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Urban space and poverty in Maputo, Mozambique
(CMI Brief vol. vol 12 no. 2, Report, 2013-06-01)This is the first of a series of policy briefs relating to a research project, “The Ethnography of a Divided City: Socio-politics, Poverty and Gender in Maputo, Mozambique” (2012–2015), funded by the Norwegian Research ... -
Using Corruption Risk Assessments for REDD+: An Introduction for Practitioners
(U4 Issue 2014:1, Research report, 2014-01-03)Corruption Risk Assessments (CRAs) are both an analytic and due diligence exercise to identify issues associated with, contributing to, or otherwise facilitating corruption in a particular setting. An area where improved ... -
Using financial performance indicators to promote transparency and accountability in health systems
(U4 Brief 2006:1, Report, 2006-01-01)This case-based brief presents experiences of district health management teams in South Africa, where interventions to improve district health planning and reporting, including the integration of financial data and service ... -
Using money laundering investigations to fight corruption in developing countries: Domestic obstacles and strategies to overcome them
(U4 Issue 2012:9, Research report, 2012-11-26)Anti-money laundering systems have the potential to curb the use of proceeds of corruption and other crimes by the perpetrators. An effectively implemented anti-money laundering framework limits the channels through which ... -
Using power and influence analysis to address corruption risks: The case of the Ugandan drug supply chain
(U4 Brief 2012:6, Report, 2012-07-27)Power and influence analysis can be used to assess corruption vulnerabilities in the public sector. This approach helps identify powerful stakeholders that should be engaged to achieve maximum impact for anti-corruption ... -
Usufructuary Mortgages as a Source of Funds in Need: Some Theory and an Empirical Investigation
(CMI Working Paper WP 2017:6, Working paper, 2017-06-01)This paper develops a theoretical framework in which the borrower, who mortgages out, and the lender, who mortgages in, a parcel of land reach their decisions when credit and land markets function imperfectly. The results ... -
VAT receipt lotteries: Can they increase tax revenues in Sub-Saharan Africa?
(CMI Insight 2021:8, Report, 2021-09-01)Value Added Tax accounts for about a fourth of all tax revenues in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but studies show that there is potential to collect substantially more revenues from the VAT in most countries in the region. ... -
Veiled nannies and secular futures in France
(Ethnos, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-01)This article focuses on recent French efforts to expand legal regulation of religious symbols to childcare. Controversies over ‘veiled nannies’ serve as points of departure for investigating laïcité – French secularism – ... -
Vers plus d'éthique dans les douanes en Afrique subsaharienne; The pursuit of integrity in customs: experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
(Afrique Contemporaine vol. 230 no. 2009-2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-08-01)This paper examines recent experiences from sub-Saharan Africa in combating corruption in customs. It argues that integrity reforms have been too focused on reforming formal institutions, and too little attention has been ... -
Vi trenger et Midtøsten-tribunal
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Violence against children: Impact of parenting and community-based programs in low-and middle-income countries
(Research report, 2024-05-01)This evidence review examines the effectiveness of parenting and community-based programs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) aimed at reducing violence against children. The study synthesizes data from various ... -
Violence against women in the context of urban poverty in Angola
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 16, Report, 2016-10-01)Violence against women is widespread in Angola. This brief presents the main findings in a recent study of how violence against women is playing out in the context of urban poverty. Faced with day-to-day challenges for ... -
Violencia sexual relacionado con el conflicto armado interno y justicia transicional en Guatemala
(CMI Report R 2024:2, Research report, 2024-10-01)En este informe, la antropóloga guatemalteca Irma Alicia Velásquez detalla en qué medida los informes de las comisiones de la verdad en Guatemala abordaron la violencia sexual relacionada con el conflicto armado interno ... -
Violência contra a mulher no contexto da pobreza urbana em Angola
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 16, Report, 2016-10-01)A violência contra as mulheres é uma prática generalizada em Angola, pouco se sabendo ainda sobre a perceção que as mulheres têm deste fenómeno e como elas se relacionam com este problema. Este resumo, que resulta do projeto ... -
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 ... -
Warfare with Songbooks
(Journal article, 2023-12-01)This article focuses on songbooks that were published during World War II on the territory of Yugoslavia. These publications are discussed as an entry point into everyday experience of the communist-led antifascist resistance. ... -
WARFUN Diaries - Volume 2 - 2023
(Others, 2023-09-01)The WARFUN Diaries is an open access publication connected to the project “War and Fun: Reconceptualizing Warfare and Its Experience (WARFUN)”, funded by the European Research Council and led by Research ... -
WARFUN Diaries - Volume 3 - 2024
(Others, 2024-09-01)The WARFUN Diaries is an open access publication connected to the project “War and Fun: Reconceptualizing Warfare and Its Experience (WARFUN)”, funded by the European Research Council and led by Research ... -
WARFUN DIARIES Vol. 1
(Others, 2022-12-01)The WARFUN Diaries is an open access publication connected to the project “War and Fun: Reconceptualizing Warfare and Its Experience (WARFUN)”, funded by the European Research Council and led by Research Professor ...