Bologna University researcher. The co -founder of the international network of corruption researchers (www.icrnetwork.org) and ACREC development consultant. She defended her doctoral dissertation at the Institute of Development and World of the University of Dusburg Essen, Germany (InEf, Universität Duisburg-Essen). The sphere of scientific interests is political corruption in hybrid regimes, as well as the methods and theory of interdisciplinary studies of corruption. Received a master of political science, public law and anthropology of Munich University of Ludwig-Maximilian, Germany (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München). Oksana Gus was a researcher at the University of Leiden, Toronto University and consultant to UNP UNP, UNESCO, EU and European Council.