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

The Resource Centre on Development Studies

The CMI library has become
Bergen Resource Centre for International Development

Selected library acquisitions

New perspectives on liberal peacebuilding edited by Edward Newman, Roland Paris and Oliver P. Richmond
Peace building, Liberalism, Justice, Case studies, Africa, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Timor-Leste, East Timor, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Cambodia, Central America

The Poorest and hungry - assessments, analyses, and actions : an IFPRI book edited by Joachim von Braun, Ruth Vargas Hill, and Rajul Pandya-Lorch
Poverty, Social policy, Hunger, Economic policy

Thirst for African oil - Asian national oil companies in Nigeria and Angola : a Chatham House report Alex Vines ... [et al.].
Oil industry, Foreign investment, Angola, Nigeria, Asia, China


Recent CMI publications

Flammable Societies

Photographer Owen Logan illustrates how the oil economy has increasingly become a prism in which the hopes and fears of modernity are expressed and fought over. What is at stake in this very visible contest of meaning is nothing less than the possibility of democratic deliberation about the nature of modern society. Read more

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

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

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