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Corruption Lab on Ethics, Accountability, and the Rule of Law

Corruption Lab on Ethics, Accountability, and the Rule of Law

Corruption lessens trust in government, undermines agencies and experts, and distorts the choices of voters.  Research on corruption is crucial, as are teaching and public engagement.  Democracy and self-government depend on it.

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Corruption Institutional Decay

 

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  • Corruption Lab on Ethics, Accountability, and the Rule of Law

    Corruption lessens trust in government, undermines agencies and experts, and distorts the choices of voters.  Research on corruption is crucial, as are teaching and public engagement.  Democracy and self-government depend on it.

    More >

     
  • Corruption Institutional Decay

     

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In the News

CLEAR's Hellman discusses how algorithms can compound injustice and the evolution of her theory on discrimination on the podcast "Common Law."  Listen here. Photo by Jesús Pino.

Listen to Gilbert discuss the role of bribery and corruption in American politics, including his thoughts on how transparency in government can cause the very corruption it aims to prevent.

Co-director Gingerich Wins Award

Gingerich's article, “Ballot Reform as Suffrage Restriction: Evidence from Brazil’s Second Republic,” won the APSA’s 2021 Luebbert Article prize for the best article in comparative politics.

Speaker Series - David Kolker (Campaign Legal Center)

This lecture will explore the Supreme Court’s fundamental misunderstanding of the First Amendment in its campaign finance jurisprudence and how it could be moved to a more enlightened place. The Court has long viewed restrictions on money spent on elections as equivalent to direct restraints on speech and thus begun its analyses of campaign finance restrictions with the premise that they infringe on First Amendment rights.

CLEAR Lab Event

U.S. businessman and anti-corruption activist William Browder spoke with moderator David Gergen, CLEAR Lab members, students and Miller Center guests at the “Corruption and Institutional Decay” event sponsored by UVA's Democracy Initiative.  See UVAToday coverage.

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