Luiss University, based in Rome, specializes in research focused on the Social Sciences, especially in the areas of interest of the four Departments, and educates approximately 10,000 students in a dynamic and international environment. Luiss’s mission is to prepare students as enquirers and to be at the forefront of social science research, with the aim of having a strong impact on civil society and the business world. Luiss is also firmly committed to sustainability and inclusion, and is deeply engaged with professional communities.
Role in the Project
Luiss University plays a key role in BridgeGap, both by the direct work of its researchers in Law and Political Science departments, and by the academic coordination work of Professor Mungiu-Pippidi serving as Project Principal Investigator. Specifically, Luiss will contribute to providing the conceptual and methodological map of the project (WP1), the EU Corruption Risk using objective indicators (WP9) , the European Transparency map (WP5), as well as a review of the effectiveness of EU preventive and criminal anticorruption policies (WP9). Luiss will also coordinate a book on political corruption and undue influence in the European Union.