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Most of CMI's current research in Angola is part of an institutional co-operation with the research centre Centro de Estudos e Investigação Científica (CEIC) of the Catholic University of Angola. Read more on the programme web site.

Inge Amundsen

Senior Researcher

Political scientist focusing on democratisation, parliaments, political parties, corruption, resource and oil revenue management, and aid.

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad

Senior Researcher, Coordinator: Public Finance Management

Economist focusing on public sector reforms related to taxation, revenue administration and fiscal corruption.

Svein-Erik Helle

Research Assistant

Political scientist currently working as a research assistant primarily on projects related to elections and democracy in Africa.

Jan Isaksen

Senior Researcher (on leave)

Economist focusing on poverty, development and public finance.

Eyolf Jul-Larsen

Senior Researcher

Social anthropologist focusing on development, with a particular emphasis on fishing communities and migration in West and Southern Africa.

Ivar Kolstad

Research Director, Coordinator: Natural Resources

Economist whose current research focuses on poverty dynamics, natural resources and development, and corporate social responsibility.

John-Andrew McNeish

Associated Senior Researcher

Social anthropologist focusing on human and indigenous rights, development policy regimes and natural resource management, with a particular focus on Latin America.

Ottar Mæstad

Director

Economist specialising in global health research.

Aslak Jangård Orre

Senior Researcher

Political scientist whose competence areas include local government reform, corruption and anti-corruption, parties and opposition in Africa and the politics of decentralisation and rural livelihoods.

Ingrid Samset

Researcher and PhD Candidate

Political scientist specialized in the study of peace and conflict, comparative politics, and African politics.

Elin Skaar

Senior Researcher, Coordinator: Rights and Legal Institutions

Political scientist focusing on the cross-section between law and politics, encompassing topics related to democratisation, human rights, transitional justice, judicial reform, and development issues.

Tina Søreide

Senior Researcher, Coordinator: Governance and Corruption

Economist with a focus on corruption, sector regulation and political economy

Inge Tvedten

Senior Researcher

Anthropologist with a particular interest in the development and application of systems of poverty analysis and monitoring.

Arne Wiig

Senior Researcher, Coordinator: Poverty Dynamics

Economist whose professional profile and research interests include foreign direct investments and international trade, microcredit, poverty and corporate social responsibility.

Angola Programme: CEIC - CMI Cooperation

Start: Jan. 2011 (Current)
Geography: Angola

A Way Out of Violent Conflict? The Impact of Transitional Justice Mechanisms on Peacebuilding

Start: Apr. 2010 (Current)
Keywords: Transitional justice, impact assessment
Geography: Angola, Uruguay, Peru, Rwanda

Seminar on Good Governance and Corruption Prevention in the Petroleum Sector: Mozambique

Start: Feb. 2010 (Completed)
Geography: Mozambique, Angola, São Tomé e Principe, Timor Leste

Angolan infrastructure in a regional perspective

Start: Jan. 2009 (Completed)
Geography: Angola

Health, Poverty and Public Expenditure

Start: Jan. 2009 (Completed)
Keywords: Health, Poverty, Public Expenditure
Geography: Angola

Appraisal of NPA Mine Action Programme proposal in Angola

Start: Jun. 2008 (Current)
Keywords: Demining, Angola
Geography: Angola

Budget system and Public expenditure

Start: Apr. 2008 (Completed)
Keywords: Angola Budget system, budgeting Public sector budget
Geography: Angola

Annual CEIC/CMI seminar

Start: Feb. 2008 (Completed)
Geography: Angola

Acquisition, Project Control and Financial Management

Start: Feb. 2008 (Completed)
Geography: Angola

Short courses: Social Science Methodology

Start: Jan. 2008 (Completed)
Keywords: Training course, social science methodology
Geography: Angola

Micro credit for Sustainable Development in Angola

Start: Jan. 2008 (Completed)
Keywords: Poverty Social capital Human capital
Geography: Angola

Journal Article (Peer-Reviewed)

Better the devil you know? Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa

Ivar Kolstad and Arne Wiig (2011) in Journal of African Business vol. 12 pp. 31-50

Book Chapter

Assigned corporate social responsibility in a rentier state: The case of Angola

Ivar Kolstad and Arne Wiig (2011) in Päivi Lujala and Siri Aas Rustad : High-value natural resources and post-conflict peacebuilding . Oxford: Earthscan pp. 147-154

CMI Report

Health services in Angola. Availability, quality and utilisation

Mona Frøystad, Ottar Mæstad, Nohra Villamil (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2011:9) 62 p.

CMI Working Paper

Desenvolver as infra-estruturas em Angola: Qual o papel da SADC?

Elling N. Tjønneland (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2011:3) 27 p.

CMI Working Paper

Developing Angola's infrastructure: What is SADC's role?

Elling N. Tjønneland (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2011:3) 26 p.

Angola Brief

Partidos políticos em Angola: Na tendência africana

Inge Amundsen (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 10) 4 p.

Angola Brief

Sistema "parlamentar-presidencial" ou presidencialismo extremo?

Nelson Pestana (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 16) 4 p.

Angola Brief

Angola party politics: Into the African trend

Inge Amundsen (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 9) 4 p.

Angola Brief

Grandes desigualdades regionais nos serviços de saúde em Angola

Ottar Mæstad, Mona Frøystad, Nohra Villamil (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 4) 4 p.

Angola Brief

Strong regional inequalities in health service delivery in Angola

Ottar Mæstad, Mona Frøystad, Nohra Villamil (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 3) 4 p.

Angola Brief

O que faz um grupo de crédito funcionar? Favoritismo dentro do grupo entre clientes de microcrédito

Ivar Kolstad, Arne Wiig (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 8) 4 p.

Angola Brief

What makes a credit group tick? In-group favouritism among microfinance clients

Ivar Kolstad, Arne Wiig (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 7) 4 p.

Angola Brief

Projectos de Construção Pública - Angola. Necessidade de fortificar as barreiras contra a corrupção

Tina Søreide (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 6) 4 p.

Angola Brief

Public construction projects - Angola. A need to fortify the barriers against corruption

Tina Søreide (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 5) 4 p.

Angola Brief

Mitos e percepções sobre as empresas chinesas entre trabalhadores angolanos

Regina Santos, Amália Quintão (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 15) 4 p.

Angola Brief

MODUCAN. A construção de um modelo macroeconómico para Angola: desafio e recompensa

Line Skaldebø, Alves da Rocha (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 12) 4 p.

Angola Brief

MODUCAN. The construction of a macroeconomic model for Angola: challenging and rewarding

Line Skaldebø and Alves da Rocha (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 11) 4 p.

Angola Brief

Porquê cobrar impostos locais em Angola? ... e os desafios de o fazer

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Aslak Jangård Orre (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 14) 4 p.

Angola Brief

Why collect local taxes in oil rich Angola? ... and the challenges of doing so

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Aslak Jangård Orre (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 13) 4 p.

CMI Brief

China and Angola - Strategic partnership or marriage of convenience?

Lucy Corkin (2011) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 1) 4 p.

Master's Thesis

Determinants of child mortality in Angola: an econometric analysis

Ingrid Hoem Sjursen (2011) Master thesis in Economics. Bergen: University of Bergen 112 p.

Master's Thesis

Living in a material world: Political funding in electoral authoritarian regimes in Sub-saharan Africa

Svein-Erik Helle (2011) Master thesis in Comparative Politics. Bergen: University of Bergen. 123 p.

Journal Article (Peer-Reviewed)

Multinational corporations and host country institutions: A case study of CSR activities in Angola

Arne Wiig and Ivar Kolstad (2010) in International Business Review vol. 19 no. 2 pp. 178-190

CMI Report

O papel das igrejas na redução da pobreza em Angola

Søren Kirk Jensen, Nelson Pestana (2010) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2010: 1) 45 p.

CMI Report

The role of the churches in poverty reduction in Angola

Søren Kirk Jensen, Nelson Pestana (2010) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2010: 1) 42 p.

Newspaper Op-Ed

Utenriksanalyse: Fred-Demokrati 1-0

Ingrid Samset (2010) Morgenbladet 5-11 February

CMI Working Paper

Kalandula e os CACS - voz activa ou prestação de contas?

Aslak Orre (2009) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2009: 11) 19 p.

CMI Working Paper

Kalandula and the CACS. Voice or accountability

Aslak Orre (2009) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2009: 5) 18 p.

Master's Thesis

Development for whom? Narratives on the impact of Chinese involvement in Angola

Bjørn Erik Løken (2009) Master thesis in geography . Bergen: Univ. of Bergen. Department of Geography

Newspaper Op-Ed

Norges oljemakt

Inge Tvedten (2009) Dagbladet 05.09.09

CMI Report

"How can the Elections Help us Quell Hunger?"

Aslak Jangård Orre and Christian Larssen (2008) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2008:10)

CMI Report

Hvordan gjøre gode ting bedre? Norske bedrifters CSR aktiviteter i utviklingsland

Ivar Kolstad, Arne Wiig, Heidi Larsen (2008) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2008: 4) 54 p.

CMI Working Paper

Social Funds in Angola - Channels, Amounts and Impact

Inge Amundsen and Arne Wiig (2008) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2008:8)

CMI Working Paper

Expectativas e receios face às eleições de 2008. O impacto de 1992

Jacinto Wacussanga, Cesaltina Abreu, Inge Amundsen, Line Tøndel (2008) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2008:11) 33 pp.

CMI Working Paper

Opposition Parties and the 2008 Parliamentary Elections in Angola

Inge Amundsen, Markus Weimer (2008) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2008:9) 61 p.

CMI Brief

Political Parties and the Upcoming 2008 Parliamentary Elections in Angola

Inge Amundsen, Markus Weimer (2008) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief vol. 7 no. 4) 4 p.

Book Chapter

Por que as empresas não deviam sempre maximizar os lucros

Ivar Kolstad (2007) in Kolstad, I., Wiig, A. e de Andrade, V. P. (Eds.): Ética de negócio - Compêndio para ser usado no ensino da ética de negócio na Universidade Católica de Angola (UCAN). Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute pp. 77-91

Book Chapter

Uma introdução à ética de negócio

Kolstad, I., Wiig, A., e de Andrade, V. P. (2007) in Kolstad, I., Wiig, A., e de Andrade, V. P. (Eds.): Ética de negócio - Compêndio para ser usado no ensino da ética de negócio na Universidade Católica de Angola (UCAN). Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute pp. 5-10

Book Chapter

Integration of Traditional Authorities in Local Governance in Mozambique and Angola - the Context of Decentralization and Democratisation

Aslak Orre (2007) in Armando Marques Guedes and Maria Jose Lopes, eds.: State and Traditional Law in Angola and Mozambique. Coimbra: Almedina pp. 139-199

CMI Report

Sociedade Civil em Angola: Incursões, Espaço e Responsabilidade

Inge Amundsen and Cesaltina Abreu (2007) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2007: 8) 58 p.

Book Chapter

Supply Chain Management in the Offshore Oil Industry: The Angolan and Norwegian Cases Compared

Arne Wiig (2006) in Davis Jerome, ed.: The Changing World of Oil: An Analysis of Corporate Change and Adaption. London: Ashgate pp. 67-88

CMI Report

Civil Society in Angola: Inroads, Space and Accountability

Inge Amundsen and Cesaltina Abreu (2006) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2006: 14) 53 p.

CMI Report

Mid-term Review of the Angola Programme of Norwegian People's Aid

Jan Isaksen, Ingrid Samset and Fernando Pacheco (2006) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2006: 1) 101 p.

CMI Working Paper

Courts under Construction in Angola: What can They do for the poor?

Elin Skaar and José Octávio Serra Van-Dúnem (2006) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2006: 20)

Edited Book

Roads to Reconciliation

Elin Skaar, Siri Gloppen and Astri Suhrke, eds. (2005) Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books 318 p.

CMI Working Paper

Accountability on the Move. The Parliament of Angola

Inge Amundsen, Cesaltina Abreu and Laurinda Hoygaard (2005) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2005: 11) 27 p.

CMI Working Paper

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Angolan Oil Industry

Arne Wiig (2005) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2005: 8) 29 p.

Chr. Michelsen Institute has extensive research experience in Angola. CMI's involvement in the country includes research within several scientific fields as well as consultancy work. CMI enjoys a network of affiliated institutions and researchers in Angola.

The largest current programme is an institutional co-operation with the research centre Centro de Estudos e Investigação Científica (CEIC) of the Catholic University of Angola. Read more on the programme web site.

CEIC-CMI Annual Conference 2009 - papers and presentations available

2008 Workshop Post-war resource management in Angola - papers and presentations available.

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