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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10 February Literary salon:The story of a Kenyan whistle blower and Michela Wrong's latest book is a gripping account of both an individual caught on the horns of an excruciating moral dilemma and a continent at a turningpoint. Read more
11 February Book presentation:In his new book Helge Rønning explores the role of the media in different parts of Africa plays in the political and social processes of change on the continent. Read more
12 February The CMI-UiB Friday Seminar:Hvordan sikre betingelsene for kvalitetsjournalistikk i framtida? De tradisjonelle papiravisene er i økonomiske vanskeligheter. De nye nettavisene gir ikke inntekter nok til å erstatte dem helt ut. Sven Egil Omdal har oppfordret til radikal nytenkning. Read more
18 February Political Accountability in Africa:Professor Göran Hyden explores the role political accountability plays in assessing development prospects in Africa. Read more
Inge Tvedten:Den rødgrønne regjeringen i ferd med å forlate den norske bistandens hovedmål: Å hjelpe de aller fattigste til et bedre liv. Read more
Angola: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 directorThe CMI board has appointed Ottar Mæstad as new director at CMI. Read more
2 February CMISeminarAlicia Ely Yamin, Joseph H. Flom Fellow on Global Health and Human Rights, and professor II at CMI, argues that using human rights approaches to effectively address maternal mortality challenges human rights paradigms as well as development practice. Read more
17-19 February Workshop in MexicoTo what extent can complex legal plurality favour or disadvantage women and gendered rights claims within different cultural contexts? Read more
Ny bok: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: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 MozambiqueThere 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 SuhrkeI 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 publicationthe 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 projectCMI 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: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 PaperThis 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 peacebuildingThe 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 PaperAid 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
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Peacebuilding, post-war violence, statebuilding, religion and politics
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