Chr. Michelsens Institutt
Recent Submissions
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War in resource-rich northern Mozambique – Six scenarios
(CMI Insight 2020:02, Report, 2020-05-01)Since the October 2017 attacks by alleged Islamist insurgents, commonly referred to as Ahlu Sunnah Wa-Jama and locally know as Al Shabab, on Mocimboa da Praia, it has not been entirely clear who the attackers were, what ... -
Evaluation of Sida’s Model for Bilateral Research Cooperation
(Sida Evaluation, Research report, 2020-05-01)The purpose of the evaluation is to provide an overall assessment of the extent to which Sida’s model for bilateral research cooperation builds research capacity in low-income countries. The assessment will serve as ... -
Political Corruption in the Middle East. Authoritarianism and Wasta in a Global Perspective
(Conference object, 2019-01-01)Presentation at the conference Governance, Security, and Asymmetrical Warfare in Central Asia and the Middle East , University of Australia, Canberra. -
‘It’s the Economy, Stupid!’ Political Economy Analysis and Political Corruption Studies
(Others, 2019-01-01)Presentation for ANU Ph.D.-students, in connection with the conference: Governance, Security, and Asymmetrical Warfare in Central Asia and the Middle East . -
Impacts of school closures on children in developing countries: Can we learn something from the past?
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Corona and food security in poor countries
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Ebola outbreak 2014-2016: Effects on other health services
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Muligheter og begrensninger for innovasjon med endrede rammebetingelser i instituttsektoren
(Master thesis, 2020-02-01)En studie av hvordan økt kompleksitet påvirker roller, relasjoner og samspill på Chr. Michelsens Institutt 1988 - 2019. -
The UAE’s Humanitarian Diplomacy: Claiming State Sovereignty, Regional Leverage and International Recognition
(CMI Working Paper WP 2020:1, Working paper, 2020-02-01)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) became the world’s third-largest donor of humanitarian aid relative to Gross National Income in 2016. The country was among the top five humanitarian assistance state-donors in the world ... -
How do host–migrant proximities shape attitudes toward internal climate migrants?
(CMI Working Paper WP 2020:2, Working paper, 2020-02-01)Countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa exposed to the environmental consequences of climate change are predicted to see voluntary and forced internal migration on an unprecedented scale in the coming decades. This ... -
Everyday humanitarian diplomacy: Experiences from border areas
(CMI Brief no. 2020:2, Report, 2020-02-01)The term humanitarian diplomacy (HD) emerged in early 2000s. HD recognises the role of humanitarian actors when negotiating access, assistance and protection for civilians in situations of extreme insecurity and armed ... -
Candidate selection and informal soft quotas for women: Insights from Zambia
(CMI Brief no. 2020:1, Report, 2020-02-01)What does it take for a female politician to win a party nomination? We still know little about women’s entry into politics in countries without formal gender quotas. Using data from Zambia, we argue that both in ... -
Irregular Migration or Human Trafficking? The Realities of Cross-border Population Mobility in Western Sudan
(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 ... -
A place-based framework for assessing resettlement capacity in the context of climate change induced displacement
(CMI Working Paper WP 2020:3, Working paper, 2020-02-01)Place-based resettlement capacity assessments to identify potential resettlement places for climate migrants are needed to guide climate change related resettlement programs. The authors propose and validate a conceptual ... -
The changing role of Chinese development aid
(CMI Insight 2020:1, Report, 2020-03-01)In recent years, China has significantly increased its development interventions. China is now among the major providers of aid to Africa. Foreign aid has become an important tool in the range of instruments applied by the ... -
Policy implementation under stress: Central-local government relations in property tax administration in Tanzania
(Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction vol. 26 no. 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-01)Inter-organisational cooperation in revenue collection has received limited attention in the tax administration literature. Recent experiences from Tanzania offer a unique opportunity to examine opportunities and challenges ... -
Crop market participation among smallholder farmers in Tanzania
(CMI Working Paper WP 2010:1, Working paper, 2019-06-01)This paper assesses determinants of crop market participation among smallholder farmers in Tanzania, with a focus on transaction cost, asset endowment and cooperatives. The study is based on household survey data from ... -
Forest becomes frontline: Conservation and counter-insurgency in a space of violent conflict in Assam, Northeast India
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Interaction between Health Institutions in Knowledge and Medical Practices in South Kordofan/Nuba Mountains
(Book, 2019-04-01)This research thesis addresses the challenges confronting the establishment of stable and sufficient health care provision in Heiban Locality in South Kordofan / Nuba Mountains in the aftermath (2002–2011) of the protracted ... -
Does changing the narrative improve host community attitudes to climate migrants? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh
(CMI Working Paper WP 2019:3, Working paper, 2019-01-01)A number of studies suggest that our narratives about the situation of the poor and vulnerable affect how we view them and treat them. Theoretically, a potentially powerful way to make host communities more welcoming of ...
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