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Cross-border trade in the war areas of the Sudans: Smuggling or a form of cooperation?
(Sudan Working Paper SWP 2016:8, Working paper, 2016-12-01)After the war broke out again in the border areas between the Sudans, a trading pattern known earlier as the “peace markets” reemerged. In contrast to previous attempts to use trade to reduce tensions, such markets are now ... -
Cuán preparados estamos para evaluar la real implementación de las convenciones anticorrupción? Lecciones desde las Américas
(U4 Issue 2009:5, Research report, 2009-05-26)La Convención de las Naciones Unidas Contra la Corrupción (CNUCC) es el más reciente y significativo logro en una serie de tratados internacionales que buscan combatir la corrupción. Todas estas convenciones anticorrupción ... -
Curbing Women Activists in Darfur in the wake of the International Criminal Court
(CMI Insight 2015:5, Report, 2015-01-01)In 2009, the international criminal court (ICC) warranted the arrest of Sudan’s sitting President indicting him for systematic and widespread sexual violence in Darfur. In the wake of the ICC, the Sudanese regime has curbed ... -
Cursed before production?
(CMI Brief no. 2019:01, Report, 2019-02-01)Big discoveries of high value natural resources can have negative economic, political, and social effects long before full production of a resource begins. While Tanzania has already experienced some tensions around the ... -
Custodians of social peace or contenders in a popularity contest? The Egyptian Armed Forces and Egypt’s Coptic Christians
(CMI Working Paper WP 2015:4, Working paper, 2015-04-16)This report analyses current and past relations between the Egyptian Coptic Christian community and the Egyptian Armed Forces, discussing contemporary events on the backdrop of historical analysis. Based on a thorough ... -
Customers play an important role in shaping firms’ VAT compliance
(Others, 2021-01-01)Value added tax (VAT) is one of the main modes of raising tax revenue worldwide but has significantly underperformed as a revenue collection tool in Africa. Non-compliance by taxpayers is a major challenge. This Misum ... -
Custos e consequências das Dívidas Ocultas para Moçambique
(Research report, 2021-06-01)Portuguese version of "Costs and consequences of the hidden debt scandal in Mozambique", publication CMI & CIP: Em 2013, banqueiros europeus, empresários baseados no Médio Oriente, políticos e altos funcionários ... -
Darfur crisis: The role of traditional leaders in dealing with violence against women
(CMI Sudan Working Paper SWP 2014:4, Working paper, 2014-12-15)The armed conflict between the Sudan government and rebel groups in Darfur erupted in 2003. Escalating violence included sexual assaults on women. Many women who have been raped live with a stigma, or are forced to get ... -
Darfur: Struggle of Power and Resources, 1650-2002, An Institutional Perspective
(Book, 2016-01-01)The conflicts in Sudan have been driven by multiple causes, a major one being increasing competition over natural resources. This is very much the case in Darfur, and Takana's book addresses both the hisotircal root causes ... -
Data Analysis: How to deal with qualitative data
(Others, 2023-09-01)Qualitative Research + Human Rights: Bridging the Gaps Between Socio + Legal Research Writing Bootcamp + Workshop The event is organised by the Irish Centre for Human Rights and School of Law at the University of Galway ... -
Dealing with a violent past: The impact of transitional justice
(CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 5, Report, 2012-06-25)This brief assesses the impact of transitional justice mechanisms on peace and democracy. Based on four case studies from Africa and Latin America, it argues that the expected positive effects of transitional justice may ... -
“Debtor Forever.” Debt and Bondage in Afghan and Pakistani Brick Kilns
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Decentralisation and gender. A study on coordination and cooperation in LGA for maternal health.
(Research report, 2007-11-26)Tanzania initiated the Local Government Reform Programme in 1996. The objective of the reform is decentralisation by devolution, and to strengthen local authorities' ability to deliver quality and accessible services in ... -
Deciding over nature: Corruption and environmental impact assessments
(U4 Issue 2016:5, Research report, 2016-11-01)Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are a core aspect of environmental decision-making in most countries. Despite massive potential for public harms resulting from corrupt decision-making linked to EIAs, research on ... -
Deciding over nature: Corruption and environmental impact assessments
(Environmental Impact Assessment Review vol. 65, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-01)Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are an important analytic tool for identifying and potentially mitigating project risks and negative environmental and societal impacts. Their usefulness, however, depends on how ... -
Defining the Mission. The US Engagement in Afghanistan.
(PRIO Papers, Research report, 2011-01-01)The US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 was in a sense a curious accident of history. Enraged by the attacks on New York and Washington, the Bush Administration invaded a country where the US previously had demonstrated ... -
Deforestation in Peru: Confronting the informal practices, state capture, and collusion
(U4 Brief 2024:5, Report, 2024-04-01)Greater transparency and accountability of elected officials, as well as enhanced environmental management, is crucial to meeting the challenges faced by those who wish to protect the Amazon. -
Delivering quality health services for children - implementation challenges
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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 ... -
Democracy matters more than ever: Democracy assistance after the entrance of the "Emerging Southern Powers" in sub-Saharan Africa
(CMI Brief vol. 10 no. 5, Report, 2011-08-26)Over the last ten years the new “Emerging Southern Powers” – China, India, Brazil and South Africa – have increased their economic and political engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa. They have introduced new ideas and development ...