Chr. Michelsens Institutt: Recent submissions

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    • Street based self-employment: A poverty trap or a stepping stone for migrant youth in Africa? 

      Bezu, Sosina; Holden, Stein (Conference object, 2015-06-01)
      Street vending is a common phenomenon in urban areas of Africa. Although such street based self-employment activities often lack legal recognition and are sometimes criminalized, significant share of the youth labor force ...

    • Le pouvoir des données : améliorer la transparence dans le secteur éducatif au Sierra Leone 

      Hamminger, Leo (U4 Brief 2009:16, Report, 2009-08-13)
      Des chiffres et des faits fiables constituent la meilleure défense contre les malversations. Un Système d’Information sur la Gestion de l’Education fonctionnant avec efficacité peut mettre en lumière de mauvaises pratiques ...

    • Género, Classe e Espaço em Maputo, Moçambique 

      Tvedten, Inge; Mangueleze, Lizete; Uate, Arlindo (CMI Brief vol. 12 no. 7, Report, 2013-01-01)
      Este é o segundo de uma série de resumos sobre políticas relacionados com o projecto de investigação, “A Etnografia de uma Cidade Dividida: Socio-política, Pobreza e Género em Maputo, Moçambique” (2012–2015), financiado ...

    • Controlling elections: The Angolan Election Commission 

      Amundsen, Inge (Angola Brief vol. 3 no. 1, Report, 2013-04-12)
      Over the last few years, Angolan legislation on elections and the Angolan national election commission has been strengthened considerably. In legal terms the Comissão Nacional Eleitoral (CNE) is now an independent commission ...

    • Libanons indre fiende 

      Knudsen, Are John (Others, 2007-01-01)

    • The political economy of corruption and REDD+: Lessons from the Philippines’ pilot sites 

      Mayo-Anda, Grizelda; Torres, Justine Nicole V. (U4 Issue 2014:7, Research report, 2014-10-17)
      Corruption is a continuing feature of the Philippines’ natural resource sectors. Given keen interest in the country’s REDD+ potential, it is useful to consider corruption risks related to REDD+ from a political economy ...

    • Restructuring the state: Federalist Dynamics in Nepal 

      Suhrke, Astri (CMI Report R 2014:02, Research report, 2014-06-01)
      Since the end of the civil war in 2006, Nepal has been on the edge of a peaceful but truly revolutionary change to restructure the state along federal lines. The issue has dominated the political discourse, wrecked the ...

    • Women’s Rights and Political Representation: Past Achievements and Future Challenges 

      Sharan, Timor; Wimpelmann, Torunn (PRIO Paper 2014, Research report, 2014-12-03)
      This paper summarizes the main achievements and challenges for Afghan women’s participation in politics and their access to justice. It also presents the most important reflections amongst key stakeholders about possible ...

    • Mitigating corruption in informal justice systems: NGO experiences in Bangladesh and Sierra Leone 

      Golub, Stephen (U4 Brief 2014:1, Report, 2014-02-07)
      Informal justice systems are the principal mechanism for dispute resolution in many societies, but they suffer from two drawbacks. First, in individual cases, well-off and/or well-connected individuals may engage in ...

    • Dynasty or democracy? Party politics in Bangladesh 

      Amundsen, Inge (CMI Brief vol. 12 no. 6, Report, 2013-11-29)
      The two major political parties in Bangladesh are dynastic, like other well-known parties in South Asia. Political dynasty means a prominent political family runs the party. This restricts the level of internal democracy ...

    • Civilian and Military Relations in Turkey: A Historical Survey 

      Kutay, Acar (CMI Working Paper WP 2016:11, Working paper, 2016-12-01)
      This CMI Working Paper presents an analysis of civilian-military relations in Turkey, casting light on institutional, legal and economic aspects that have shaped the military’s role in society. An assessment of contemporary ...

    • Maximising the efficiency and impact of Supreme Audit Institutions through engagement with other stakeholders 

      Reed, Quentin (U4 Issue 2013:9, Research report, 2013-08-01)
      The effectiveness of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) is not determined solely by resources and capacity levels. A range of other factors is of equal importance, including the accessibility and communication of audit ...

    • Joint review of IWGIA's framework agreements with Danida and Norad 

      Enghoff, M.; Jørgensen, A.; McNeish, J.A.; Jørgensen, A.B.; Arnegaard, T. (Norad Report Review 10/2009, Research report, 2009-04-01)
      Sammen med Danida, gjennomførte Norad i 2008 en gjennomgang av IWGIAs organisasjon og virksomhet som grunnlag for vurdering av videre samarbeid med organisasjonen. Om IWGIA IWGIA er en av de viktigste internasjonale ...

    • Elite behaviour and citizen mobilization 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2015:8, Working paper, 2015-08-01)
      This paper studies the relation between self-serving elite behaviour and citizen political participation. We use a fixed effects approach to analyze the association between portfolio investment in tax havens and voter ...

    • Implementing a transparency and accountability policy to reduce corruption: The GAVI Alliance in Cameroon 

      Vian, Taryn (U4 Brief 2013:9, Report, 2013-12-04)
      The GAVI Alliance – an alliance of the world’s major players in global immunisation – uncovered massive misuse of its grants in Cameroon in 2011. GAVI’s Transparency and Accountability Policy triggered an investigation ...

    • The impact of the international financial crisis on the economy of the Sudan 

      Ahmed, Medani M. (Sudan Report SR 2009: 1, Research report, 2009-05-13)
      The ongoing international financial crisis has forced experts, economists, politicians, and decision-makers to assess what is happening and seek to understand the causes, extent and possible impacts of the crisis on the ...

    • Keeping music alive! A review of Mmino - The South African-Norwegian cooperation in music 

      Tjønneland, Elling N.; Gaylard, Joseph (CMI Report R 2012:4, Research report, 2012-11-20)
      This report provides an independent review of the Mmino programme between Norway and South Africa. Mmino was established in 2000 with the aim of strengthening South African and Norwegian musical cultures through establishing ...

    • Afghanistan: Challenges and perspectives until 2020 

      Strand, Arne (Research report, 2017-01-01)
      Afghanistan is faced with a number of contextual challenges which are likely to influence implementation of the Afghan National Peace and Development Framework, and thereby the European Union (EU) Multi- Annual Indicative ...

    • The Women's Quota in Conflict Ridden Sudan (in Arabic) 

      Tønnessen, Liv; al-Nagar, Samia (Working paper, 2015-09-01)
      This article explores women's substantive representation in Sudan's National Assembly. It examines the extent to which female legislators in the National Assembly represent women's interests, paying special attention to ...

    • Squeezing a balloon? Challenging the nexus between organised crime and corruption 

      Reed, Quentin (U4 Issue 2009:7, Research report, 2009-07-23)
      Corruption and organised crime are of great concern to the international community: while the first is regarded as one of the greatest barriers to development, the second is seen as a key threat to international security ...