Polethics

Sciences Po, May 23 May
9h-18h30 - Salle Goguel

Abstract

This workshop aims to enhance interdisciplinary dialogue on political corruption and policy efforts to curb this ever important problem. This event marks the end of the PolEthics project which provided an in-depth analysis of the 'everyday realities' of parliamentary ethics instruments in the French Parliament. Beyond the project's findings, the workshop explores the evolving nature of political corruption, the politics of corruption prevention over time and engages in a critical discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of existing policy solutions.

Programme

9h | Welcome

9h15 | Introduction

9h30 | Session 1

• Fernanda Odilla  (University of Bologna
  Exploring the Links Between Democratic Practices and Corruption Through a Relational Analysis: the Players and Arenas Approach
• Emma Crewe (SOAS University of London)
  Strategic and structural ignorance in Parliaments in the UK and the US
• Liz David Barrett (University of Sussex)
  State capture in advanced democracies: patterns and trends

11h | Coffee break

11h20 | Session 2

• Nicholas Allen (University of London)
  ‘Sorry seems to be the hardest word’: An analysis of rule-breaking MP’ apologies in the House of Commons, 1995-2024
• Eric Buge (Ministère de l'éducation nationale, de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche) et Eric Phelippeau (Institut des sciences sociales du politique)
  Les incompatibilités parlementaires
• Eric Phelippeau (Institut des sciences sociales du politique) et Sofia Wickberg (LIEPP)
  Perception and uses of parliamentary ethics by French MPs
• Sebastien Michon (CNRS) et Sofia Wickberg (LIEPP)
  Les amendements sourcés comme objectivation de l'influence 

13h20 | Lunch

14h20 | Session 3

• Anne Valerie Boulay (Université Paris-Sorbonne)
  La probité publique  dans l'exercice du pouvoir au Haut-Empire romain
• Celine Romainville (Université catholique de Louvain)
  La quête de confiance dans les institutions politiques: l'éclipse de la responsabilité politique sous la pression des exigences éthiques et déontologiques ?
• Lola Avril( CNRS/Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, CESSP)
  Ethics policies as quiet regulation. the case of revolving doors
• Jean-Francois Kerleo (Institut Universitaire de France)
  L’éthique, une quatrième branche de la séparation des pouvoirs

16h20 | Café

16h40 | Session 4

• Susana Coroado (University of Lisbon)
  The Robustness of Parliamentary Ethics Regulation
• Antoine Vauchez (CNRS, CESSP)
  Réguler pour ne pas sanctionner ? Le travail de contrôle de la HATVP aux frontières du public et du privé
• Luis de Sousa (Université de Lisbonne)
  Political parties' ethics self-regulation

18h10 | Conclusion