Browsing Chr. Michelsens Institutt by Document Types "Chapter"
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False Prophets? Ontological Conflicts and Religion-Making in an Indonesian Court
(Critical Anthropological Engagements in Human Alterity and Difference, Chapter, 2016-11-01)This chapter examines a blasphemy trial on Lombok in 2010, in which a Muslim who claimed to have received revelations from the Angel Gabriel was charged with the offence of “insulting Islam” and accused of pretending to ... -
From refugees to revolutionaries: Camp-based Palestinians in post-civil war Lebanon
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Grabbing an Election: Abuse of State Resources in the 2011 Elections in Uganda
(Corruption, Grabbing and Development: Real World Challenges, Chapter, 2014-03-01)Elections are an integral part of representative democracies. Well functioning elections contribute to democratic accountability and democratic institutions, which in turn contributes to economic and human development too ... -
How much ‘Soft Power’ does China have in Africa?
(China's media and soft power in Africa: Promotion and perceptions, Chapter, 2016-01-01)I have over the past years been intrigued by why Chinese scholars and policy makers have found the term ‘soft power’1 so useful. Can it have something to with its loose connotations, and that it one the hand signifies ... -
Humanitarian Migration
(Chapter, 2022-06-01)Humanitarian migration relates to the movement of people who feel somehow forced to move. Yet, distinguishing which migration forms fall under the label of humanitarian migration is not straightforward. Migration research ... -
Impunidade versus responsabilidade no Uruguai: o papel da Ley de Caducidad
(A Anistia na Era da Responsabilização: O Brasil em Perspectiva Internacional e Comparada, Chapter, 2011-09-30)Muitos países na América Latina e noutras partes do mundo estão seguindo em direção a uma maior responsabilização no que tange às violações de direitos humanos, e existe um consenso crescente de que alguns crimes simplesmente ... -
Informal relations in public procurement
(Digest of papers from the X International Scientific Conference on the problems of the development of the economy and society, Chapter, 2010-12-14) -
Integrity Building and Social Norms in Kosovo’s Municipalities
(Corruption and Social Norms, Chapter, 2018-01-01)Why do 'integrity building' interventions in development settings rarely induce governance practices that are consistent with the standards set out in the formal state? This chapter explains the seemingly poor outcomes of ... -
Introducción
(El agua como derecho humano: Reconocimientos y disputas en Costa Rica, Chapter, 2022-04-01) -
Introduction
(Corruption, Grabbing and Development: Real World Challenges, Chapter, 2014-03-01)There are many reasons why there are differences across the globe in terms of how well opportunities for development and a good life are secured. One of the things we know, however, is that grabbing, and perceived risks ... -
Land issues and poverty reduction: Requirements for lasting peace in Sudan and Afghanistan
(The poorest and the hungry. Assessments, analyses, and actions, Chapter, 2009-11-01) -
Macro-Economic Convergence Policy in the Southern African Development Community: Prospects and Challenges
(Proceedings of the 2006 FOPRISA Annual Conference, Chapter, 2007-12-10)In the last two decades, the subject of regional integration has featured prominently in the agenda of (and policy research on) most developing countries. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is one of the ... -
Maritime Anthropology
(The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Anthropology, Chapter, 2021-03-01) -
Mass Taxation and State-Society Relations in East Africa
(Taxation and State Building in Developing Countries Chapter 5, Chapter, 2008-01-01)Poll (‘head'''') tax has been the most common form of direct mass taxation in many sub-Saharan African countries since colonial times. Until very recently it was a dominant source of revenue for local governments. It has ... -
Measuring the performance of health workers
(Health Labor Market Analyses, Chapter, 2016-10-01)The health workforce has received major policy attention over the past decade,driven in part by the need to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and more . -
Migration
(Humanitarianism: Keywords, Chapter, 2020-09-01) -
Migration Forms: What Forms of Migration Can Be Distinguished?
(Introduction to Migration Studies, Chapter, 2022-06-01)This chapter addresses the question: what forms of migration can be distinguished? This topic is closely tied to the issues addressed in the previous chapters, concerning why and how people migrate. Central to the ... -
Monografia de Município de Kalandula
(Relatório Social de Angola 2016, Chapter, 2018-03-01)O Relatório Social de Angola 2016 faz um balanço analítico do que mais relevante ocorreu no sector social, no ano em apreço, a partir da avaliação do comportamento dos seus indicadores-chave. O oitavo ... -
Movimiento transnacional contra el derecho al aborto en América Latina
(El aborto en América Latina Estrategias jurídicas para luchar por su legalización y enfrentar las resistencias conservadoras, Chapter, 2018-07-01) -
Nhân học trên biển [Maritime Anthropology]
(Nhan hoc: Nganh khoa hoc ve con nguoi [Anthropology: The Science of Human Beings]. Nha xuat Ban Dai hoc Quoc gia Ha Noi [Vietnam National University Press], Chapter, 2020-12-01)