Bio
I focus on the uneven politics of natural resource-driven development, with a particular interest in issues of corruption, access, legitimation and control in the forest and extractive sectors. I have a country focus on Indonesia and experience from assignments in Albania, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Macedonia, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, Vietnam, and Zambia.
I am co-editor of two academic books: "Corruption, Grabbing and Development: Real World Challenges" (with Prof. Tina Søreide, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014) and "Corruption, Natural Resources and Development: From Resource Curse to Political Ecology" (with Prof. Philippe Le Billon, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017).
I was previously Senior Research Coordinator at Transparency International based in Berlin. I hold a BA in the History of Ideas and English Literature from the University of Wales, Cardiff, and an MA in International Relations from the University of Kent. I am engaged in a part-time PhD at SOAS University of London, Department of Development Studies, supervised by Prof. Peter P. Mollinga. The PhD thesis provides a political ecology perspective on REDD+ as it is evolving in Indonesia, with fieldwork in Jakarta and Central Sulawesi (local affiliation with Tadulako University, Palu).
I am member of the SOAS Political Ecology of Environment and Development (SEED) network and the POLLEN Political Ecology Network.
Related Publications
Auditing the auditors - International Standards to hold Supreme Audit Institutions to account
- supreme audit institution sais
Local-level complaint mechanisms in developing countries
- complaint mechanisms
- local governance
- local government
- developing countries
Overview of corruption in the Colombian fisheries and aquaculture sector
- illegal fishing
- fisheries
- colombia
- fishing
Organismes de lutte contre la corruption: centralisés ou décentralisés ?
- decentralisation
- integrite
- organisme de lutte contre la corruption
- centralisation
Overview of corruption and anti-corruption in the Gambia
- reforms
- anti-corruption
- corruption
- The Gambia
Aled Williams
Affiliation
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre
Professional Title
Advisor
Region
- Asia Pacific
Country/Territory
Topics
- Accountability
- Aid & Development
- Humanitarian Assistance
- Advocacy
- Social accountability
- Climate governance
- Extractive industries
- Forestry
Specialisms
Political scientist focusing on aid, corruption, governance, and natural resources, particularly political economy and political ecology approaches to the forestry sector and extractive industries.