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A Different Yardstick: The Gendered Political Discourse in Malawi
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 5, Report, 2016-04-01)The 2014 election campaign in Malawi focussed on gender rather than facts. In this brief we argue that the campaign showed a strong, conservative, culturally driven bias against Banda and other women leaders. the discourse ... -
Acting jointly on behalf of women? The cross-party women’s caucus in Malawi
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 8, Report, 2016-05-01)Despite an increase in the number of countries that have adopted women’s caucuses in sub-Saharan Africa, there is still little empirical knowledge about how they operate and under which conditions they are most effective ... -
Country Evaluation Brief: Malawi
(Country Evaluation Brief 4/2017, Research report, 2017-06-01)Malawi is one of the world's least developed countries, with a poverty rate that is consistently high compared to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa and declining at a slower pace. The evaluations and reviews of aid ... -
Ending child marriages – new laws bring progress but hurdles remain
(CMI Insight 2016:4, Report, 2016-05-01)Reform of family law is considered among the most difficult to achieve since it contests ‘the notion of women and children as property’. There is a continuum ranging from criminalization to non-criminalization in the legal ... -
Evaluation of Norwegian Support to the Protection of Cultural Heritage
(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. ... -
Household wellbeing and coping strategies in Africa during COVID-19 – Findings from high frequency phone surveys
(CMI Report 2020:4, Research report, 2020-12-01)This report provides data on household wellbeing in countries in sub-Saharan Africa following the Covid-19 pandemic. The focus is on employment and income, food security, and coping mechanisms, and on access to education ... -
Hunting for Per Diem: The Uses and Abuses of Travel Compensation in Three Developing Countries
(Research report, 2012-04-01)Cash is a great incentive. The last decade has seen a boom in various forms of cash incentive programmes, from the conditional cash transfer programmes that emerged in Latin America in the late 90’s, providing cash to ... -
Is mutual accountability feasible? A conceptual discussion with policy implications
(U4 Issue 2012:11, Research report, 2012-12-14)Mutual accountability is one of five principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. Yet comparatively little has been written about this principle and how it is operationalised. It remains ill-defined and poorly ... -
Local government revenue mobilisation in Anglophone Africa
(CMI Working Paper WP 2012:6, Working paper, 2012-10-03)This paper examines opportunities and constraints facing local revenue mobilization in Anglophone Africa with an emphasis on urban settings. Specific revenue instruments and their effects on economic efficiency, income ... -
Managing Aid Exit and Transformation. Lessons from Botswana, Eritrea, India, Malawi and South Africa. Synthesis Report
(Research report, 2008-10-28)What are the consequences in the recipient countries, when donor countries close down their bilateral aid programmes? Are exit practices consistent with established principles of partnership and mutuality in development ... -
"No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow": The Arab Spring and its effect in sub-Saharan Africa
(CMI Brief vol. 10 no. 4, Report, 2011-08-01)In the spring of 2011, dramatic political changes and events took place in the Arab World. The Arab Spring was comprised of popular uprisings and civil unrest across the Arab world. However, during the same period there ... -
Norwegian aid to food security, nutrition and agriculture
(CMI Report R 2018:01, Research report, 2018-01-01)The report reviews available research on the links between agriculture and the rest of the economy, with a focus on structural adjustment and the role of agriculture in economic growth and poverty reduction. Furthermore, ... -
Perceptions of per diems in the health sector: Evidence and implications
(U4 Issue 2011:6, Research report, 2011-07-01)This study details the perceived benefits, problems, and risks of abuse of per diems and allowances in developing countries. Drawing on 41 interviews with government and nongovernmental officials in Malawi and Uganda the ... -
“Satanism is witchcraft’s younger sibling”: Changing perceptions of natural and supernatural anaemia causality in Malawian children
(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 ... -
The budget as theatre - the formal and informal institutional makins of the budget process in Malawi. Final report
(Research report, 2004-01-01)What can explain the apparent lack of political will to formulate, implement and monitor the budget process and public financial management in accordance with the overall goals of the Malawi Poverty Reduction Strategy ... -
The Gatekeepers: Political Participation of Women in Malawi
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 12, Report, 2016-08-01)All over the world, there are gatekeepers with the power to facilitate – or restrict – peoples’ access. We have studied the role of the chairpersons and secretaries of the political parties in Malawi, and their role as ... -
The Gender Machinery Women in Malawi’s Central Government Administration
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 11, Report, 2016-06-01)Malawi has its version of a ‘national gender machinery’, like many other countries, established to break the barriers against women representation in politics and to promote women interests. However, the way in which this ... -
The ‘Joyce Banda Effect’: Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour in Malawi
(CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 6, Report, 2016-04-01)In the 2014 elections in Malawi, the incumbent female president Joyce Banda lost the presidency, and the number of women MPs was reduced from 43 to 33. This decline in women representation came despite opinion polls showing ... -
Theories of change in anti-corruption work: A tool for programme design and evaluation
(U4 Issue 2012:6, Research report, 2012-11-22)Governments and donor agencies are under increasing pressure to show hard evidence that their interventions are effective and good value for money. Anti-corruption is a challenging field in this regard, with few evidence-based ... -
When Per Diems Take Over: Training and Travel as Extra Pay
(Corruption, Grabbing and Development: Real World Challenges, Chapter, 2014-03-01)Weak access to basic services and poor framework conditions for the private sector impede development. Low-quality service provision for example in health, education, utility supply, industry regulation or law enforcement ...