Browsing Chr. Michelsens Institutt by Title
Now showing items 1788-1807 of 1996
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The women’s rights champion. Tunisia’s potential for furthering women’s rights.
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The ‘coal theft’ case: Corruption and reform of Mongolia’s strategic minerals governance
(U4 Brief 2024:4, Report, 2024-02-01)Parliamentary elections in 2024 may be an opportune moment for reformers to address shortcomings in how the economically important minerals sector is governed. -
The ‘Joyce Banda Effect’: Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour in Malawi
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 6, Report, 2016-04-01)In the 2014 elections in Malawi, the incumbent female president Joyce Banda lost the presidency, and the number of women MPs was reduced from 43 to 33. This decline in women representation came despite opinion polls showing ... -
The “CIA’s Army”: A Threat to Human Rights and an Obstacle to Peace in Afghanistan
(Research report, 2019-08-01)Afghan paramilitary forces working with the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have long been a staple in the US war on terrorism in Afghanistan and the border region with Pakistan. The problems associated ... -
The “CIA’s Army”: A Threat to Human Rights and an Obstacle to Peace in Afghanistan
(Costs of War, Research report, 2019-08-01)Afghan paramilitary forces working with the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have long been a staple in the US war on terrorism in Afghanistan and the border region with Pakistan. The problems associated ... -
Theories of change in anti-corruption work: A tool for programme design and evaluation
(U4 Issue 2012:6, Research report, 2012-11-22)Governments and donor agencies are under increasing pressure to show hard evidence that their interventions are effective and good value for money. Anti-corruption is a challenging field in this regard, with few evidence-based ... -
Theory and practise of decentralization by devolution: Lessons from a research programme in Tanzania (2002-13)
(Research and policy nexus: Perspectives from twenty years of policy research in Tanzania., Chapter, 2017-06-01)What impact did Tanzania’s decentralization reform have on local governance, finances and service delivery? To what extent are the central-local government relationships changed with respect to resource allocation and ... -
Third independent review of the Indonesia-Norway cooperation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from REDD+
(Research report, 2018-09-01)The LoI process was always expected to be a complex and innovative exercise involving many stakeholders and relationships, with progress marked by slow, directional change over a long period. The LoI therefore called for ... -
Threats to conservation from national security interests
(Conservation Biology, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-01)There is a growing trend of nation states invoking national security and emergency declarations to build state-sponsored infrastructure projects, most commonly for border defense, energy production and transportation. ... -
Three myths about engagement and exclusion in responsible investment
(CMI Working Paper WP 2014:3, Working paper, 2014-05-01)There is a move towards more use of engagement strategies in responsible investment. This change in strategies is motivated by a number of claims about the effectiveness of engagement versus exclusion of companies from the ... -
Times of walls: The politics of fencing in the contemporary world
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To pay or not to pay? Citizens' attitudes towards taxation in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa
(Afrobarometer Working Paper 143, Research report, 2013-01-01)This paper examines factors that determine citizens’ tax-compliance attitude in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa. Using the 2011/12 Afrobarometer survey data, we find that tax-compliance attitude is positively ... -
To Pay or not to Pay? Citizens' Views on Taxation by Local Authorities in Tanzania
(REPOA Special Paper 18, Research report, 2006-01-01)Widespread tax evasion reflected in persistent public resistance to pay is seen as part of the problem of raising local government revenues in Tanzania. Dealing with the policy problem of revenue enhancement and tax evasion ... -
To pay or not to pay? Citizens' views on taxation in local authorities in Tanzania
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)Widespread tax evasion reflected in persistent public resistance to pay is seen as part of the problem of raising local government revenues in Tanzania. Dealing with the policy problem of revenue enhancement and tax evasion ... -
Tokens of Peace? Women's Representation in the Juba Peace Process
(African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review vol. 12 no. 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-01)This article evaluates women’s representation in the 2019–20 peace negotiations and the extent to which their interests are reflected in the Juba Peace Agreement. With East Sudan as a case study, this article ... -
Too big to fault? Effects of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Norwegian exports to China and foreign policy
(CMI Working Paper WP 2016:03, Working paper, 2016-05-01)Abstract In October 2010, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel peace prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. The Chinese government responded by freezing political and economic relations with Norway, introducing ... -
Tools and strategies for corruption prevention
(Others, 2011-11-16)Presentation at a Workshop for Journalists (from Iraq), hosted by the Iraq Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (IEITI), at hotel Holiday Inn Sharjah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. -
Towards 2014 and beyond: NATO, Afghanistan and the "Heart of Asia"
(Noref Policy Brief August 2012, Research report, 2012-09-14)Two different and basically conflicting visions of Afghanistan’s post-transition future were discernible by mid-2012. In one, Afghanistan’s security is anchored in an “enduring partnership” with NATO. The U.S. and its ... -
Towards feasible social security systems in sub-Saharan Africa
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)The international community is devoting increasing attention to social security issues in developing countries as part of its preoccupation with poverty reduction. This paper discusses social security arrangements in place ...