Bio
Dr. Seim is a scholar of comparative politics, focusing on the political economy of development. Her research examines the relationship between citizens and political officials, with a particular emphasis on corruption in developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. She is particularly interested in two related but distinct threads of research: one considers how accountability mechanisms can be perverted and corruption can emerge when institutions are weak or states are developing; and the other considers the methods and data used to study corruption and accountability around the world. To conduct this research, she partners with government institutions, international organizations, and policy makers, as well as other academics.
Methodologically, she utilizes various tools in her work, including interviews, text analysis, observational data, and experiments (RCTs, lab-in-the-field, conjoint, and behavioral experiments). She obtained her PhD in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego in 2014. For the 2014-2015 academic year, she was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project. In 2015, she joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Policy, Peter Thacher Grauer Fellow, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Studies, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science.
Related Publications
International Charitable Associations and Non Governmental Organizations in Palestine
- international standards
- ngo accountability
- ngos
- AMAN (TI Palestine)
Overview of corruption and anti-corruption in Kenya
- public financial management
Grand Corruption and the SDGs - Selling the country's future: the island sales scheme in the Maldives
- sustainable development goals
- sdg
- land
- grand corruption
- water
- environment
Denmark: Overview of Corruption and Anti-Corruption
- anti-money laundering
- money laundering
- Danske Bank
Initiatives de lutte contre la corruption au niveau local
- lutte contre la corruption
Brigitte Seim
Affiliation
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Professional Title
Assistant Professor
Country/Territory
Topics
- Accountability
- E-government
- Aid & Development
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Education
- Health
- Public Services
- Water
- Social accountability
- Illicit financial flows
- Diagnostics
- Quantitative studies
- Surveys
- Tools
- Elections
- Audit and oversight
- Budget
- Customs
- Public procurement
- Taxation
- Anti - corruption institutions
- Codes of conduct
- Governance
- Whistleblowing
Specialisms
Local government; Corruption evolution; Forms of corruption; Elections and corruption; Citizen-led anti-corruption; Traffic police corruption