CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute) Development Studies and Human Rights
 
 

Research for Development and Justice

Chr. Michelsen Institute is an independent, non-profit research institution and an international centre in policy-oriented and applied development research. CMI is located in Bergen, Norway.

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Bergen Resource Centre

Stipend (Scholarship)

Nationalgaven til Chr. Michelsen Til unge fremragende norske forskere innen samfunns- vitenskap og humaniora.
Søknadsfrist: 15. mars

Annual Report 2008

Annual Report 2008: Research for Development and Justice Research for Development and Justice

Bergen Open Access Research Archive

Research Partners

CMI's extensive network of research partners

Country Resource Pages

Afghanistan

Angola

Mozambique

Uganda and the 2006 elections

Sudan - Micro-Macro Issues in Peacebuilding

NINFO - Norwegian research on international relations

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15 March Chr. Michelsen lecture:
Albie Sachs

Albie Sachs, Judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa (1994-2009), and author of the book The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law, lectures on the role of courts in democratisation and social transformation. Read more

15 March Literary Salon with Albie Sachs
The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law

Detained in solitary confinement, tortured, exiled and eventually blown up by a car bomb. From an early age Albie Sachs played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa. Read more

11 March Movie and Roundtable in the Resource Centre
"Crude" - on extractive industries and indigenous land rights

The real price of oil. Crude focuses on conflicts between extractive industries and land rights of indigenous/rural population. Read more

New Guidebook:
The Basics of Integrity in Procurement

Given the large and increasing quantity of research on anti-corruption in procurement, practitioners need to keep updated on the most current advice, guidelines, tools and debates. This guide builds a comprehensive overview suitable for practical use based on the latest available research contributions. Read more

New book:
Courts and Power in Latin America and Africa

This volume advances a sophisticated comparative framework that seeks to explain the changing nature of courts' accountability function across a wide range of countries. Focusing on courts as a part of a complex 'accountability nexus' involving institutions, power holders, and citizens, the authors convincingly argue that only complex, multi-causal frameworks can explain the changing behavior and role of courts Read more

Rafto
Siri Gloppen New Head of Rafto Prize Committee

Siri Gloppen, Research Director at the Chr. Michelsen Institute, is the new Head of the Rafto Prize Committee. Read more

New Report:
Support to Legislatures

Support to democracy building in developing countries increased after 1990. It is gradually seen less as a technical exercise and more as a challenging, politically sensitive area of cooperation. Read more

New CMI Brief:
The Paradox of Representation in Sudan: Muslim Women's Diverging Agendas

This brief explores the attitudes and priorities of Muslim female activists in Sudan. Disunited and politicized, they have multiple and competing priorities rather than a common gender-based agenda. Read more

Inge Tvedten:
Bistandens hamskifte

Den rødgrønne regjeringen i ferd med å forlate den norske bistandens hovedmål: Å hjelpe de aller fattigste til et bedre liv. Read more

In Portugese and English:
Angola: The role of the churches in poverty reduction

Churches have a long history in Angola intertwined with the history of colonialism. The churches are the civil society actors in Angola with the most developed organizational structures and strongest international networks. Read more

New director
Ottar Mæstad new director of CMI

The CMI board has appointed Ottar Mæstad as new director at CMI. Read more

17-19 February Workshop in Mexico
Gender Justice in Contexts of Complex Legal Pluralities

To what extent can complex legal plurality favour or disadvantage women and gendered rights claims within different cultural contexts? Read more

Ny bok:
Muslimer i nye samfunn

Anne Sofie Roald har skrevet bok om det multikulturelle Sveriges utfordringer; om spenninger mellom assimilasjon og autonomi, mellom individuelle og kollektive kulturelle rettigheter. Read more

Nepal:
Statistical evidence on social and economic exclusion

The present report provides statistical evidence on what population groups are de facto excluded along a number of economic and social dimensions Read more

Gender and Poverty in Northern Mozambique
"If men and women were equal, we would all simply be people"

There are structural changes and more limited patriarchal control in urban Nampula. Urban women and female headed households are more likely to be economically independent from men and invest in the well-being of their household members. Read more

Eyolf Jul-Larsen og Astri Suhrke
Hvor er senteret for kritisk bistandsforskning?

I et rikt land som Norge, på verdenstoppen når det gjelder bistand til verdens fattige, og med masse kunnskap og erfaring på området, hvorfor virker det nærmest umulig å etablere et sterkt og uavhengig miljø for kritisk analyse rundt de store bistandsspørsmålene? Read more

New publication
The ugly poetics of violence in post-accord Guatemala

the persisiting violence in Guatemala do not lie with the presence of gangs and organised crime, or a pathological "culture of violence" marked by war and poverty, but in its support and sanction by the continued systemic violence of elites and contradictions of international intervention. Read more

New project
Climate Change, Rights and the Poor

CMI participates in a new project "Climate change discourse, rights and the poor" which received funding from the University of Bergenfunded by the Research Council of Norway. Read more

New leaflet:
CMIMozambique

CMI has a history of involvement in Mozambique dating back to the time of independence, and we would like to increase our engagement in areas particularly relevant for development and poverty reduction in the country. Read more

CMI Working Paper
The pursuit of integrity in customs: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa

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 paid to the political economy of reforms and the role of informal institutions. Read more

UN support for peacebuilding
Nepal as the exceptional case

The UN operation to help consolidate peace in Nepal was a 'focused mission of short duration', a minimalist operation with a razor-thin mandate. This paper explores why this was so, and what were the consequences for peacebuilding. Read more

CMI Working Paper
Aid for trade: A misdirected initiative?

Aid for Trade (AfT) measures need to demonstrate that they are effective and have a potential impact on poverty, argues Arne Wiig in this paper. Read more

Rights, Democracy and Development

Human rights, political accountability, courts, international ethics and global governance

Poverty Reduction

Pro-poor policies, poverty indicators, ethics of poverty reduction, barriers to poverty reduction

Peace, Conflict and the State

Peacebuilding, post-war violence, statebuilding, religion and politics

Public Sector Reform

Managing public resources, financing the state, service delivery and infrastructure

Geographical Focus

Map of CMI's geographical focus

Commissioned Work

Selected evaluations, appraisals, background studies and impact assessments

Who Knows What at CMI

Researchers by areas of competence

Latin America Middle East Southern and Central Asia Sub-Saharan Africa