Snippets from our measuring integrity 'think-in' series

How we measure corruption shapes how we view and address the problem.

Indicators create and spread international standards, influence the drivers of economic growth and affect our views about government performance.

This makes it critically important that they are as accurate – and actionable - as possible.

Yet measuring corruption is also extraordinarily difficult and complex. Great strides have been made in recent years, but there are no easy answers.

So, the Global Programme for Measuring Corruption (‘GPMC’) is taking the conversation about measurement to the next level, by investigating the ‘demand’ for corruption indicators and mapping the ‘supply’ of innovative methodological approaches.

To this end, the Programme recently held a 'think-in' at the HQ of the International Anti-Corruption Academy in Vienna, to examine how measuring a different concept - integrity - could help change the narrative and yield better outcomes.

The GPMC assembled a lively and thoughtful team of practitioners and academics, from a diverse range of topics and continents, to debate and discuss the topic over four days.

In this tease, in order, you hear short soundbitesfrom:

Viktoria Poltoratskya: http://dsps.ceu.edu/people/viktoria-poltoratskaya

Christoph Demmke: https://integrity.bsg.ox.ac.uk/people/professor-dr-christoph-demmke

Lucio Picci: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/lucio.picci/en

If you’d like to hear more from Viktoria, Christoph, Lucio or any of the other particpants at the think-in, we've recorded longer interviews with all them and they are now available as a podcast on all of your favourite platforms. https://measurement-matters.zencast.website

There’s also a podcast with the co-organisers of the event reflecting on the think-in, discussing the key take-ways and explaining what happens next. https://measurement-matters.zencast.website/episodes/reflecting-on-the-think-in-on-measuring-integrity

If you would like to read more on the topic then:

Here’s our background briefing paper published before the think-in (LINK TO COME!)

Here’s our key insights paper published after the think-in (LINK TO COME!)

If you want to find out more about the programme, visit this link:

https://www.iaca.int/measuring-corruption

And if you have specific questions please feel free to email the team: gpmc@iaca.int