Chr. Michelsens Institutt: Recent submissions
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Corruption in community-driven development. A Kenyan case study with insights from Indonesia
(U4 Issue 2017:9, Research report, 2017-07-01)Abstract Community-driven development is a widely employed development strategy for empowering people to choose their own development priorities, to select their own project leaders, and to monitor the implementation of ... -
Practitioners reflections: Making a difference in high corruption and weak governance country environments
(U4 Practice Insight 2011:1, Report, 2011-02-11)Donor agency officials working on development assistance programmes in highly corrupt and weak governance environments face the challenge of making a difference in citizens’ lives. At the same time, they have to manage the ... -
What's the catch? Considering an EITI for fisheries
(U4 Brief 2011:18, Report, 2011-12-07)Lack of transparency in commercial fisheries has been a longstanding issue for those working to promote small-scale fishers’ rights in developing countries. It is a feature of the management of fisheries that many believe ... -
Mainstreaming anti-corruption into sectors: Practices in U4 partner agencies
(U4 Brief 2014:3, Report, 2014-02-11)Integrating anti-corruption measures into sector work – known as mainstreaming – receives increased attention from the development community. The benefits of mainstreaming are to consider sector characteristics, produce ... -
Implementing the illicit financial flows agenda: Perspectives from developing countries
(U4 Brief 2012:8, Report, 2012-10-03)While once considered solely a concern of law enforcement agencies; money laundering, tax evasion and secrecy jurisdictions are now perceived as important obstacles to development. Dealing with illicit financial flows is ... -
Project Leaf and addressing corruption in REDD+
(U4 Brief 2013:3, Report, 2013-09-11)Project Leaf (Law Enforcement Assistance for Forests) was launched on 5 June, 2012 – on World Environment Day. It is an initiative to counter various aspects of forest crime, including corruption, illegal logging and timber ... -
En av historiens verste flytningekatastrofer
(Others, 2013-01-01)Seks millioner mennesker fra Syria – mer enn en fjerdedel av landets befolkning – er på flukt. Midtøstens historie er full av flyktningekatastrofer. Nå er regionen midt i en av sine verste, Til sammen bor 20 millioner ... -
Korrupsjon og korrupsjonsbekjempelse 2
(Others, 2013-11-19)Foredrag for Bergen kommune, Byrådsavdeling for byutvikling, klima og miljø. Solstrand, 20. november 2013 -
Can UNCAC address grand corruption?
(U4 Report 2011:2, Research report, 2011-11-01)The political economies of many developing countries are characterised by varying degrees of patronage and state capture, a reality that has far-reaching implications for measures addressing corruption. Political strategies ... -
Tax haven or international financial centre? The case of Kenya
(U4 Brief 2014:8, Report, 2014-09-17)International financial centres are geared to provide optimal conditions for the financial services industry. They encourage activities that can improve a country’s economy, but they may also facilitate money laundering, ... -
From Paris to the anti-corruption project: Examining the feasibility of ownership
(U4 Practice Insight 2010:1, Report, 2010-01-04)This Practice Insight summarises lessons learned from four case studies conducted to examine what bearing the notion of ownership has on anti-corruption interventions involving the private sector. By demonstrating how ... -
Krig, fred og sånt
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Private sector development for poverty reduction. Opportunities and challenges for Norwegian development aid
(CMI Report R 2015:9, Research report, 2015-09-03)Private sector development (PSD) is back on the donors’ agenda. In Norway, PSD aid and aid funded loans have increased more than five-fold during the last decade and the government has promised further expansions. To guide ... -
Demand for second-stage land certification in Ethiopia: Evidence from household panel data
(Land Use Policy vol. 41, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-01)Ethiopia has implemented one of the largest, fastest and least expensive land registration and certification reforms in Africa. While there is evidence that this ‘first-stage’ land registration has had positive effects in ... -
President Guebuza's own micro-credit program: Development failure and political success
(Others, 2010-06-14)In 2007, two years after he took power, the President of Mozambique Armando Guebuza launched one of his Presidency’s principal initiatives: The micro-credit programme widely known as the “7 million”. Whereas the programme ... -
Islamic Feminism, a public lecture
(CMI Sudan Working Paper SWP 2014:1, Working paper, 2014-11-07)The programme Assisting Regional Universities in Sudan and South Sudan (ARUSS) aims to build academic bridges between Sudan and South Sudan. The overall objective is to enhance the quality and relevance of teaching and ... -
International anti-money laundering laws. Improving external accountability of political leaders
(U4 Brief 2010 No 4, Report, 2010-08-27)The full potential of anti-money laundering regimes (AML) as an anti-corruption tool is yet to be realised. At the international level, AML measures can provide a checks and balances mechanism for political figures who are ... -
Lost in Translation. Understanding the Nuba as a Movement Between Epistemic Territories – between difference and sameness, between contingency and continuity
(Sudan Working Paper SWP 2015:2, Working paper, 2015-03-19)The paper is a broad discussion focusing on the Nuba people of the Sudan. The starting point for the reflections is the issue of “translation” in which the author argues for a continued focus on epistemological work to ... -
Food securities and social conflict
(CMI Report R 2014:01, Research report, 2014-06-01)Following rising food prices violent ‘food riots’ took place in about 40 countries around the globe in 2007-2008. These developments have led to renewed interest among both scholars and policymakers in the role of food ... -
Tracing Gender Differences in Parliamentary Debates: A Growth Curve Analysis of Ugandan MPs' Activity Levels in Plenary Sessions, 1998-2008.
(Representation vol. 50 no. 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-01)Participation in legislative debates is potentially an important tool for Members of Parliament (MPs) to communicate policy positions and exert influence on the policy process. Yet there are few studies of legislative ...