Using Universities to Launder Reputations

<p>John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter discusses the working paper he co-authored for the National Endowment for Democracy: “<a href= "https://www.ned.org/reputation-laundering-in-the-university-sector-of-open-societies-working-paper/"><strong>Paying for a World Class Affiliation: Reputation Laundering in the University Sector of Open Societies</strong></a>.” He shows how vulnerable universities are to abuse by kleptocrats seeking to shape the conversation, often quite subtly, about their governments and their legacies.</p> <p>Episode resources: </p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.ned.org/reputation-laundering-in-the-university-sector-of-open-societies-working-paper/"> <strong>Paying for a World Class Affiliation: Reputation Laundering in the University Sector of Open Societies</strong></a>, a working paper by Alexander Cooley, Tena Prelec, John Heathershaw and Tom Mayne for the National Endowment for Democracy’s International Forum for Democratic Studies, 25 May 2021</li> <li>For related work, visit the <a href= "https://ace.globalintegrity.org/projects/benownerchecks/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Global Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence</strong></a> project.</li> </ul>