152. on Corrupted Kingdom with Robert Barrington
In this episode of KickBack, host Professor Liz David-Barrett is joined by Robert Barrington, Professor of Anti-Corruption Practice at the U...
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KickBack - The Global Anticorruption Podcast
This podcast series features in-depth interviews with a wide range of corruption experts, on questions such as: What have we learned from 20+ years of (anti)corruption research? Why and how...
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151. Bonnie Palifka on Measuring Progress in Anti-Corruption and Its Evolving Challenges
In this episode of KickBack, host Robert Barrington is joined by Professor Bonnie Palifka, Associate Professor in the Department of Economic...
150. Matthew Stephenson and Liz David-Barrett on Trends in Corruption and Anti-Corruption
In this episode of KickBack, host Robert Barrington is joined by Professor Matthew Stephenson, one of the podcast’s original founders, and P...
149. David Jackson on Anti-Corruption in a Discordant World
In this episode of KickBack, host Rebecca Dobson-Phillips is joined by David Jackson, Principal Adviser at the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource C...
148. Alanna Markle & Thom Townsend on measuring the impact of Beneficial Ownership Transparency
In this episode of Kickback, host Tom Shipley sits down with Thom Townsend, the executive director of Open Ownership, and Alanna Markle, the...
147. Marina Nistotskaya on merit-based bureaucracies
In this episode of Kickback, host Elizabeth David-Barrett is joined by Marina Nistotskaya, Professor at the Department of Political Science...
146. Diana Bociga on the network architecture of anti-money laundering
The UK's anti-money laundering system involves 88 organizations across policy, supervision, and enforcement, but does this complex network a...
145. Maria Nizzero on the kleptocratic enterprise
Despite significant volumes of illicit finance flowing through the UK, asset recovery from kleptocratic networks remains limited. In this ep...
144. Peter Hain on liberation and corruption
Why do liberation movements that fight for freedom so often succumb to corruption once in power? In this episode, Liz David-Barrett speaks w...
143. Rachel Davies and Tom Shipley on the UK's new anticorruption strategy
After a three-year gap, the UK finally has a new anti-corruption strategy. To discuss, Robert Barrington is joined by Rachel Davies from Tra...
142. Anna Persson on systemic corruption and political will
For our first episode of 2026, regular host Liz David-Barrett is joined by Anna Persson, associate professor and senior lecturer at the Depa...
141. Naomi Roht-Arriaza on grand corruption & human rights
Liz David-Barrett speaks with human rights and international law expert Naomi Roht-Arriaza, about the intersection of grand corruption and h...
140. Emily Elia on gender and electoral accountability in Latin America
Why do voters sometimes support corrupt politicians? And can putting forward women candidates help parties recover from corruption scandals?...
139. Áron Hajnal & József Péter Martin on systemic corruption in Hungary
Hungary, once seen as a democratic success story is now widely recognized as one of the EU's most corrupt member states. Regular KB host Liz...
138. Devi Pillay on the role of consulting firms in state capture
How do multinational consulting firms enable state capture? In this episode, regular KB host Liz David-Barrett chats with Devi Pillay about...
137. Nicola Bonucci on the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
Join regular KB host Liz David-Barrett in conversation with Nicola Bonucci, a veteran public international lawyer who has been involved in t...
136. Mo Ibrahim on Good Governance in Africa
This Kickback episode features Mo Ibrahim, who joins Liz David-Barrett to share his transition from entrepreneurship to philanthropy, by est...
135. Nicole Rose & AJ Brown on Corruption in Australia
For this episode, regular host Robert Barrington is joined by two anticorruption experts from Australia. Nicole Rose is the Deputy Commissio...
134. Oguzhan Dincer & Michael Johnston on Corruption in America
This episode features Oz Dincer and Michael Johnston, who join regular Kickback host Robert Barrington to discuss their new book 'Corruption...
133. Rebecca Dobson Phillips, Helen Taylor & Alex Jacobs on the UK's Anti-Corruption Ecosystem
Is Anti-Corruption work an inclusive movement deeply connected to its grassroots origins, or a self-serving, hierarchical entity that partia...