Workshops and conferences
UNDERSTANDING DIRTY HANDS
Inaugural workshop of the SNSF project
Institutional Dirty-Hands Heuristic Approach
PI: Emanuela Ceva, University of Geneva
19 September 2025
Department of Political Science and International Relations
University of Geneva, Room: M6220, Uni Mail
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9:55 |
Welcome |
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10:00-11:15 Keynote lecture |
Stephen de Wijze (University of Manchester) What Creates the ‘Dirt’ in Dirty Hands Scenarios? Chair: Emanuela Ceva (University of Geneva) |
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11:15-12:30 |
Gianni Sarra (King's College London) Dirty Rules Problems: A Necessary Part of Democratic Dirty Hands Discussant: Marta Dainesi (University of Geneva) |
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-14:45 |
Beatrice Bella (University of Geneva) Dirty Hands Politics: Just Another Type of Corruption? Discussant: Andrei Poama (Leiden University) |
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14:45-16:00 |
Augusto Sperb Machado (University of Lausanne) Navigating the Paradox of Militant Democracy Through the Dirty Hands Lens (co-author: Sandrine Baume, University of Lausanne) Discussant: Michele Bocchiola (University of Geneva) |
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Break |
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16:30-17:45 |
Eric Boot (University of Amsterdam) Role Morality and Dirty Hands (co-author: Justin Bernstein, VU Amsterdam) Discussant: Patrizia Pedrini (University of Geneva) |
This is an in-person workshop. Attendance is open but requires registration. To register please send an email to
Organized under the patronage of the Geneva Research Center for Corruption Studies (RCCS)