• Safeguarding the Covid-19 vaccine distribution: Evaluating the role of blockchain 

  Cuadrado, Daniela Cepeda; Hausenkamph, Daniel Sejerøe; Aarvik, Per; Cardona, Clara; Turati, Marcelino; Pardo, Natalia Mejia (U4 Issue 2022:7, Research report, 2022-06-01)

  International organisations should examine blockchain’s effectiveness against the challenges identified. Effectiveness depends on technical capacity, trust, and a political commitment to reduce corruption.

• Breaking the vicious cycle: Entry points for anti-corruption in inclusive peace processes 

  Hopp-Nishanka, Ulrike; Rogers, Joshua; Humphreys, Calum (U4 Issue 2022:6, Research report, 2022-05-01)

  Corruption and violent conflict feed off each other in a vicious cycle. Peacebuilders can learn how to reinforce transitions from war to peace with a focus on promoting integrity and accountability.

• Investigating the ethics of investments. An interview with Kjell Kristian Dørum on the work of the Norwegian Council on Ethics 

  Dørum, Kjell Kristian; Schütte, Sofie Arjon (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 ...

• Syrian Refugees in Istanbul and Gaziantep: Comparative Findings on Settlement, Livelihood and Support 

  Içduygu, Ahmet; Osseiran, Souad (CMI Insight 2022:01, Report, 2022-06-01)

  The Syrian presence in Turkey is largely urban in nature with refugees settling in regional cities along the Syria-Turkey border and in the metropolises of western Turkey. Based on a survey with 300 Syrian refugees in ...

• Tone Danielsen: Making Warriors in a Global Era. An Ethnographic Study of the Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commando 

  Mogstad, Heidi (Others, 2022-03-01)

• The invisible ceiling: Muslim immigrant entrepreneurs navigate Norway’s financial environment 

  Norbakk, Mari; Tobin, Sarah A (Journal article, 2022-05-01)

  Extended abstract published as part of conference proceedings after the 2022 ReInser International Conference for sharing best practices, bringing together researchers, practicioners and policy-makers. Conference proceedings ...

• Community-Driven Development or community-based development? 

  Strand, Arne; Hatlebakk, Magnus; Wimpelmann, Torunn; Wardak, Mirwais (CMI Report R 2022:3, Research report, 2022-06-01)

  Review of Norwegian-funded CDC projects in Afghanistan

• Community driven development in fragile contexts 

  Hatlebakk, Magnus (CMI Report R 2022:2, Research report, 2022-06-01)

  This review of community driven development discusses the incentive problems that arise when an external agency attempts to involve the local community in the planning and implementation of development projects.

• Mujeres en la judicatura en Guatemala. Experiencias entre profesionalización y captura política 

  Sieder, Rachel; Braconnier, Ana; De León, Camila (Research report, 2022-05-01)

  This report in Spanish analyses the situation of women judges in Guatemala, revealing the specifically gendered pressures they experience to limit their independence. By focusing on women's experiences of becoming and ...

• No er ikkje tida for arbeidsro 

  Skaar, Elin (Others, 2022-05-01)

  GRANSKING: Her er ei oppmoding til sannings- og forsoningskommisjonen: Skap debatt, skap forventningar og involver majoritetsbefolkinga. Få oss til å venta på sluttrapporten med entusiasme!

• BENEDICTE BULL: Latin-Amerika i dag. Nye interesser og gamle bånd til USA, Kina, Russland, Midtøsten og Europa 

  Skaar, Elin (Others, 2022-04-01)

  Kampen om naturressursar: Benedicte Bull byr ikkje berre på grundige analysar av stormaktspolitikk og samfunnsforhold i Latin-Amerika, ho byr òg på seg sjølv.

• Introducción 

  Wilson, Bruce M.; F., Evelyn Villarreal (El agua como derecho humano: Reconocimientos y disputas en Costa Rica, Chapter, 2022-04-01)

• El agua como derecho humano: Reconocimientos y disputas en Costa Rica 

  Wilson, Bruce M.; F., Evelyn Villarreal (Book, 2022-04-01)

  The book El agua como derecho humano: Reconocimientos y disputas en Costa Rica (Water as a Human Right: Recognitions and Disputes in Costa Rica) analyzes the role of the human right to water and sanitation in shaping ...

• The Idea of a Clean and Efficient War Is a Dangerous Lie 

  De Lauri, Antonio (Others, 2022-04-01)

  There is dominant propaganda that seems to suggest war can be conducted according to a set of acceptable, standardized, and abstract rules. It can't. Originally published in Common Dreams. Republished in Focaal Blog, ...

• Forms of Humanitarian Diplomacy 

  De Lauri, Antonio; Turunen, Salla (Research report, 2022-04-01)

  Humanitarian emergencies continue to proliferate globally. Mostly driven by conflicts – but also natural hazards, climate change, famine, and epidemics – these emergencies exacerbate existing social vulnerabilities ...

• Modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study 

  Kumma, Wondimagegn Paulos; Lindtjørn, Bernt; Loha, Eskindir (BMJ Open vol. 12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-01)

  Objective To assess the prevalence, magnitude and factors associated with the number of major modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Design Community-based cross-sectional study. Setting ...

• From spaces of containment to spaces of conversion 

  Kreichauf, Rene; Dunn, Elizabeth (Research report, 2022-04-01)

  In recent years, there has been extensive literature on the question of camps of all kinds, and the ways that the logic of encampment is spreading to other sites. Indeed, as more and more refugees settle in cities where ...

• Assessment of environmental contamination with soil-transmitted helminths life stages at school compounds, households and open markets in Jimma Town, Ethiopia 

  Tadege, Bamlaku; Mekonnen, Zeleke; Dana, Daniel; Sharew, Bizuwarek; Dereje, Eden; Loha, Eskindir; Verweij, Jaco J.; Casaert, Stijn; Vlaminck, Johnny; Ayana, Mio; Levecke, Bruno (PLoS Negl Trop Dis . vol. 16 no. 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-01)

  Background It remains largely unknown where and how infections with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs; Ascaris , Trichuris , Necator and Ancylostoma ) occur. We therefore aimed to identify possible sources ...

• Tuning in to the politics of (anti-)corruption: astute interventions and deeper accountability 

  Jackson, David; Amundsen, Inge (U4 Issue 2022:3, Research report, 2022-03-01)

  Corruption becomes politicised when the spoils of corruption are used by politicians to maintain and extend their hold on power. Anti-corruption initiatives can also be politicised, meaning they face being weaponised or ...

• Angola: Religion and repression 

  Amundsen, Inge (CMI Working Paper WP 2022:1, Working paper, 2022-03-01)

  The history of religious repression in Angola stands in sharp contrast to the official representations of religious tolerance. The regime keeps religion under government control, through formal and informal methods, and ...

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