Oksana Huss presented her project on how to research corruption at the Madrid Institute for Advanced Study, Spain

The project aims to strengthen the advantages of an interdisciplinary approach in corruption research.

Published on 16 March 2022

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Oksana Huss, one of the BIT-ACT research fellows, together with Ilona Waymulek (Polish Academy of Sciences) and Marina Povitkina (university of Göteborg) presented a seminar on “Corruption and Anti-Corruption in Empirical Research: Critical Reflections on Concepts, Data, and Methods” at the Madrid Institute for Advanced Study. 

For two hours, they talked about their project that aims to address the challenges of sparse communication between the disciplines and strengthen the advantages of an interdisciplinary approach in corruption research, by facilitating an interdisciplinary handbook on corruption and anti-corruption in empirical research. 

The presentation was on critical reflections about the link between conceptualizations and methodological approaches in studying corruption. They also approached the limitations and benefits of particular data and methods for corruption research and ethical and security-related issues in applying different methods of researching corruption. 

The event was held in a hybrid format on February 2022 as part of the Constructive Advanced Thinking (CAT) Program - NetIAS, which encourages networks of early-career researchers and supports research, and encourages openness to non-academic actors willing to help or engage in innovative research initiatives.