Criminality Notwithstanding: the use of unexplained wealth orders in anti-corruption cases

29 March, 2022 This paper by Tom Mayne and John Heathershaw analyses the use of unexaplained wealth orders from their […]

The problem of tracing dirty money from Russia: How ‘illegal’ are ‘illicit’ flows?

Creator: Jeremyreds | Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto. Copyright: jeremyreds Tom Mayne, Tena Prelec, Catherine Owen Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted renewed calls to tackle […]

Kleptocracy and the Kazakhstan Crisis

A commentary by John Heathershaw and Tom Mayne, 21 January 2022

The UK’s kleptocracy problem

This Chatham House paper was published on 8 December, 2021, with Exeter authors John Heathershaw, Tom Mayne, and Tena Prelec […]

The Kleptocracy Problem [Film]

This three-minute film was made to present key findings from the Global Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence project on international architecture and […]

Paying for a World Class Affiliation: Reputation Laundering in the University Sector of Open Societies

“Paying for a World Class Affiliation: Reputation Laundering in the University Sector of Open Societies,” authored by Alexander Cooley, Tena […]

Exeter Central Asian Studies (ExCAS) seminar series – 24th Feb 2021 1.30 pm

As part of the Exeter Central Asian Studies (ExCAS) seminar series, Yulia Poskakukhina will present on Foreign aid to institutional […]

Peace Talks with the Taliban: Concerns, Challenges and Prospects

Tuesday, December 8th, 2020, 02:00 PM London  An ExCAS seminar with The Oxford Society for the Caspian and Central Asia […]

ExCAS-TOSCCA joint events

We ocassionaly co-organise events with The Oxford Society for Central Asian Studies (TOSCCA) of the University of Oxford.  There are […]

Political unrest in Kyrgyzstan: between old and new hopes

by Saipira Furstenberg and Gulzat Botoeva Political unrest in Kyrgyzstan: between old and new hopes Article by Saipira Furstenberg and Gulzat […]

How do non-democratic governments engage citizens in policy-making? Introducing ‘participatory authoritarianism’

Catherine Owen discusses her new article published in the October 2020 issue of the BISA journal Review of International Studies. […]

BRI in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan: Transnational practices and national discourses

Unveiled in the early autumn of 2013 in Kazakhstan, the BRI was presented as a transformative initiative that will change […]