BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Corruption as a global threat - Laurence Cockcroft\, Independent W riter and Economist &\; Prof Jason Sharman\, POLIS DTSTART:20171128T170000Z DTEND:20171128T183000Z UID:TALK95683@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Romy Schirrmeister DESCRIPTION:_Two presentations will explore corruption as a global phenome non but with different characteristics in the north and the south. They wi ll show how financial linkages\, corporate corruption\, silent support fo r kleptocracy and lenient regulation allow different forms of corruption f eed on each other._\n\n"*Unmasked: Corruption in the West.*":http://www.i btauris.com/books/society%20%20social%20sciences/politics%20%20government/ unmasked%20corruption%20in%20the%20west (I B Tauris\, 2017)\n\nIn both the EU and the US the public perception of corruption is shifting to the e xtent that seventy per cent of citizens in both contexts now believe their political parties and parliaments to be ‘corrupt’. This is a finding which predates the Trump Presidency and is one of the forces which has pri med populism. Laurence Cockcroft and Anne-Christine Wegener in ‘Unmasked : Corruption in the West’ have  explored  the nature and pervasivene ss of forms of corruption in the west\, painting a broad canvas covering p olitical finance\, lobbying\, banking\,  secrecy jurisdictions\, organis ed crime\, sport and the environment. Although largely different in form to corruption in the developing and ex Soviet world this pattern provide s a key to the growing expansion of corruption in these countries too. ‘ Unmasked’ :  shows how ineffective  regulatory  and legal  controls on corruption have become\, in response to both new technologies and the erosion of ethical norms\,  and explores ways forward.  \n\n*Laurence  Cockcroft*: studied history and economics at Cambridge before a professio nal career as a development economist\, with a particular focus on Africa. Concerned about the role of corruption in development he was a co-founder of Transparency International and was Chairman of its UK Chapter from 2001-8. His earlier book on corruption is: ‘Global Corruption Money\, Power and Ethics in the Modern World’  (2012)  and he has also publish ed a study of contemporary  African politics  and society : ‘Africa’ s Way : A  Journey from the Past’ (1989).\n\n"*The Despot's Guide to We alth Management: On the International Campaign Against Grand Corruption*": http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100934080 (Cornell UP\ , 2017)\n\nAn unprecedented new international moral and legal rule forbids one state from hosting money stolen by the leaders of another state. The aim is to counter grand corruption or kleptocracy (“rule by thieves”)\ , when leaders of poorer countries loot billions of dollars at the expense of their own citizens. This money tends to end up hosted in rich countrie s. Thanks to the new global system of rules\, these host states now have a duty to block\, trace\, freeze and seize these illicit funds\, and hand t hem back to the countries from which they were stolen. The book asks how t his anti-kleptocracy regime came about\, how well it is working\, and how it could work better.\n\n*Jason Sharman* is the Sir Patrick Sheehy Profess or of International Relations at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of King’s College. Sharman’s research is focused on the regulation of global finance\, especially as relates to money laundering\, tax\, corrupt ion and offshore financial centres. His latest book\, The Despot’s Guide to Wealth Management\, examines how the global rules designed to counter grand corruption first arose\, how well these rules work\, and how they ca n work better. Aside from his academic research\, Sharman has worked as a consultant with the World Bank\, Asian Development Bank\, Financial Action Task Force\, Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering and with a variety of groups in the private sector.\n\n*The event will be followed by a wine re ception.* LOCATION: Room S2\, Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge\, CB 3 9DT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR