Jiří Skuhrovec and the Centre for Applied Economics recently completed a study of the Czech Republic's political system. What did they find? Serious conflicts of interest in the financing of all major Czech parties.
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Although the U.S. political map turned significantly more red last week, the one unifying color of the midterm elections was green.
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Recent radicalization of Hungarian politics can partly be traced back to the country's messy political funding regime, and might be a warning sign that transparent political funding is a necessary condition for a healthy political ecosystem.
Continue readingReliable data in Indonesian national elections stops at campaign finance
Even though the results from Indonesia's controversial presidential election are in, the public is still in the dark about national political party and candidate funding. Take a look at our analysis of the state of political finance in Indonesia.
Continue readingLet’s talk lobbying and transparency at Open Knowledge Festival 2014
Come join our Lobby Regulation and Transparency session at OKFestival2014! Hear about the challenges activists face when trying to introduce lobbying regulation, then brainstorm how we can translate lobbying data into stories anyone can relate to.
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Join the Money, Politics and Transparency Google Group so that we can start an ongoing, online conversation on successes, failures, reforms, scandals, questions and answers on international political finance.
Continue readingLet’s talk money, politics and transparency at Open Knowledge Festival 2014
Come join our Money, Politics and Transparency session at OKFestival2014 in Berlin this July to hear about the current challenges in different political finance disclosure regimes and to brainstorm about potential next steps for the open government community.
Continue readingCivil society in Ukraine seizing the momentum for real reform
Ukrainian transparency watchdogs might be winning an important battle for more accountable politics as they try to reveal the size and sources of the funding, as well as the scope of spending in the presidential elections.
Continue readingTransparency Case Study: Lobbying disclosure in Canada
While there are many admirable features of Canadian lobbying regulation, current disclosure thresholds and requirements actually create a subtly perverse incentive structure that drives activity into the shadows.
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