[IN PRINCIPLE, THIS CAN BE DEVELOPED EITHER AS A THESIS OR A DISSERTATION]

Phenomena such as modern slavery, corruption, money Laundering, unsustainable exploitation of natural

Resources, and illegal disposal of waste are common in Several contexts and project business / projects are no exception. For Example, some construction projects use modern Slavery to reduce labor costs (Russell, Lee, & Clift, 2018); information and communications technology (ICT) and media production projects exploit people desperately looking for a job (Hesmondhalgh & Baker, 2013); and corruption is pervasive in the planning and Delivery of infrastructure, particularly in megaprojects (Locatelli, Mariani, Sainati, & Greco, 2017). dW group illegal and/or unethical practices, such as those listed above, under the umbrella term “the dark Side of projects.” We argue that the dark side is a Pervasive dimension in projects; it keeps practitioners awake at night and yet has not received the attention it deserves given the economic, social, and environmental Implications it entails.

The dark side of projects is real and timely. Today Governments and NGOs are compiling an increasing number of studies on the dark side of projects. For example, slavery is still a modern problem and Shockingly high: the UK Home Office estimates that the Number of victims and survivors of modern slavery in the United Kingdom (GOV.UK, 2019) is 13,000 and rising Rapidly (IMGMS, 2018). Corruption is also a common problem. For example, The 2016 Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—a Stereotypical megaproject in a developing country—was The stage of numerous corruption and bribery scandals.

The dark side of projects can also take on more nuanced Forms. For example, through the waste of resources and Public money on, for example, unused infrastructure and Stadiums and the approval and execution of clearly questionable projects, such as a ski ramp in the middle of the desert.

Each dissertation can focus one of the topics of the “dark side of projects”. A not exhaustive list includes:

• Corruption (In collaboration with academics from the University of Leeds)
• Modern Slavery (In collaboration with academics from the University of Leeds)
• Money Laundering (In collaboration with academics from the University of Leeds)
• Sexism (In collaboration with am academics from the University of South London)
• Waste of natural resources
• Mismanagement of waste (e.g. from construction or decommissioning activities)
• Vanity projects
• …