Biography

My planned research centres on the pressing questions of why certain people engage in corruption when its consequences can ultimately deprave the political system, rig the global economy and ruin the environment. And why do some refuse to?To answer these questions, I will explore the interplay of personal and situational factors in an experimental bribery game. Little can be done against corruption without a nuanced understanding of its causes. Through unpacking an individual-level mechanism of corrupt decision-making, I wish to respond to the ever-growing demand for evidence-based anti-corruption strategies.After observing how my home country’s newly-won democratic institutions were gradually eroded by political venality from 2015 onwards, with an ensuing deterioration in its Corruption Perception Index position, I began to focus my research on the subject. As it is by no means a merely regional problem, I plan to collect my data in under-researched jurisdictions of the Global South with the aim of studying the phenomenon in some of the societies it most affects.I am thrilled to join this global network dedicated to bettering the lives of others and profusely thank Gates Cambridge Trust for their generous support.

Previous Education

University of Cambridge MPhil in Criminology 2023
University of Heidelberg German and European Law 2021
Jagiellonian University Law 2019