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    • International Democracy Assistance: Key Lessons 

      Rakner, Lise; Menocal, Alina Rocha; Fritz, Verena (CMI Brief vol. 6 no. 5, Report, 2007-12-06)
      What are the main challenges facing incipient democratic regimes in the developing world and how can donors best support democratisation in these countries? A recent report from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and ...
    • Interventions for the abandonment of child marriage in Sudan 

      Tønnessen, Liv; al-Nagar, Samia (Report, 2018-09-01)
      Child marriage is legal, and accepted, throughout Sudan and the country has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. This brief examines interventions against child marriage in Sudan, which is best described ...
    • Introducción 

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

      Søreide, Tina; Williams, Aled (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 ...
    • Introduction to public sector ethics 

      Amundsen, Inge (Research report, 2009-02-01)
      This paper is the introduction chapter to the compendium on Public Sector Ethics , which is the second of three compendiums developed as a part of the institutional cooperation agreement between the Centro de Estudos e ...
    • Introduction to the special issue. War and Fun: Exploring the Plurality of Experiences and Emotional Articulations of Warfare and Soldiering 

      De Lauri,; Antonio; Achilli; Luigi; Jelusic; Iva; Johais; Eva; Mogstad; Heidi (War and Society, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-01)
      In this text, we introduce the Special Issue ‘War and Fun: Exploring the Plurality of Experiences and Emotional Articulations of Warfare and Soldiering’ by highlighting the need to challenge, expand, and reorient ...
    • Introduction: theorising heritage for the seas 

      Roszko, Edyta; Winter, Tim (International Journal of Heritage Studies, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-01)
      This Introduction makes the case for a more critical engagement with oceans and the maritime within critical heritage theory. We lay out a research agenda that more consciously foregrounds aquatic domains in debates about ...
    • Introdução à Ética no Sector Público 

      Amundsen, Inge (Research report, 2009-03-01)
      This paper is the Portuguese version of the introduction chapter to the compendium on Public Sector Ethics; Introdução à Ética no Sector Público . O cooperação institucional entre o Centro de Estudos e Investigação ...
    • Investigate without peril: How to support investigative journalism in East Africa? 

      Bohnstedt, Andrea (U4 Brief 2011:9, Report, 2011-09-01)
      Investigative journalism distinguishes itself from regular journalism by its depth and subject matter, often involving crime, political corruption or corporate wrongdoing. It can play an essential role in a country’s ...
    • 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 ...
    • Iron deficiency anemia among children aged 2–5 years in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study 

      Orsango, Alemselam Zebdewos; Habtu, Wossene; Lejisa, Tadesse; Loha, Eskindir; Lindtjørn, Bernt; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (PeerJ vol. 9 no. e11649, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-01)
      Background Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is a common type of nutritional anemia in low-income countries, including Ethiopia. However, there is limited data on iron deficiency anemia prevalence and associated factors in ...
    • Iron fist politics in Colombia: A panorama of destruction 

      Vallejo, Catalina (CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 1, Report, 2012-01-23)
      During the last decade many Latin American countries have resorted to mano dura (iron fist) politics and militarisation to combat crime, drugs and subversion. The high number of killed, injured and displaced persons in ...
    • Irregular Migration or Human Trafficking? The Realities of Cross-border Population Mobility in Western Sudan 

      Yahya, Abdelmageed M. (Report, 2020-03-01)
      A new public discourse labels irregular migration as human trafficking. The new discourse has been shaped by emerging globalized migration patterns and the increased securitization of Europe’s borders.   This brief traces ...
    • Is Bonded Labor Voluntary? A Framework against Forced Work 

      Villanger, Espen (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)
      UN estimate that 20 million are held in bonded labor. Several economic analyses assert that bonded laborers accept these contracts voluntarily, which could imply that a ban would make such laborers worse off. We question ...
    • Is Bonded Labor Voluntary? Evidence from the Liberation of the Kamaiyas in the Far-Western Region of Nepal 

      Villanger, Espen (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)
      The UN estimates that 20 million are held in bonded labor. Several economic analyses assert that bonded laborers accept these contracts voluntarily, which could imply that a ban would make such laborers worse off. We ...
    • Is Fredskorpset an effective instrument for strengthening civil society in developing countries? 

      Tjønneland, Elling N. (CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 1, Report, 2016-01-01)
      Fredskorpset, or FK Norway, is one of the instruments for Norwegian development aid support to civil society in developing countries. It promotes mutual learning and sharing of experiences between organisations in different ...
    • Is it the Fault of NGOs Alone? Aid and Dependency in Eastern Sudan 

      Assal, Munzoul A. M. (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2008: 5, Working paper, 2008-06-01)
      Scholars of development studies have long debated the efficacy of humanitarian assistance in the Sudan, especially in eastern Sudan, where humanitarian agencies have been working for more than two decades. Questions about ...
    • Is it wrong to rank? A critical assessment of corruption indices 

      Søreide, Tina (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)
      This paper emphasizes the importance of collecting information on corruption, while still stressing critical aspects of the most applied sources of such information, the cross-country composite corruption indices. Are these ...
    • Is mutual accountability feasible? A conceptual discussion with policy implications 

      Hechler, Hannes; Tostensen, Arne (U4 Issue 2012:11, Research report, 2012-12-14)
      Mutual accountability is one of five principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. Yet comparatively little has been written about this principle and how it is operationalised. It remains ill-defined and poorly ...