131. Mario Hidalgo on corruption & organised crime in Ecuador
This episode of Kickback features Dr. Mario Hidalgo, from the Transparency and Anti-Corruption Laboratory at UTE university in Ecuador, to shed light on Ecuador's transition from the "Island of Peace" to a country facing widespread organised crime and violence, highlighting the significantly enabling role of corruption. The conversation also touches upon Ecuador's institutional unpreparedness, political polarisation, and the weaponization of corruption during the recent presidential elections.
Learn more about Mario's important work here: https://ute.edu.ec/laboratorio-de-transparencia-y-anticorrupcion/
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130. Daniel Paget on authoritarianism & resistance in Tanzania
For this episode, regular host Liz David-Barrett is joined by Dr Daniel Paget, an assistant professor in politics at the University of Sussex, to unpack the nuances of electoral authoritarianism in Tanzania, the aspirations of a key opposition movement, and the power of alternative theoretical frameworks for understanding the fight against domination and for democracy.
Find Daniel's paper 'The Anti-Authoritarian Populisms: Ideologies of Democratic Struggle in Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Worldwide' (2024) here: https://www.danpaget.com/recent-publication
and ‘A people power philosophy: republican ideology in opposition in Tanzania.’ (2023) here: https://www-tandfonline-com.sussex.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.1080/13510347.2022.2150759
DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded several days before the arrest of Tundu Lissu.
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129. Marianne Camerer & Devi Pillay on State Capture in South Africa
For this episode Dr Marianne Camerer, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Town’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, and Devi Pillay, a research fellow with the GI-ACE programme, join regular KB host Liz David-Barrett to discuss the experience of state capture in South Africa, under the presidency of Jacob Zuma.
Check out the following resources to learn more about the issues discussed in this episode:
The Open Secrets website which houses the Civil Society Working Group Against State Capture
https://www.opensecrets.org.za/civil-society-working-group-on-state-capture/
The State Capture Commission website
https://www.statecapture.org.za/
The Public Protector’s 2016 report
https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/state-capture-report-public-protector-14-october-2016
A short summary written by Devi of the Commission and its findings https://pari.org.za/summary-the-state-capture-commission
And the book "State Capture in South Africa: How and why it happened", edited by Mbongiseni Buthelezi and Peter Vale
https://pari.org.za/new-book-state-capture-in-south-africa-how-and-why-it-happened/
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128. Kevin E. Davis on the FCPA enforcement pause
This episode features a discussion between regular KB host Liz David-Barrett, and Kevin E. Davis, the Beller Family Professor of Business Law at NYU School of Law. Their conversation centres on the international regulation of bribery and corruption, specifically focusing on the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), following President Trump's recent suspension of its enforcement. The episode explores the potential implications for U.S. companies, foreign entities, and international anti-corruption efforts.
Read Kevin's recent blog post on this issue here: https://wp.nyu.edu/compliance_enforcement/2025/02/21/implications-of-pausing-fcpa-enforcement/
And his paper on international regulation here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4506000
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127. Blair Glencorse and Gary Kalman on Trump's USAID cuts
For this episode of KickBack, we are joined by Gary Kalman, who is the Executive Director of Transparency International United States and Blair Glencorse, the Founder and co-CEO of Accountability Lab. They join Liz Dávid-Barrett to dissect the Trump administration’s drastic cuts to US aid and its implications for anti-corruption efforts worldwide.
https://us.transparency.org/
https://accountabilitylab.org/
Learn more about Accountability Lab and Development Gateway's Strategic Partnerships system here: https://accountlab.typeform.com/merge?typeform-source=www.linkedin.com
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