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Dr Branislav Hock
Biography
Dr Branislav Hock is Associate Professor in Economic Crime & Compliance and the Lead of the Economic Crime Research Group at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (SCCJ). He is an author of Extraterritoriality and International Bribery: A Collective Action Perspective, Routledge 2020. Branislav has been involved in a broad range of research activities, many have been related to Transnational Economic Crime, Anti-Corruption, and Compliance. Branislav is the founding member of the European Compliance Center. Prior to joining the SCCJ, Branislav worked as a researcher at the Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC), where he completed a PhD in anti-corruption law. Branislav was also involved in various other projects: for example, he worked in the Private Office of the Dutch Member of the European Court of Auditors on a performance audit measuring the effectiveness of public procurement of European Union Institutions.
Dr Hock currently supervises doctoral projects in the areas of international corruption and bribery, money-laundering, and corporate compliance, and welcomes PhD proposals on these topics.
Research interests
- Transnational Economic Crime
- Anti-Corruption Law
- Compliance
- Law & Economics
- Collective Action
- Private Ordering
- Public Procurement
- Money Laundering
- Global Sanctions
Media availability
I am available to the media to discuss any issues relating to my research interests.
Research outputs
2025
Nigerian confraternities and mass cross-border fraud
Button, M., Lazarus, S., Hock, B., Sabia, J., Pandey, D. S., Gilmour, P.
1 Nov 2025, In: Trends in Organized Crime
Research output: Article
Factors influencing involvement in cyber-frauds in west Africa and the implications for policy
Button, M., Lazarus, S., Hock, B., Sabia, J., Pandey, D. S., Gilmour, P.
22 Oct 2025, In: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
Research output: Article
Illicit offshore finance: Examining the measures adopted by the United Kingdom to enhance corporate transparency
Gilmour, P., Hock, B.
24 Sep 2025,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)
The profile and detection of bribery in South Korea
Hock, B., Park, H., Oh, J., Button, M.
1 Feb 2025, In: Crime, Law and Social Change. 83, 16p., 15
Research output: Article
Policing cross-border fraud ‘Above and below the surface’: mapping actions and developing a more effective global response
Button, M., Hock, B., Suh, J. B., Koh , C. S.
10 Jan 2025, In: Crime, Law and Social Change. 83, 27p., 5
Research output: Article
2024
Economic crime in war
Hock, B., Quenivet, N.
19 Apr 2024,
Research output: Abstract
What works in policing money laundering?
Hock, B., Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J., Gilmour, P.
2 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Money Laundering Control. 27, 1, p. 5-13, 8p.
Research output: Article
What really works in preventing fraud against organisations and do decision-makers really need to know?
Button, M., Hock, B., Shepherd, D. W. J., Gilmour, P.
1 Jan 2024, In: Security Journal. 37, 18p.
Research output: Article
2023
Understanding the rise of fraud in England and Wales through field theory: blip or flip?
Button, M., Shepherd, D. W. J., Hock, B., Gilmour, P.
1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Economic Criminology. 1, 10p., 100012
Research output: Article
Extraterritoriality, economics and crime
Hock, B.
15 Aug 2023,
Research output: Chapter (peer-reviewed)