• Access denied. Abortion rights in Latin America 

      Gianella-Malca, Camila; Gloppen, Siri (CMI Brief vol. 13 no. 1, Report, 2014-01-01)
      Millions of Latin American women face serious barriers to their sexual and reproductive rights, and they suffer serious consequences as a result. Latin American countries maintain restrictive abortion laws in spite of ...
    • Aid to Judicial Reform: Norwegian and International Experiences 

      Skaar, Elin; Samset, Ingrid; Gloppen, Siri (Research report, Research report, 2004)
      Creating a viable judiciary and strengthening its democratic functions has been a main concern of both national governments and donors over the last two decades. This report attempts to chart and systematise the efforts ...
    • Courts, Corruption and Judicial Independence 

      Gloppen, Siri (Corruption, Grabbing and Development: Real World Challenges, Chapter, 2014-03-01)
      A well-functioning justice system is crucial to address corruption effectively, which in turn is important for development. But judicial institutions are themselves corruptible. Surveys show that experiences with and ...
    • How does litigation affect health financing? 

      Mæstad, Ottar; Ferraz, Octavio; Yamin, Alicia Ely; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Gloppen, Siri (Technical Brief Series Brief No 15, Research report, 2010-01-01)
      In the last fifteen years, judicial claims to secure health services as a matter of right have become an important phenomenon in a number of countries including South Africa, India, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and Costa ...
    • How to Assess the Political Role of the Zambian Courts? 

      Gloppen, Siri (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)
      The paper addresses the methodological problems concerning how to assess the political role of courts in Zambia - and in new democracies more generally, and suggests a framework within which this can be done. Particular ...
    • Human Rights and Development. The Discourse in the Humanities and Social Sciences 

      Gloppen, Siri; Rakner, Lise (Research report, Research report, 1993)
      The aim of this study is to review central debates on human rights within the social sciences and humanities with a view to enumerating the present state of knowledge about human rights and development. The central topics ...
    • Menneskerettigheter og utviklingsprosesser. Sentrale tema i samfunnsvitenskapelig og humanistisk menneskerettighetsforskning 

      Gloppen, Siri; Rakner, Lise (Report, Research report, 1991)
      Rapporten inngår i studien "Menneskerettigheter i et utvikingsteoretisk perspektiv", som Programmet for menneskerettighetsstudier ved Chr. Michelsens Institutt har utført på oppdrag fra Departementet for utvikingshjelp/ ...
    • Political determinants of sustainable development goals 

      Gianella, Camila; Gloppen, Siri; Machado, Marta Rodriguez de Assis (The Lancet vol. 390 no. 10112, Journal article, 2017-12-01)
      We read with interest the article by the GBD 2016 SDG Collaborators 1 (Sept 16, p 1423), which presents a comprehensive analysis of the potential gaps and gains in the health-related Sustainable Development Goals ...
    • Reconciliation and Democratisation: Outlining the Research Field 

      Gloppen, Siri (Research report, Research report, 2002)
      The report presents an overview of institutional strategies to deal with the problem of past atrocities – trials, purges, truth commissions, restorative efforts, reforms, amnesty and amnesia. It discusses the main debates ...
    • Responsiveness to the concerns of the poor and accountability to the commitment to poverty reduction 

      Gloppen, Siri; Rakner, Lise; Tostensen, Arne (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2003)
      Taking its cue from the poverty-reduction thrust of the Millennium Development Goals, this paper proposes an analytical framework for answering the fundamental question: How can we increase the responsiveness of decision-makers ...
    • Sexual and reproductive rights - a global legal battlefield 

      Gianella, Camila; Gloppen, Siri; Sieder, Rachel; Yamin, Alicia (CMI Brief vol. 12 no. 1, Report, 2013-04-01)
      Millennium Development Goal number 5 (MDG 5) aims to reduce maternal mortality. In this brief we argue that, in the current global context more rigorous research focusing on the legal battles around women’s sexual and ...
    • Social Rights Litigation as Transformation: South African Perspectives 

      Gloppen, Siri (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2005)
      The paper analyses the role of litigation as a strategy to fulfil the social rights laid down in the South African constitution. Critically examining litigation as a means to bring the constitutional provisions to life, ...
    • The Institutional Context of the 2004 General Elections in Malawi 

      Gloppen, Siri; Kanyongolo, Edge; Khembo, Nixon; Patel, Nadini; Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars; Tostensen, Arne; Bakken, Mette (Research report, Research report, 2006)
      This report summarises the findings of a joint research project undertaken by the Centre for Social Research, Chr. Michelsen Institute and the Universities of Malawi and Bergen. Ensuring that elected political leaders play ...
    • The perfect enemy: From migrants to sexual minorities 

      Gloppen, Siri; Rakner, Lise (CMI Brief no. 2019:05, Report, 2019-05-01)
      Why did Poland´s conservative government, the Law and Justice Party, launch an attack on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people (LGBT) as part of their 2019 European Parliamentary elections campaign? The ...
    • The Role of the Judiciary in the 2004 General Elections in Malawi 

      Gloppen, Siri; Kanyongolo, Edge (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)
      The courts in Malawi have played a prominent role in political life since the democratic transition in 1993, which came about after three decades of repressive authoritatian rule. Whilst the quality of electoral politics ...