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El papel de la sociedad civil en el proceso de examen de la UNCAC: ¿avanzar más allá del cumplimiento?
(U4 Issue 2013:10, Research report, 2013-12-01)El papel crucial que la sociedad civil desempeña en la lucha contra la corrupción es ampliamente reconocido. La Convención de las Naciones Unidas contra la Corrupción (UNCAC) reafirma esta convicción en su preámbulo y en ... -
Enforcement of water rights
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 9, Report, 2016-05-01)In 2010, a UN Resolution explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation (HRtWS). But has this international recognition improved the ability of poor and marginalized people to secure access to water? Of the ... -
Fifty years since the military coup: Taking stock of Brazilian democracy
(CMI Insight 2014:8, Report, 2014-09-04)In 1964, a military dictatorship that would last for 21 years was installed in Brazil. After a relatively smooth transition to democracy in 1985, Brazil is today considered one of the emerging powers in the world. This CMI ... -
“For the Guarantee of Law and Order”: The Armed Forces and Public Security in Brazil
(CMI Working Paper WP 2014:11, Working paper, 2014-09-17)The transition to democracy in Brazil came with a significant change in the role the armed forces could play for public security within the country. According to article 142 of the 1988 constitution, the armed forces could ... -
Mixed incentives: Adopting ICT innovations for transparency, accountability, and anti-corruption
(U4 Issue 2014:4, Research report, 2014-06-17)Governments adopt anti-corruption-related ICT innovations for many reasons. Different motivations for adopting these technologies shape the way they are put into practice and the anti-corruption impacts they may have. ICT ... -
«Nowadays there are shoot-outs all the time». Women, children, and Police Pacification Units (UPPs) in Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro.
(CMI Working Paper WP 2016:7, Working paper, 2016-09-01)Executive summary This CMI Working paper explores the implementation of the Brazilian government’s favela (shantytown) policing program, Unidades de Pacificacion Policiais (UPP) or The Pacifying Police Units, from ... -
Rising Powers and the African Security Landscape
(CMI Report R 2014:4, Research report, 2014-11-01)The last decade has witnessed a major economic expansion of China, India, Brazil and South Africa in Africa. This has mainly been driven by commercial and corporate interests, but the political profile of these rising ... -
See you in court! Holding the military to account in Latin America
(CMI Insight 2016:2, Report, 2016-02-01)The courtroom has become an increasingly common meeting place for retired military officials, and victims and their families who have suffered various forms of abuse at the hands of the military: torture, rape, forced ... -
Taming the war machine: Police, pacification and power i Rio de Janeiro
(Master thesis, 2016-01-01)In this thesis I trace the changes in the exercise of Brazilian state power in Rio’s poor communities, or favelas, through an ethnographic exploration of the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) - allegedly a proximity policing ... -
The role of civil society in the UNCAC review process: Moving beyond compliance?
(U4 Issue 2013:4, Research report, 2013-05-01)Civil society plays a crucial role in the fight against corruption. The inclusion of civil society in the United Nations Convention against Corruption Implementation Review Mechanism (IRM), however, is only optional. This ... -
What causes Latin America’s high incidence of adolescent pregnancy?
(CMI Brief vol. 16 no. 9, Report, 2017-11-01)Latin America is the only region in the world where adolescent pregnancies are not decreasing. According to a recent article in the Lancet, if the current trend continues, Latin American countries will not fulfill the ...