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Benefits and drawbacks of per diems: Do allowances distort good governance in the health sector?
(U4 Brief 2009:29, Report, 2009-11-25)Per diems, or daily allowances, are an important mechanism for reimbursing work‑related expenses, encouraging participation in professional development activities, and motivating under‑paid employees. Yet, sometimes employees ... -
Bespoke monitoring and evaluation of anti-corruption agencies
(U4 Brief 2017:4, Report, 2017-05-01)Anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) are often considered a last resort against corruption and are expected to solve a problem that other institutions have failed to address effectively or may even be part of. When national ... -
Betingelsar for sikkeheit og fred i Afghanistan
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Between Law and Customs: Normative Interconnections in Kabul’s Tribunals
(Diogenes vol. Vol. 60(3-4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-01)The Afghan normative scenario is composed of customary practices, shari’a principles, laws promulgated by the state and international law. Studies on this arsenal tend to give special attention to the coexistence ... -
Between mutual suspicion and fear. Civil-military relations in Mexico
(CMI Working Paper WP 2015:11, Working paper, 2015-09-01)This CMI Working Paper focuses on the relationship between the military, civilian governments and civilian populations in Mexico. It highlights key dynamics since the Mexican revolution (1910-1917) and up until the Ayotzinapa ... -
Between two societies: Review of the information, return and reintegration of Iraqi nationals to Iraq (IRRINI) programme
(CMI Report R 2011:4, Research report, 2011-09-01)The Information, Return, and Reintegration of Iraqi Nationals to Iraq (IRRINI) programme was established in 2008 by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) to facilitate the voluntary return and reintegration of ... -
Beyond conflictual peacebuilding 1.11.14
(Others, 2014-01-01)The term "conflictual peacebuilding" was used to describe the situation in Afghanistan by the early 2000, now in 2014 is the term revisied and discussed against the actual situation and lacking progress on securing a peace ... -
Beyond Islamist Extremism: Women and the Algerian Uprisings of 2019
(CMI Brief no. 2019:09, Report, 2019-10-01)February 22, 2019, marked a watershed moment in Algeria’s history, and a key moment in the struggle for women’s rights. For the first time since its independence 57 years ago, massive protests swept the country and were ... -
Beyond numbers? Women's 25% parliamentary quota in post-conflict Sudan
(Peace, Conflict and Development vol. 17, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-08-01)This article explores the validity of critical mass theory in the context of a 25% women’s quota in the national parliament in post-conflict Sudan. It is being argued here that the implementation of a women’s ... -
Beyond the code of conduct: Building ethical competence in public officials
(U4 Brief 2009:19, Report, 2009-09-08)Can Codes of Conduct set realistic ethical standards for officials? Can training in ethics and professional standards make any practical difference in the way public officials behave? Can the notions of ‘ethical competence’ ... -
Beyond the Permitted Indian? Bolivia and Guatemala in an Age of Neoliberal Developmentalism
(Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies vol. 3 no. 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-01-01)This paper outlines and discusses the contrasting histories of inclusion and contestation associated with the introduction of neoliberal and multicultural policies in Bolivia and Guatemala. In drawing out and discussing ... -
Bistand eller kjøp av tjenester. Hvordan finansiere bidrag til globale fellesgoder?
(CMI Working Paper WP 2024:1, Working paper, 2024-06-01)Dette notatet presenterer et nytt rammeverk for hvordan man kan tenke systematisk på ansvaret for finansieringen av internasjonale bidrag til globale fellesgoder. Det peker også på konkrete tiltak som vil ... -
Bistand til et land, et parti og en elite
(Others, 2007-01-01)Den norske ambassadøren i Mosambik skrev nylig under en avtale om et partnerskap med den mosambianske staten for å bidra til utvikling og fattigdomsreduksjon. Mosambik er fortsatt blant land med mest fattigdom, på tross ... -
Bistands-Høyre
(Others, 2012-01-01)Inge Tvedten, Seniorforsker, CMI Høyres utspill . Høyre har lagt fram et forslag til ny bistandspolitikk med fokus på reduksjon, konsentrasjon og endring av virkemidler, til sterke protester fra den rød-grønne regjerningen ... -
Bistandsforsking til nytte
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Blir det forsoning no?
(Others, 2023-05-01)FORNORSKINGSPOLITIKK: Korleis skal forsoning med samar, kvenar, norskfinnar og skogfinnar kunne lukkast når eit forsvinnande lite antal nordmenn føler at forsoning angår dei? -
Blood Elections: Presidential election in Syria within the Red Regime Lines
(CMI Insight 2014:4, Report, 2014-06-01)The oppositional groups called the June 3 presidential election “blood elections” because of the huge numbers of lives lost during the three years of war. When pro-regime voters marked their ballots with blood instead of ... -
Bons et mauvais usages des programmes sociaux : le cas des transferts monétaires conditionnels
(U4 Brief 2011:16, Report, 2011-12-07)Les programmes de transferts monétaires conditionnels sont présentés dans le secteur social comme la meilleure méthode de lutte contre la pauvreté. L’autonomie et le pouvoir discrétionnaire les rendent toutefois vulnérables ... -
Book Review: Tine Gade, Sunni City: Tripoli from Islamist Utopia to the Lebanese 'Revolution'
(Others, 2024-05-01)Why did so many episodes of Lebanon’s contentious politics in the last century occur in Tripoli? In her work, Sunni City , Tine Gade traces the hundred-year trajectory (1920-2020) of the ‘Sunni ... -
Borderland dynamics in the Horn of Africa – Some reflections
(Sudan Working Paper SWP 2015:1, Working paper, 2015-03-01)This paper is a broad ranging reflection of the general situation of crisis in the Horn of Africa region. Rather than carry out a conventional anthropological analysis in which local people and communities emerge as “heroes” ...