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29.04.2025
Democracy and Corruption
About this event
29 April 2025 from 18:30 until 20:00
Claude Érignac Amphitheatre
13 rue de l'Université, 75007, ParisDemocracy’s relationship with corruption is a nuanced one. On the one hand, the democratic process constitutes a powerful accountability mechanism that enables society to remove corrupt leadership. Moreover, maintaining the independence of the institutions that support the democratic process also serves to keep systemic corruption in check. On the other hand, democracy itself can exacerbate corruption (or at least perceptions of corruption) in a variety of ways, including through the funding of political parties and election campaigns.
At a time of heightened concern over what has been referred to as the “privatization of public policy”, PSIA and Sciences Po Law School are delighted to host a panel with eminent scholars and practitioners to discuss the relationship between democracy and corruption, drawing on both comparative and historical examples.
With:
- Nicola Bonucci, Member of the Board, Basel Institute of Governance, Associate Professor University of Paris Cité,
- Sean Hagan, Professor, Georgetown Law and Sciences Po,
- Elsa Pilichowski, Director, Public Governance Directorate, OECD,
- Matthew Stephenson, Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law, Harvard Law School,
Moderated by Valentina Lana, Lecturer, Sciences Po Law School.
This event is co-organized by PSIA and Sciences Po Law School.