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The QoG Institute

The QoG Institute

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  2. The QoG Institute

Welcome to the Quality of Government (QoG) Institute! We are an independent research institute affiliated with the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg. In total, we are around 35 researchers conducting world-leading research on the causes and consequences of corruption and the quality of governance. The number of researchers makes us one of the largest research centers in the world in our field.

Our research
The research conducted at the QoG Institute primarily focuses on the theoretical and empirical problem of how high-quality…
QoG Data
Welcome to the QoG Institute's data pages. We offer several open-source datasets, a variable search tool, visualization…
QoG for students
Here you find information about internship possibilities, the QoG courses, and other information relevant to you as a…

News

News – 26 March 2025
Risk of growing corruption within the EU
A report from researchers at the University of Gothenburg, among other places, identifies six high-risk areas where…
QoG Annual Report 2024
Report
New report from the QoG Institute/Lancet Commission policy day
Winner of the 2024 QoG Best Paper Award
We are happy to announce that the 2024 Quality of Government Best Paper Award goes to Gustavo Guajardo for his paper: The…
The Good Society Index: 2025 Edition
The Good Society Index: 2025 Edition
News – 6 February 2025
Gender Equality, Public Healthcare, and Impartial Institutions – Success…
Women's education, access to public healthcare, well-functioning water and sewage systems, and an impartial public…
The latest QoG Datasets for 2025 are now available!
News – 28 October 2024
Voters prefer female politicians in the fight against corruption
EU citizens believe that female politicians are best placed to fight corruption, according to research from the University…

Events and activities

Our activities
QoG lunch seminars
The QoG Institute regularly organizes seminars related to research on Quality of Government, broadly defined as trustworthy,…
Our activities
QoG visiting scholar program
The aim of the Visiting Scholar Program is to provide intellectual impetus for the Quality of Government (QoG) Institute. We…
Our activities
Policy Dialogue Day
Every year, the QoG Institute organizes a Policy Dialogue Day that aims to bridge the gap between analysis and practice. The…
Our activities
The QoG Best Paper Award
The Quality of Government (QoG) Institute´s Best Paper Award is an annual prize awarded to a paper on a Quality of…

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