Browsing Publications by Author "Lange, Siri"
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Bringing the State back in. Corporate Social Responsibility and the paradoxes of Norwegian state capitalism in the international energy sector
Knudsen, Ståle; Rajak, Dinah; Lange, Siri; Hugøy, Isabelle (Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology vol. 88, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-01)This theme section brings the state back into anthropological studies of corporate social responsibility through the lens of Norwegian energy corporations working abroad. Th ese transnational corporations (TNCs) are expected ... -
Corporate Community Involvement and Local Institutions: Two Case Studies From the Mining Industry in Tanzania
Lange, Siri; Kolstad, Ivar (Journal of African Business vol. 13 no. 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-01-01)Corporate community involvement contributes capital or resources in various forms to a community. However, such involvement may also influence local institutions that determine how well these resources are used, i.e. the ... -
Decentralisation and gender. A study on coordination and cooperation in LGA for maternal health.
Lange, Siri; Schanke, Liss (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 ... -
Doing global investments the Nordic way. The 'business case' for Equinor’s support to union work among its employees in Tanzania
Lange, Siri (Focaal: Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology vol. 88, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-01)In the Nordic countries, unions are represented in company boards and can infl uence companies’ policies toward labor abroad. Th is article focuses on the Norwegian national oil company Equinor and its support of ... -
Effects of Payment for Performance on accountability mechanisms: Evidence from Pwani, Tanzania
Mayumana, Iddy; Borghi, Jo; Anselmi, Laura; Mamdani, Masuma; Lange, Siri (Social Science & Medicine vol. 179, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-01)Payment for Performance (P4P) aims to improve provider motivation to perform better, but little is known about the effects of P4P on accountability mechanisms. We examined the effect of P4P in Tanzania on internal and ... -
End review of FDC’s project to strengthen the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in the Zambézia province, Mozambique
Lange, Siri; Chimbutane, Eugénio Salvador; Sitefane, Gaspar (CMI Report R 2014:3, Research report, 2014-09-01)This report is an end review of Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da Comunidade (FDC)’s project to support the implementation of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in the Zambézia province. The purposes of the ... -
Evaluation of Norwegian Support to the Protection of Cultural Heritage
Lønning, Dag Jørund; Magnussen, Tone; Helland, Johan; Lange, Siri; Eide, Trine (Evaluation Reports 4, Research report, 2009-01-01)Support to culture, cultural heritage and arts has been part of Norway's development cooperation for many years. Several Norwegian institutions have been involved in this work, which has been guided by different strategies. ... -
Gender, regulation, and corporate social responsibility in the extractive sector: The case of Equinor’s social investments in Tanzania
Lange, Siri; Wyndham, Victoria (Women's Studies: International Forum vol. 84, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-01)Multinational corporations have been criticised for their rhetorical support to - as opposed to substantive engagement with - gender equality in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in poor countries. ... -
Gold and governance: Legal injustices and lost opportunities in Tanzania
Lange, Siri (African Affairs vol. 110 no. 439, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-01-01)Following advice from the World Bank, and hoping for economic growth and independence from donors, a number of African countries have opened up opportunities for large-scale mining by foreign investors over the last decade ... -
Haydom Lutheran Hospital: Midterm review of the Block Grant Support End review of the MDG 4 and 5 project support
Lange, Siri (CMI Report R 2013:4, Research report, 2013-08-19)Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH) is an important service provider in an area of Tanzania where the population is poor and government health services are inadequate. In 2011, The Royal Norwegian Embassy funded 61% of the ... -
How (not) to improve health worker performance
Lange, Siri; Mæstad, Ottar (Others, 2011-01-01) -
Huge potential for improved health service quality
Mæstad, Ottar; Mwisongo, Aziza; Lange, Siri (CMI Brief vol. 10 no. 10, Report, 2011-10-25)Health workers’ knowledge and skills are much better than their practice suggests. By closing the gap between knowledge and action, the quality of health services will increase substantially. -
Huge potential for improved health service quality
Mæstad, Ottar; Lange, Siri; Mwisongo, Aziza (Others, 2012-11-07) -
Local content in the Tanzanian mining sector
Kinyondo, Abel; Lange, Siri (CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 3, Report, 2016-03-01)This brief examines the factors that have influenced local content in the Tanzanian mining sector, and some of the challenges and successes of local content initiatives in mining. Local content has gradually gained momentum ... -
“Satanism is witchcraft’s younger sibling”: Changing perceptions of natural and supernatural anaemia causality in Malawian children
Svege, Sarah; Nkosi-Gondwe, Thandile; Lange, Siri (PLOS ONE, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-01)In countries of sub-Saharan Africa, many children are admitted to hospital with severe forms of anaemia. The late hospital admissions of anaemic children contribute significantly to child morbidity and mortality in these ... -
Tanzania
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The Depoliticisation of Development and the Democratisation of Politics in Tanzania: Parallel Structures as Obstacles to Delivering Services to the Poor
Lange, Siri (Journal of Development Studies vol. 44 no. 8, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-01-01)Local democracy and the involvement of local communities in the provision of social services are central issues in the local government reforms that are presently being implemented in many developing countries. At the same ... -
UMOJA and the Maputo Festival. Midterm review of the UMOJA Cultural Flying Carpet and the Maputo Festival
Lange, Siri; Albertyn, Chris; Bang, Anne; Matsinhe, Melita (CMI Report R 2015:1, Research report, 2015-01-01)This review was commissioned by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Maputo. The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the study says that the team shall visit Mozambique and one of the other six African countries that are part of the ... -
When incentives work too well: Locally implemented Pay for Performance (P4P) and adverse sanctions towards home birth in Tanzania - a qualitative study
Chimhutu, Victor; Lindkvist, Ida; Lange, Siri (BMC Health Services Research vol. 14 no. 23, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-01)Background: Despite limited evidence of its effectiveness,performance-based payments (P4P) are seen by leading policymakers as a potential solution to the slow progress in reaching Millennium Development Goal 5: improved ...