Transparency

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Podcast Episode

Ten commitments to save democracy

Norman Eisen, Susan Corke, and Fred Dews

Friday, December 10, 2021

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Democracy

Democracy Playbook 2021: 10 Commitments for Advancing Democracy

Susan Corke, Norman Eisen, Jonathan Katz, Andrew Kenealy, James Lamond, Alina Polyakova, and Torrey Taussig

Monday, December 6, 2021

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Regulatory Policy

How to fix social media? Start with independent research.

Nathaniel Persily and Joshua A. Tucker

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Combating corruption to drive democratic renewal

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Reports

An employee looks at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia's South Gobi region June 23, 2012. REUTERS/David Stanway/File Photo

Transparency

Beneficial ownership in Mongolia: A way forward

Michael Barron, Tim Law, Jake Hartnett, Batsugar Tsedendamba, Amar Adiya, and Ariuntsetseg Jigmeddorj

Thursday, September 23, 2021

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U.S. Politics & Government

If it’s Broke, Fix it

Norman Eisen, Virginia Canter, Claire Finkelstein, Joseph Foti, Richard Painter, Walter M. Shaub, Jr., and Anne Weismann

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

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Transparency

The TAP-Plus approach to anti-corruption in the natural resource value chain

Norman Eisen, Daniel Kaufmann, Nathaniel Heller, J. Preston Whitt, Mario Picon, Victoria Bassetti, and John Hudak

Sunday, June 28, 2020

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Transparency

Annotated Bibliography: Transparency, accountability, and participation along the natural resource value chain

Norman Eisen, Daniel Kaufmann, and Nathaniel Heller

Monday, October 22, 2018

Report

When transparency pays: The moderating effect of disclosure quality on changes in the cost of debt

Christine Cuny and Svenja Dube

Monday, October 23, 2017

Blog Posts

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Up Front

3 ways the international community can make gender equality work more transparent

Sally Paxton and George Ingram

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

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Up Front

Digitizing civic spaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Maya Gros and Norman Eisen

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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Up Front

Transforming natural resource governance: Break silos, sharpen politics

Norman Eisen, Michael Jarvis, Suneeta Kaimal, Daniel Kaufmann, Kelsey Landau, Robin J. Lewis, Allison Merkel, Mario Picon, and Erica Westenberg

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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Events

Making progress on gender equality: It’s time for more transparency

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Addressing another COVID-19 crisis: Corruption

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

A conversation with the CIA’s privacy and civil liberties officer: Balancing transparency and secrecy in a digital age

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

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Experts

Norman Eisen

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies - The Brookings Institution

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