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We’ve made some updates to our Data Finder 🚀 Take a look and tell us what you think! Spotted an issue or have a suggestion? We’d love to hear from you: infoqog@pol.gu.se datafinder.qog.gu.se

Does foreign aid improve human rights? A study of 121 countries (2002–2021) examines how aid may work through donor conditions and the spread of norms. Findings show a positive link between OECD/DAC aid and physical integrity rights and civil liberties. doi.org/10.1177/106591…

📚 19 peer-reviewed articles 💸 11 new research grants 🌍 14 visiting scholars 📊 60,660 data downloads This and much more you can read about in the The Quality of Government Institute Annual report for 2025! gu.se/sites/default/…

📰 QoG News February! In this newsletter: 📊 QoG Dataset Update 2026 🏆 Winner of the QoG Best Paper Award 2025 🌍 DEMSCORE Conference 2026 📚 New publications 🗳️ Party leaks to the media coincide with internal conflicts ...and more mailchi.mp/c659c9b0950d/q…

🏆2025 Quality of Government Best Paper Award goes to David Cerero Guerra, Ph.D. Candidate at Yale University, for his paper: "When Criminals Help the State: Winning Hearts and Minds through Facilitation of State Service Provision” 🎖️👏 gu.se/en/quality-gov…

Call for Papers and Panels DEMSCORE Conference 2026 June 8–9, Gothenburg, Sweden demscore.se/events/demscor…

New article by our colleagues: The impact of corruption on climate change mitigation Reviewing 200 studies, the authors find that corruption increases emissions and weakens climate policy effectiveness. #ClimateChange #Corruption doi.org/10.1080/096440…

Revelations of misconduct within Swedish political parties most often emerge when internal conflicts are at their peak, new study from the QoG Institute shows. gu.se/en/news/party-…

New in Party Politics: An analysis of 349 insider leaks in Swedish parties (2010–2024) shows that disclosures peak during nomination periods and when parties are losing support—pointing to leaks as strategic tools in intra-party power struggles. doi.org/10.1177/135406…

🚨NEW: QoG 2026 Datasets available! ✨19 categories of governance data ✨ 200+countries ✨ NEW sources on agri-policies, Chinese development finance, tax transparency & more Download & visualize: - gu.se/en/quality-gov… - datafinder.qog.gu.se #OpenData #Governance #Research

Our colleauge Anna Persson in a talk with @LizDavidBarrett on why anticorruption reforms fail, systemic corruption as collective action, and why transparency alone isn’t enough.

Our first Kickback episode of 2026 🎙️ @LizDavidBarrett speaks with Anna Persson on why anticorruption reforms fail, systemic corruption as collective action, and why transparency alone isn’t enough. 🎧 bit.ly/SpotifyKB142

📄 New article in Governance: “Autonomy or Accountability? How Meritocracy, Patronage and Gender Balance Affect Perceptions of Legitimacy” By Monika Bauhr & Nicholas Charron. doi.org/10.1111/gove.7…

📰Read the latest news from QoG: 🎓 PhD opportunity! 📢 Call for Expressions of Interest 🗓️ DEMSCORE Conference 2026 🌍 Call for Applications: 10th ICRN Forum 🌱 New research on environment and corruption 📚 Publications ✨ and more mailchi.mp/7d7dc00f3e31/q…

📢 Call for Applications! The 10th ICRN Forum on corruption, (anti-)corruption & tech takes place in Germany, 25–27 June 2026. Early-career researchers especially encouraged to apply. Deadline: Feb 2, 2026. Apply: uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8u…

Proud to share that our colleagues Monika Bauhr and Nicholas Charron are ranked among the top 20 corruption researchers worldwide by ScholarGPS—placing them in the top 0.5% of scholars globally. Congratulations to both. scholargps.com/top-scholars?s…

🛑 To mark #AntiCorruptionDay, we recommend: 🎧 The QoG Podcast – insights on corruption, governance & how to build better institutions. 🔗 gu.se/en/quality-gov… #TheQoGPodcast #GoodGovernance #QoG

📢 Read the latest news from The Quality of Government Institute! 📰 In this newsletter: 🏆 QoG Best Paper Award 2025 — Last Call for Papers! 📬 Call for Expressions of Interest 📚 New publications 🔬 Newly awarded research projects 🔗 mailchi.mp/e26cab79edbc/q…

New QoG research on whistleblowing in political parties: 👉 Fairness vs. loyalty 👉 Party leaks in Swedish media gu.se/en/quality-gov…

📢 Help build the first pan-European Local Quality of Government (Lo-QoG) Dataset! Join our online workshop hosted by The Quality of Government Institute: gu.se/en/quality-gov… #Governance #DataSharing #PolicyResearch #PoliticalScience #QoG #ResearchCollaboration