Blar i Bora-import på forfatter "Tostensen, Arne"
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A Hobbled Democracy. The Kenya General Elections 1992
Andreassen, Bård-Anders; Geisler, Gisela; Tostensen, Arne (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 ... -
Bridging Research and Development Assistance. A Review of Danish Research Networks
Tostensen, Arne (Research report, Research report, 2006)Danida has provided financial support to research networks with a view to creating better synergies between research and policy/operations. Six networks were reviewed in the fields of health; poultry; agriculture; governance, ... -
Building capacity for development and food security in Malawi. Mid-term review fo the Bunda College Capacity Building Programme (BCDP)
Nyirenda, Ramji; Tostensen, Arne (Research report, Research report, 2009)This report presents the findings of a mid-term review Phase III of the Bunda College Capacity Building Programme (BCDP) in Malawi. The efforts during the previous phases are bearing fruit. Bunda College of Agriculture has ... -
Fast-tracking East African Integration. Assessing the Feasibility of a Political Federation by 2010
Nzioki, Thomas; Tostensen, Arne (Research report, Research report, 2005)This report assesses the feasibility of the time schedule proposed by the socalled fast-track committee towards the establishment of an East African political federation by 2010. The long history of collaboration between ... -
From Global Village to Urban Globe. Urbanisation and Poverty in Africa: Implications for Norwegian Aid Policy
Kamete, Amin Y.; Tostensen, Arne; Tvedten, Inge (Research report, Research report, 2001)Some 52 per cent of Africa’s population are expected to live in towns and cities by 2025. There is generally an unequivocal correlation between urbanisation and economic development and growth, but in Africa this appears ... -
Kenya Constitutional Documents: A Comparative Analysis
Chitere, Preston; Chweya, Ludeki; Masya, Japhet; Tostensen, Arne; Waiganjo, Kamotho (Research report, Research report, 2006)This study compares the three constitutional documents listed below that were the subject of debate in Kenya’s constitutional reform process in 2005: 1. The Constitution of Kenya (the present constitution with amendments ... -
Mobilising Resources for Regional Integration in Southern Africa: Towards a SADC Capacity-Building Fund
Georgala, Steven; Tostensen, Arne (Research report, Research report, 1996)Two fundamental problems have been figuring on the agenda of SADC since 190: donor dependency and institutional structure. While not divorcing the broader issue of institutional structure from that of donor dependency, ... -
Non-state actors and democratic consolidation
Svåsand, Lars; Tostensen, Arne (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; ... -
Norwegian Support to Bunda College of Agriculture - Phase II. An Evaluation
Nyirenda, Ramji; Tostensen, Arne (Research report, Research report, 2005)This report is an evaluation of NORAD’s support to Bunda College of Agriculture, University of Malawi to the tune of NOK 35 million for the period 2001–2004. Results were assessed in five output areas: (a) organisational ... -
Of Oranges and Bananas: The 2005 Kenya Referendum on the Constitution
Andreassen, Bård Anders; Tostensen, Arne (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)On 21 November 2005, a referendum on a proposed new constitution was held in Kenya, which was conducted in a peaceful and orderly manner. The poll represented the will of the Kenyan people through a process and a vote that ... -
Parliamentary-Executive Relations in Malawi 1994-2004
Patel, Nandini; Tostensen, Arne (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)This article addresses the relationship between the legislative and executive branches of government in Malawi during the multi-party era from 1994 until 2004. The argument is threefold. First, the presidential nature of ... -
Poverty reduction strategy processes in Malawi and Zambia
Bwalya, Edgar; Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars; Tostensen, Arne; Tsoka, Maxton (Research report, Research report, 2004)Malawi and Zambia are poor and heavily indebted countries whose dependence on foreign aid is pronounced. They both qualify for debt relief in terms of the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) initiative under the auspices ... -
Regional Dimensions of Norwegian Country Programmes in East Africa
Tostensen, Arne (Research report, Research report, 2006)This study is an assessment of existing Norwegian aid country programmes in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and how they relate to East African regional ambitions, supplemented by information on other donors’ direct support for ... -
Research into action. Synergising research and outreach for development and food security in Malawi. Mid-term review of the agricultural research and development programme (ARDEP)
Nyirenda, Ramji; Tostensen, Arne (Research report, Research report, 2009)This report presents the findings of a mid-term review of the Agricultural Research and Development Programme (ARDEP) based at Bunda College of Agriculture in Malawi. The objective of ARDEP is to apply new technologies to ... -
Responsiveness to the concerns of the poor and accountability to the commitment to poverty reduction
Gloppen, Siri; Rakner, Lise; Tostensen, Arne (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2003)Taking its cue from the poverty-reduction thrust of the Millennium Development Goals, this paper proposes an analytical framework for answering the fundamental question: How can we increase the responsiveness of decision-makers ... -
Review of the Norwegian Development Fund Portfolio in Ethiopia
Waters-Bayer, Ann; Tostensen, Arne; GebreMichael, Yohannes (Research report, Research report, 2005)This report reviews the Ethiopian portfolio of the Development Fund (DF), a Norwegian NGO, which has evolved from supporting relief work by one Tigrayan organisation in the 1980s to supporting ten projects with several ... -
Rural-urban linkages in sub-Saharan Africa: Contemporary debates and implications for Kenyan urban workers in the 21st century
Tostensen, Arne (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)Despite the rapid rate of urbanisation in Africa, most migrants retain links to their rural origins. Many households pursue a circular migration strategy or are semi-permanently split in a rural and an urban part by means ... -
Setting a Standard for Africa? Lessons from the 1991 Zambian Elections
Andreassen, Bård-Anders; Geisler, Gisela; Tostensen, Arne (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 ... -
The Institutional Context of the 2004 General Elections in Malawi
Gloppen, Siri; Kanyongolo, Edge; Khembo, Nixon; Patel, Nadini; Rakner, Lise; Svåsand, Lars; Tostensen, Arne; Bakken, Mette (Research report, Research report, 2006)This report summarises the findings of a joint research project undertaken by the Centre for Social Research, Chr. Michelsen Institute and the Universities of Malawi and Bergen. Ensuring that elected political leaders play ... -
Towards feasible social security systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Tostensen, Arne (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)The international community is devoting increasing attention to social security issues in developing countries as part of its preoccupation with poverty reduction. This paper discusses social security arrangements in place ...