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The Argentine Military in Democracy: Moving Beyond Issues of Civilian Control to a Citizen Soldier Paradigm
(CMI Working Paper WP 2015:7, Working paper, 2015-06-01)Argentina’s transition to democracy in 1983 ended decades of cyclical military interventions in politics. Since then a long and complex process of confrontation, incorporation, and, finally, subordination has established ... -
The Armed Forces and the Economy in Latin America: Contemporary Trends and Implications for Civil-Military Relations.
(CMI Working Paper WP 2016:08, Working paper, 2016-11-01)This paper examines several cases of military economic activities that persist in Latin America, despite the political and economic liberalization processes that have been under way in the region for several decades. Taking ... -
The basics of corruption risk management: A framework for decision making and integration into the project cycles
(U4 Issue 2015:18, Research report, 2015-12-01)Aid agencies need better systems to identify, assess, and mitigate corruption risks. Risk assessments should consider two main dimensions of an act of corruption: probability and expected impact. Cost-effectiveness ... -
The basics of integrity in procurement
(U4 Issue 2011:10, Research report, 2011-10-01)Why and how does corruption occur in procurement? Why is it important to prevent corruption in procurement? What are the main risks at various stages of the procurement process, and what can be done to mitigate them? ... -
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 budget as theatre - the formal and informal institutional makins of the budget process in Malawi. Final report
(Research report, 2004-01-01)What can explain the apparent lack of political will to formulate, implement and monitor the budget process and public financial management in accordance with the overall goals of the Malawi Poverty Reduction Strategy ... -
The budget process and corruption
(U4 Issue 2005:3, Research report, 2005-01-01)In the interest of making aid effective, donors are increasingly stressing the importance of a good public financial management (PFM) system in partner countries. The budget process is a part of the PFM system which is ... -
The campaign to promote the African Union Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance: Insights into advocacy on the African continent
(U4 Practice Insight 2013:4, Report, 2013-05-27)This U4 Practice Insight seeks to communicate the experiences and lessons learned by a governance specialist during three years of advocacy work to promote the ratification of the African Union Charter on Democracy, Elections ... -
The case for asset declarations in the judiciary: Identifying illicit enrichment and conflicts of interests
(U4 Brief 2014:5, Report, 2014-05-06)Asset declarations serve in many countries as a tool for detecting and preventing illicit enrichment and conflicts of interests among public officials. However, not all countries with an asset declaration regime in place ... -
The challenge of per diem misuse: Training and travel as extra pay
(U4 Brief 2016:8, Report, 2016-12-01)A combination of low wages and perverse incentives motivate civil servants to supplement their income with per diem payments connected to participation in seminars and workshops. The abuse of travel and training- related ... -
The challenging dynamics of microcredit in Angola
(CMI Brief vol. 14 no. 6, Report, 2015-09-18)Personal characteristics and capacities are important for whether microcredit clients succeed in business. In particular, a client’s education influences business profitability. However, to benefit from group-based ... -
The Changing Nature of Power and Sovereignty in Afghanistan
(Research report, 2012-09-01)This paper aims to explain the broader contours of the emerging fields of political power in contemporary Afghanistan and its implications for regional politics. -
The changing role of Chinese development aid
(CMI Insight 2020:1, Report, 2020-03-01)In recent years, China has significantly increased its development interventions. China is now among the major providers of aid to Africa. Foreign aid has become an important tool in the range of instruments applied by the ... -
The Co-operation between Institute og Development Management - IDM (Tanzania) and Agder College (Norway)
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1999)This working paper reviews the background and experiences gained in the context of institutional cooperation between IDM in Tanzania and Agder College, Norway. This co-operation has evolved out of a longstanding relationship ... -
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 comprehensive peace agreement in the Sudan: Institutional developments and political trends in focus areas
(Sudan Working Paper SWP 2009: 1, Working paper, 2009-05-13)The Sudan is a vast and varied country in terms of its geography and people, defining its social and political relations from the colonial era through independence. The history of Sudanese conflict has been shaped by the ... -
The Cost of Doing Politics in Ghana: What does violence against politicians look like?
(CMI Brief no. 2024:01, Report, 2024-03-01)Ghana is characterized by highly partisan politics with the prospects for electoral violence exacerbated by a winner takes all electoral system. Candidates for political office routinely experience some form of political ... -
The cost of doing politics in Ireland: What does violence against politicians look like and how is it gendered?
(CMI Brief no. 2023:6, Report, 2023-11-01)Women who contest election in Ireland report experiencing political violence more often than men, experience different forms more frequently (specifically, degrading talk and false rumours), and are more likely to experience ... -
The costs of corruption to the Mozambican economy. Why it is important to fight corruption in a climate of fiscal fragility
(CMI Report R 2016:6, Research report, 2016-12-01)What is the price that Mozambique has to pay for the widespread corruption in the country? What is the cost of corruption for the Mozambican economy, the state and its people? The present study aims at providing succinct ... -
The Criminalisation of Rape in Pakistan
(CMI Working Paper WP 2017:08, Working paper, 2017-09-01)In Pakistan, the legal recognition of rape as a crime has changed in pace with the dominant narrative on women’s sexuality. The country’s most troublesome categorisation of rape was, unfortunately, introduced under the ...