - University of Bologna)
What to Expect from Bottom-Up Anti-Corruption Technologies
· Alessandra Lo Piccolo (Research Fellow - University of Bologna)
The Transnational Diffusion of Grassroots Anti-Corruption Initiatives: Insights from I Paid a Bribe