Browsing CMI Open Research Archive by Document Types "Journal article"
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Revenue authorities and public authority in sub-Saharan Africa
(Journal of Modern African Studies vol. 47 no. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-01-01)Since the early 1990s, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have established semi-autonomous revenue authorities (ARAs), organisationally distinct from ministries of finance, with some real operational autonomy, and with ... -
Revisiting Health Rights Litigation and Access to Medications in Costa Rica: Preliminary Evidence from the Cochrane Collaboration Reform
(Health and Human Rights Journal vol. 20 no. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-01)In response to the incremental creation of an expansive constitutional right to health in Costa Rica, the country’s rights-friendly constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court (known as the Sala IV) unleashed a flood ... -
Revisiting heritage in the ocean: common heritage of [Hu]mankind, maritime heritage and beyond?
(International Journal of Heritage Studies vol. 30 no. 6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-01)By zeroing in on the term ‘heritage’ in the most important international legal instrument on oceans – the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC), this article explores how the concept of the Common ... -
“Satanism is witchcraft’s younger sibling”: Changing perceptions of natural and supernatural anaemia causality in Malawian children
(PLOS ONE, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-01)In countries of sub-Saharan Africa, many children are admitted to hospital with severe forms of anaemia. The late hospital admissions of anaemic children contribute significantly to child morbidity and mortality in these ... -
Seroprevalence and associated factors of maternal cytomegalovirus in Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
(BMJ Open vol. 11 no. 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-01)Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the seroprevalence and associated factors of cytomegalovirus (CMV) among pregnant women in Southern Ethiopia. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting The ... -
Shatila: The island of (in)stability
(Journal article, 2021-02-01)The Shatila refugee camp was established in 1949 for Palestinian refugees fleeing Palestine during the Nakba. The camp is located in Beirut next to the Sabra neighbourhood (of the Gaza buildings discussed in the foregoing ... -
Skatt og statsbygging i utviklingsland: Hvordan skatt kan bidra til å ansvarliggjøre myndighetene overfor egne borgere
(Journal article, 2011-05-02)Den politiske betydningen av skattlegging går langt ut over det å skaffe inntekter til å finansiere offentlig sektor, infrastruktur og grunnleggende behov for borgerne. I denne artikkelen argumenterer Odd-Helge Fjeldstad ... -
Spatial Variation of Child Stunting and Maternal Malnutrition after Controlling for Known Risk Factors in a Drought-Prone Rural Community in Southern Ethiopia
(Annals of Global Health, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-01)Background : Globally, understanding spatial analysis of malnutrition is increasingly recognized. However, our knowledge on spatial clustering of malnutrition after controlling for known risk factors of malnutrition such ... -
Special Issue: Reimagining the Littoral through Development Regimes and Local Contingencies’
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Stones on the Road: the Politics of Participation and the Generation of Crisis in Bolivia
(Bulletin of Latin American Research vol. 25 no. 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006-01-01)This paper demonstrates that recent protests in Bolivia must be linked to the failure of efforts to improve democratic participation in the country. It argues that such failures can be traced to a history of prejudices in ... -
Strategies of Self-Proclaimed Pro-Life Groups: Effect of New Religious Actors on Sexual Policies
(Latin American Perspectives vol. 208 no. 43: 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-01)Over the past few decades political processes recognizing and broadening sexual and reproductive rights have produced a reaction from conservative sectors seeking to block those gains. Although the Catholic Church hierarchy ... -
Tax bargains in unlikely places: The politics of Zambian mining taxes
(The Extractive Industries and Society vol. 4 no. 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-01)In developed nations, issues of taxation rank high on the agendas of political parties. In Africa’s new democracies taxation does not figure as a central campaign issue. Lack of attention to issues of taxation reflects ... -
Taxation, coercion and donors. Local government tax enforcement in Tanzania
(The Journal of Modern African Studies vol. 39 no. 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2001-01-01)This paper presents three propositions about tax collection by local authorities in Tanzania. First, revenue performance depends on the degree of coercion involved in tax enforcement. Reciprocity does not seem to be an ... -
Terre, normes de propriété et litiges à Kaboul
(Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée vol. 133, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-01)Les conflits relatifs à la possession et à l’exploitation de la terre sont très courants en Afghanistan. Plusieurs facteurs y contribuent : à l’absence de cadastre et à la ... -
The Absence of Freedom
(Journal of Global Slavery vol. 2 no. 1-2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-01)Central and South Asian brick kilns have long attracted the attention of both humanitarian agencies and scholars as sites of slavery-like forms of labor exploitation. They represent both an important case study for ... -
The Battle over abortion rights in Brazil's state arenas, 1995-2006
(Health and Human Rights Journal vol. 19 no. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-01)This article proposes a relational approach to the study of abortion law reform in Brazil. It focuses on the interaction of pro-choice and anti-abortion movements in different state arenas and political contexts. It details ... -
The commitment curve: Global regulation of business and human rights
(Business and Human Rights Journal vol. 3 no. 2, July 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-01)The divide between hard law and soft law approaches to global regulation of corporations in relation to human rights is partly based on empirical assumptions. Taking a step back, we assess the claims concerning the current ... -
The Depoliticisation of Development and the Democratisation of Politics in Tanzania: Parallel Structures as Obstacles to Delivering Services to the Poor
(Journal of Development Studies vol. 44 no. 8, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-01-01)Local democracy and the involvement of local communities in the provision of social services are central issues in the local government reforms that are presently being implemented in many developing countries. At the same ... -
The Effectiveness of Harnessing Human Rights: The Struggle over the Ilısu Dam in Turkey
(Development and Change vol. 52 no. 6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-01)Under what conditions can a human rights-based approach be successfully utilized? This article argues that the efficacy of a human rights discourse is, in large part, determined by the nature of the arena in which rights ... -
The health status of adolescents in Ecuador and the country’s response to the need for differentiated healthcare for adolescents
(Reproductive Health vol. 14 no. 29, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-01)Background Adolescents face a range of health problems but many barriers block their access to health services, and in particular to sexual and reproductive health services. The objective of this study was to assess the ...