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    • Cultural cooperation with Nepal 

      Lange, Siri; Shrestha, Era; Korvald, Tordis (Research report, Research report, 2009)
      This report is a mid-term review of Norway’s support to the cultural sector in Nepal. Norwegian support has focused on the following areas: theatre production, music education, institutional capacity building, and documentation ...

    • Curbing Women Activists in Darfur in the wake of the International Criminal Court 

      Tønnessen, Liv (CMI Insight 2015:5, Report, 2015-01-01)
      In 2009, the international criminal court (ICC) warranted the arrest of Sudan’s sitting President indicting him for systematic and widespread sexual violence in Darfur. In the wake of the ICC, the Sudanese regime has curbed ...

    • Cursed before production? 

      Dupuy, Kendra; Katera, Lucas (CMI Brief no. 2019:01, Report, 2019-02-01)
      Big discoveries of high value natural resources can have negative economic, political, and social effects long before full production of a resource begins. While Tanzania has already experienced some tensions around the ...

    • Custodians of social peace or contenders in a popularity contest? The Egyptian Armed Forces and Egypt’s Coptic Christians 

      Christiansen, Lars Gunnar (CMI Working Paper WP 2015:4, Working paper, 2015-04-16)
      This report analyses current and past relations between the Egyptian Coptic Christian community and the Egyptian Armed Forces, discussing contemporary events on the backdrop of historical analysis. Based on a thorough ...

    • Customers play an important role in shaping firms’ VAT compliance 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Kagoma, Cecilia; Mdee, Ephraim; Sjursen, Ingrid Hoem; Somville, Vincent (Others, 2021-01-01)
      Value added tax (VAT) is one of the main modes of raising tax revenue worldwide but has significantly underperformed as a revenue collection tool in Africa. Non-compliance by taxpayers is a major challenge. This Misum ...

    • Custos e consequências das Dívidas Ocultas para Moçambique 

      Cortês, Edson; Orre, Aslak; al, et. (Research report, 2021-06-01)
      Portuguese version of "Costs and consequences of the hidden debt scandal in Mozambique", publication CMI & CIP: Em 2013, banqueiros europeus, empresários baseados no Médio Oriente, políticos e altos funcionários ...

    • Darfur crisis: The role of traditional leaders in dealing with violence against women 

      Takana, Yousif (CMI Sudan Working Paper SWP 2014:4, Working paper, 2014-12-15)
      The armed conflict between the Sudan government and rebel groups in Darfur erupted in 2003. Escalating violence included sexual assaults on women. Many women who have been raped live with a stigma, or are forced to get ...

    • Darfur: Struggle of Power and Resources, 1650-2002, An Institutional Perspective 

      Takana, Yousif Suliman Saeed (Book, 2016-01-01)
      The cnflicts in Sudan have been driven by multiple causes, a major one being increasing competition over natural resources. This is very much the case in Darfur, and Takana's book addresses both the hisotircal root causes ...

    • Data Analysis: How to deal with qualitative data 

      Skaar, Elin (Others, 2023-09-01)
      Qualitative Research + Human Rights: Bridging the Gaps Between Socio + Legal Research Writing Bootcamp + Workshop The event is organised by the Irish Centre for Human Rights and School of Law at the University of Galway ...

    • Dealing with a violent past: The impact of transitional justice 

      Skaar, Elin; Dahl, Åse Johanne Roti (CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 5, Report, 2012-06-25)
      This brief assesses the impact of transitional justice mechanisms on peace and democracy. Based on four case studies from Africa and Latin America, it argues that the expected positive effects of transitional justice may ...

    • Dealing with the good and the evil. Introducing morality as an anthropological concern 

      Lønning, Dag Jørund (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1996)
      Questions of morality and ethics - good and evil - have not been anthropological favourites. Such issues have been addressed within certain applied environments as well as currently within American cultural anthropology, ...

    • Debt and Deforestation: A Tenuous Link 

      Angelsen, Arild; Culas, Richard (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1996)
      This paper examines the hypothesis that heavy foreign debt causes high rates of tropical deforestation. Empirical evidence indicates that no universally valid link exists between debt and deforestation - in either direction. ...

    • “Debtor Forever.” Debt and Bondage in Afghan and Pakistani Brick Kilns 

      De Lauri, Antonio (Research report, 2015-01-01)

    • Decentralisation and corruption. A review of the literature 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)
      The main objective of this study is to assess existing knowledge on decentralisation and corruption. Major controversies within and across disciplines are discussed. The review concludes by identifying some areas in most ...

    • Decentralisation and Gender Coordination and Cooperation on Maternal Health Issues in Selected District Councils in Tanzania 

      Schanke, Liss; Lange, Siri (Research report, Research report, 2008)
      This empirical study looks at coordination and cooperation within five district councils in Tanzania with a special focus on efforts to reduce maternal mortality. In what ways do district councils cooperate with local ...

    • Decentralisation and gender. A study on coordination and cooperation in LGA for maternal health. 

      Lange, Siri; Schanke, Liss (Research report, 2007-11-26)
      Tanzania initiated the Local Government Reform Programme in 1996. The objective of the reform is decentralisation by devolution, and to strengthen local authorities' ability to deliver quality and accessible services in ...

    • Deciding over nature: Corruption and environmental impact assessments 

      Williams, Aled; Dupuy, Kendra (Environmental Impact Assessment Review vol. 65, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-01)
      Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are an important analytic tool for identifying and potentially mitigating project risks and negative environmental and societal impacts. Their usefulness, however, depends on how ...

    • Deciding over nature: Corruption and environmental impact assessments 

      Dupuy, Kendra; Williams, David Aled (U4 Issue 2016:5, Research report, 2016-11-01)
      Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are a core aspect of environmental decision-making in most countries. Despite massive potential for public harms resulting from corrupt decision-making linked to EIAs, research on ...

    • Defining the Mission. The US Engagement in Afghanistan. 

      Suhrke, Astri (PRIO Papers, Research report, 2011-01-01)
      The US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 was in a sense a curious accident of history. Enraged by the attacks on New York and Washington, the Bush Administration invaded a country where the US previously had demonstrated ...

    • Deforestation and entrepreneurship in the North West Frontier Province, Pakistan 

      Knudsen, Are J. (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1996)
      Deforestation is a global environmental concern, but the underlying processes vary across regions and countries. In Pakistan the threat to forests and biodiversity does not come primarily from local farmers, but from ...