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Monika Bauhr is a Professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, and a research fellow at the Quality of Government Institute. She has held visiting scholar positions at Harvard University, Stanford University, and the University of Dar es Salaam. Her research focuses on corruption, quality of government, and gender representation. She led the ANTICORRP project (2014–2017), a major EU-funded initiative involving 20 institutions across Europe. Her work explores how transparency, democracy, and gender influence corruption dynamics.
Current Projects:
- "Why are some democracies less corrupt than others?" (Swedish Research Council grant).
- "Measuring Subnational Quality of Government" (European Commission grant).
Teaching: She teaches research methods, international environmental politics, and supervises doctoral theses. She contributed to the Minor Field Studies Committee, a SIDA-funded program for global development research.
Research Themes:
- Link between democracy and corruption.
- Gender representation's impact on corruption reduction.
- Transparency mechanisms in public service delivery.
- Public support for international aid and redistribution.
Recent Trends in Publications: Her work increasingly emphasizes gender dynamics in anti-corruption efforts, subnational governance comparisons, and the role of transparency in shaping public trust. She analyzes how corruption influences political trust and electoral behavior, including case studies like Poland's 2023 elections.
Grants and Collaborations:
- Principal Investigator for VR-funded gender-corruption project.
- Co-developed the European Quality of Government Index (subnational analysis).
Labs/Teams: Active in the Quality of Government Institute and collaborates with global networks like ANTICORRP alumni researchers.
