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Introduction: theorising heritage for the seas
(International Journal of Heritage Studies, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-01)This Introduction makes the case for a more critical engagement with oceans and the maritime within critical heritage theory. We lay out a research agenda that more consciously foregrounds aquatic domains in debates about ... -
Introdução à Ética no Sector Público
(Research report, 2009-03-01)This paper is the Portuguese version of the introduction chapter to the compendium on Public Sector Ethics; Introdução à Ética no Sector Público . O cooperação institucional entre o Centro de Estudos e Investigação ... -
Investigate without peril: How to support investigative journalism in East Africa?
(U4 Brief 2011:9, Report, 2011-09-01)Investigative journalism distinguishes itself from regular journalism by its depth and subject matter, often involving crime, political corruption or corporate wrongdoing. It can play an essential role in a country’s ... -
Investigating the ethics of investments. An interview with Kjell Kristian Dørum on the work of the Norwegian Council on Ethics
(Report, 2022-05-01)Norway’s global pension fund invests in 1.3% of all listed companies in the world. Its chief advisor responsible for the fund's ethical guidelines talks about dialogues with companies accused of corruption and possible ... -
Iron deficiency anemia among children aged 2–5 years in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
(PeerJ vol. 9 no. e11649, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-01)Background Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is a common type of nutritional anemia in low-income countries, including Ethiopia. However, there is limited data on iron deficiency anemia prevalence and associated factors in ... -
Iron fist politics in Colombia: A panorama of destruction
(CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 1, Report, 2012-01-23)During the last decade many Latin American countries have resorted to mano dura (iron fist) politics and militarisation to combat crime, drugs and subversion. The high number of killed, injured and displaced persons in ... -
Irregular Migration or Human Trafficking? The Realities of Cross-border Population Mobility in Western Sudan
(Report, 2020-03-01)A new public discourse labels irregular migration as human trafficking. The new discourse has been shaped by emerging globalized migration patterns and the increased securitization of Europe’s borders. This brief traces ... -
Is Bonded Labor Voluntary? A Framework against Forced Work
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)UN estimate that 20 million are held in bonded labor. Several economic analyses assert that bonded laborers accept these contracts voluntarily, which could imply that a ban would make such laborers worse off. We question ... -
Is Bonded Labor Voluntary? Evidence from the Liberation of the Kamaiyas in the Far-Western Region of Nepal
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)The UN estimates that 20 million are held in bonded labor. Several economic analyses assert that bonded laborers accept these contracts voluntarily, which could imply that a ban would make such laborers worse off. We ... -
Is bonded labor voluntary? Responses from Kamaiyas on why they chose to stay.
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Is Fredskorpset an effective instrument for strengthening civil society in developing countries?
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 1, Report, 2016-01-01)Fredskorpset, or FK Norway, is one of the instruments for Norwegian development aid support to civil society in developing countries. It promotes mutual learning and sharing of experiences between organisations in different ... -
Is it the Fault of NGOs Alone? Aid and Dependency in Eastern Sudan
(Sudan Working Paper SWP 2008: 5, Working paper, 2008-06-01)Scholars of development studies have long debated the efficacy of humanitarian assistance in the Sudan, especially in eastern Sudan, where humanitarian agencies have been working for more than two decades. Questions about ... -
Is it wrong to rank? A critical assessment of corruption indices
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)This paper emphasizes the importance of collecting information on corruption, while still stressing critical aspects of the most applied sources of such information, the cross-country composite corruption indices. Are these ... -
Is mutual accountability feasible? A conceptual discussion with policy implications
(U4 Issue 2012:11, Research report, 2012-12-14)Mutual accountability is one of five principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. Yet comparatively little has been written about this principle and how it is operationalised. It remains ill-defined and poorly ... -
Is there legal pluralism in Afghanistan? Notes on injustice and access to justice
(Research report, 2023-03-01)This NCHS paper examines the use of the term legal pluralism in Afghanistan and argues that where access to justice is particularly difficult or neglected, social actors face an absence rather than a plurality of legal ... -
Is worker effort higher in church-based than in government health facilities?
(CMI Brief vol. 10 no. 11, Report, 2011-10-25)A study of diagnostic effort documents low worker effort in both churchbased and government health facilities. Despite a strong perception among patients about good medical quality in church-based health clinics, health ... -
Islam and gender in Europe: Subjectivities, politics and piety
(Feminist Review no. 98, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-01)'Is Islam reconcilable with feminism?' asks Haideh Moghissi (1999), echoing a concern that is currently dramatized in numerous ways across and beyond Europe. The growing presence and visibility of Muslims in European liberal ... -
Islam in Northern Mozambique: A Historical Overview
(History Compass vol. 8 no. 7, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01-01)This article is a historical overview of two issues: first, that of the dynamics of Islamic religious transformations from pre-Portuguese era up until the 2000s among Muslims of the contemporary Cabo Delgado, Nampula, and ... -
Islam, menneskerettigheter og utviklingsprosesser
(Rapport, Research report, 1991)Denne studien undersøker islams forhold til menneskerettighetene og muligheten for en utvikling av islamsk tenkning til også å omfatte den moderne menneskerettighetstanken. Med utgangspunkt i framveksten av forskjellige ... -
Islamic Feminism, a public lecture
(CMI Sudan Working Paper SWP 2014:1, Working paper, 2014-11-07)The programme Assisting Regional Universities in Sudan and South Sudan (ARUSS) aims to build academic bridges between Sudan and South Sudan. The overall objective is to enhance the quality and relevance of teaching and ...