The World Fellows

The World Bank, the Open Society Institute, the European Commission, and the British Department for International Development are just a few of the international institutions that rely on Emilia Beblavá to help them understand corruption in formerly communist countries. As president of Transparency International Slovakia (TIS), Beblavá uses publicity campaigns, fundraising, and lobbying to fight institutional corruption. Under her direction, TIS prepared a National Anti-corruption Plan in 1999 and lobbied successfully for its adoption by the Slovakian government. In the lead up to the 2002 parliamentary elections, TIS asked all political parties to sign a pledge saying they would support fifteen specific anti-corruption measures after the election. Eleven of fourteen political parties signed the pledge.

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Sičáková-Beblavá received a Ph.D. in economics and was a member of the global Board of Directors of Transparency International. She continues to lead the Slovak chapter of Transparency International and is affiliated with the Institute of Public Policy at Comenius University in Bratislava, where she teaches two courses, Anti-corruption Strategies and Multilevel Governance. Sičáková-Beblavá is also engaged in several research projects dedicated to transparency, ethics, and corruption in the public sector and presents her research at local and international conferences.