Browsing Chr. Michelsens Institutt by Subject "Democratisation"
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A Hobbled Democracy. The Kenya General Elections 1992
(Research report, Research report, 1993)On 29 December 1992 the first multi-party elections since 1966 were held in Kenya. This report provides a critical assessment of the circumstances surrounding that event. The irregularities and problems encountered in the ... -
Afghanistan: folk, konflikt og framtid
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Assessing the Restructuring of SADC - Positions, Policies and Progress
(Research report, Research report, 2001)This study was commissioned by Norad. The Report provides an assessment of the institutional restructuring of SADC and an input to the planning of future Norwegian assistance to regional co-operation in Southern Africa. The ... -
Between Oslo and al-Aqsa. Taxation and state formation in Palestine 1994-2000
(Research report, Research report, 2002)The state formation process in Palestine during the period 1994-2000, in contrast to the European experience, was not related to inter-state war but to insurgency against and negotiation with Israeli occupation. This ... -
Clientelist Politics. State formation and corruption in Palestine 1994-2000
(Research report, Research report, 2002)The state formation process in Palestine started after the Oslo agreements between Israel and Palestine in 1994, which established a Palestinian quasi-state. The process came, however, to an almost complete halt with the ... -
Conflictual Peacebuilding: Afghanistan Two Years after Bonn
(Research report, Research report, 2004)This report charts the aid policies pursued in Afghanistan since late 2001 aimed at building peace in a country devastated by two decades of conflict. The report presents the four pillars of the peacebuilding design and ... -
Corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005. Options for Swedish Development Cooperation 2006-2010
(Research report, Research report, 2005)In Bosnia and Herzegovina, we find that corruption exists in all its facets – bribery, nepotism, embezzlement, diversion of public funds, tax fraud, illegal rent seeking, kick-back schemes etc. The victims of corruption ... -
Democratisation's Third Wave and the Challenges of Democratic Deepening: Assessing International Democracy Assistance and Lessons Learned
(ODI Working Papers 1, Research report, 2007-10-10)This study focuses on democratisation and democracy assistance in the developing world. It provides an overview of the democratisation processes that have swept across the developing world since the 1980s and explores some ... -
"How can the Elections Help us Quell Hunger?" Mid-Term Review of Norwegian Support to UNDP's Trust Fund for Civic Education
(Research report, Research report, 2008)This report is the mid-term review of UNDPs trust fund for civic education in Angola. The trust fund was set up in late 2006, with support from the embassies of Norway, Sweden and USAid, topped up with UNDP’s own funds. ... -
International Democracy Assistance: Key Lessons
(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 ... -
“Making Elections is like Preparing Funge:If you don’t do it Right it goes Puiti-Puiti!” Review of Norwegian Support to Development Workshop’s Programme for Civic and Electoral Education among State and Civil Society Actors
(Research report, Research report, 2008)This report is the end review of Development Workshop’s Programme for Civic and Electoral Education in Angola, 2005-8 (PECE 1, Programa de Educação Cívica e Eleitoral). Its precursor, the “peace building programme”, has ... -
Non-state actors and democratic consolidation
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2009)This working paper provides a review of the literature addressing the role of civil society or non-state actors in democratic consolidation, with particular reference to Malawi. Civil society comprises private businesses; ... -
Political Corruption: An Introduction to the Issues
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 1999)Corruption is generally defined as the misuse of public authority, and political corruption is here defined as corruption in which the political decision-makers are involved. In addition to a review of the various definitions ... -
Reconciliation and Democratisation: Outlining the Research Field
(Research report, Research report, 2002)The report presents an overview of institutional strategies to deal with the problem of past atrocities – trials, purges, truth commissions, restorative efforts, reforms, amnesty and amnesia. It discusses the main debates ... -
Restructuring SADC - Progress and Problems
(Research report, Research report, 2002)This study was commissioned by the Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation (NORAD). It is a follow up to “Assessing the Restructuring of SADC – Positions, Policies and Progress. Chr Michelsen Institute (CMI Report ... -
Setting a Standard for Africa? Lessons from the 1991 Zambian Elections
(Research report, Research report, 1992)This report provides an assessment of the transition to a multi-party system of government in Zambia. The first section gives a general background to processes of democratisation in Africa, while the subsequent ones deal ... -
Taxation and tax reforms in developing countries: Illustrations from sub-Saharan Africa
(Research report, Research report, 2003)Many low income countries face a trilemma with respect to taxation: (1) There is an urgent and obvious need for more revenues to enable resource poor states to provide and maintain even the most basic public services. (2) ... -
Taxation, aid and democracy. An agenda for research in African countries
(CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2000)Taxation, aid and democracy are closely related in poor aid-dependent African countries. The way they tackle the issue of domestic revenue mobilisation significantly influences their potential for economic growth and ... -
The Parliament of Bangladesh. Challenges and Way Forward
(CPD-CMI Brief no. 1, Report, 2012-04-13)In the forty years since independence Bangladesh has rotated between electoral democracy and military rule, and between parliamentary and presidential system of government. The frequent systemic changes have hindered the ... -
The Parliament of Bangladesh: Representation and Accountability
(CPD-CMI Working Paper series CPD-CMI WP 2012:2, Research report, 2012-04-10)The constitution of Bangladesh bestows the parliament with supreme powers in making laws and approving budgets. It is given wide-ranging authority to scrutinise the actions of the executive who remains accountable to the ...