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

Publications

CMI has two internal report series, CMI Report (R) and CMI Working Paper (WP). The publications database contains references to both internal and external publications by CMI researchers. We aim to make all our internal publications available in pdf-format.

Most recent publications:

Books and Anthologies

Courts and Power in Latin America and Africa
Gloppen, Siri, Bruce M. Wilson, Roberto Gargarella Elin Skaar, and Morten Kinander (2010)
New York: Palgrave Macmillan 231 p.

Muslimer i nya samhällen. Om individuella och kollektiva rättigheter
Roald, Anne Sofie (2009)
Göteborg: Daidalos 241 p.

Violence and Belonging: Land, love and lethal conflict in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan
Knudsen, Are John (2009)
Copenhagen: NIAS . Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (Monograph series no. No. 115) 224 p.

De la Injusticia Penal a la Justicia Social
Gargarella, Roberto (2008)
Bogota: Siglo del Hombre Editores /Universidad de los Andes 341 p.

La Judicialización de la Politica en América Latina
Sieder, Rachel, Line Schjolden & Alan Angell (Eds.) (2008)
Editorial Universidad Externado de Colombia 378 p.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Is transparency the key to reducing corruption in resource rich countries?
Kolstad, Ivar and Arne Wiig (2010)
in Arne Wiig, Line Tøndel and Vicente Pinto de Andrade: Compendium of Natural Resource Management. Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute

It's the rents, stupid! The political economy of the resource curse
Kolstad, Ivar and Arne Wiig (2010)
in Arne Wiig, Line Tøndel and Vicente Pinto de Andrade: Compendium of Natural Resource Management. Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute

Multinational corporations and host country institutions: A case study of CSR activities in Angola
Wiig, Arne and Ivar Kolstad (2010)
in International Business Review vol. (Forthcoming)

Revival of tradition? The power of clans and social strata in the Wolayta elections
Aalen, Forthcoming)n, Lovise (2010)
in Kjetil Tronvoll and Tobias Hagmann: Contested power: Traditional authorities and multiparty elections in Ethiopia. Leiden: Brill Publisher

Guarding privileges and saving the day: Guatemalan elites and the settlement of the Serranazo (forthcoming 2009).
Bjune, Maren C. og Stina S. Petersen (2010)
in Mariana Llanos and Leiv Mainstentredet : Presidential Breakdowns in Latin America (forthcoming 2009). New York: Palgrave

Reports

Support to legislatures. Synthesis study
Tostensen, Arne and Inge Amundsen (2010)
Oslo: Norad (Evaluation Report no. 2/2010) 140 p.

Planning in local government authorities in Tanzania: Bottom-up meets top-down
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge, Lucas Katera and Erasto Ngalewa (2010)
Dar es Salaam: REPOA (REPOA Brief no. 18) 8 p.

External review of the project on the study of China's regional national autonomy system (2003-2008)
Stokke, Hugo and Lihong Huang (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute 46 p.

Political Economy Models of the Resource Curse: Implications for Policy and Research
Kolstad, Ivar and Arne Wiig (2009)
Johannesburg: South African Institute of International Affairs (Occasional paper no. No. 40)

Evaluation. Support to development research
Helland, Johan, Justine Namaalwa, Arne Tostensen (2009)
Helsinki: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland (Evaluation reports no. 2009:3) 122 + cd p.

CMI Reports

The politics of women's representation in Sudan: Debating women's rights in islam from the elites to the grassroots
Tønnessen, Live, Hilde Granås Kjøstvedt (2010)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2010: 2) 46 p.

O Papel das Igrejas na Redução da Porbreza em Angola
Jensen, Søren Kirk, Nelson Pestana (2010)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2010: 1) 45 p.

The role of the churches in poverty reduction in Angola
Jensen, Søren Kirk, Nelson Pestana (2010)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2010: 1) 42 p.

Statistical evidence on social and economic exclusion in Nepal
Das, Arun K.L. and Magnus Hatlebakk (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2009: 15) 54 p.

"Se homens e mulheres fossem iguais, todos nós seríamos simplesmente pessoas" Género e Pobreza no Norte de Moçambique
Tvedten, Inge, Margarida Paulo, Minna Tuominen (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2009: 14) 66 p.

CMI Working Papers

Explaining Maoist control and level of civil conflict in Nepal
Hatlebakk, Magnus (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2009: 10) 14 p.

Teaching business in Tanzania: Evaluating participation and performance
Bjorvatn, Kjetil, Bertil Tungodden (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2009: 9) 9 p.

The pursuit of integrity in customs: Experiences from sub-Saharan Africa
Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2009: 8) 14 p.

UN support for peacebuilding: Nepal as the exceptional case
Suhrke, Astri (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2009: 7) 48 p.

Regional variation in livelihood strategies in Malawi
Hatlebakk, Magnus (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2009: 6) 13 p.

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