Morten Koch Andersen

Morten Koch Andersen specialize in the interdisciplinary study of the nexus between corruption and human rights. He has worked on corruption and human rights for more than a decade, with a special interest in political mobilization, rule of law practices, impunity and citizenship. Recently, he has develop a research program on corruption at ports; Prevention of Maritime and Port Corruption – PREMPOC, addressing global infrastructures, order of the seas and maritime governance. The research is a collaboration and international consortium of high-level researchers for the purpose of assessing and studying the incidence and impact of bribery in the global port and shipping sector. The members are Copenhagen University-Centre for Global Criminality, Danish Institute for International Studies, Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN), Roskilde University, Soka University, Southern Denmark University and World Maritime University.

What We Know About Corruption in the Maritime Sector

27th July 202025th July 2020 by Morten Koch Andersen

In the summer of 2019, I began to think about what we know about corruption in the maritime sector. My first impulse was to be found in popular culture. The second season of The Wire takes point of departure in a port. The series delves into criminal networks and the ways in which they make … Read more