http://www.cmi.no/ Chr. Michelsen Institute is an independent, non-profit research institution and an international centre in policy-oriented and applied development research. http://www.cmi.no/cmi_bgwhite100x24.jpg http://www.cmi.no http://www.cmi.no/news/?964=flammable-societies Despite the discovery of oil and gas, most countries rich in natural resources are still economically troubled and conflict-ridden. -Resources are not only tied to financial value, but also to social identity and cosmology. Current explanations of the resource curse fail to consider historical grievances and the significance of social territorialism, says John-Andrew McNeish in his newly published book Flammable Societies: Studies on the Socio-Economics of Oil and Gas. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:23:53 +0100 http://www.cmi.no/news/?964=flammable-societies http://www.cmi.no/news/?967=tahrir-has-the-power We will never know what really happened in Port Said Stadium. Was it sheer incompetence or sinister politics at play? Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:24:14 +0100 http://www.cmi.no/news/?967=tahrir-has-the-power http://www.cmi.no/news/?968=iron-fist-politics-in-colombia The high number of killed, injured and displaced persons in Colombia is a testimony of the failure of the iron fist policy. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:12:06 +0100 http://www.cmi.no/news/?968=iron-fist-politics-in-colombia http://www.cmi.no/news/?963=chasing-untraceable-money Current efforts to combat money laundering in the informal financial sector have had very limited effects. Informal money transfer systems cannot be treated and controlled like formal banks, says CMI advisor Jesper Johnsøn in a newly published article. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:11:14 +0100 http://www.cmi.no/news/?963=chasing-untraceable-money http://www.cmi.no/news/?962=the-complexity-of-religious-domination In Jordan, churches and mosques are situated side by side. In Sudan, religious minorities can hold powerful positions, but rarely do. Religious domination is not a question of black or white. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:59:56 +0100 http://www.cmi.no/news/?962=the-complexity-of-religious-domination http://www.cmi.no/news/?961=diversifying-an-oil-rich-economy-why-and-how Policies for diversification should focus on international regulation that affects elite incentives, rather than on domestic industrial policy in countries where the economy is in the hands of a few, concludes researchers. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:28:42 +0100 http://www.cmi.no/news/?961=diversifying-an-oil-rich-economy-why-and-how http://www.cmi.no/news/?949=feilslatt-afghanistan-strategi Etter ti år har det internasjonale prosjektet i Afghanistan oppnådd lite. Fremtiden er usikker for afghanerne. -Vi har skapt en afghansk stat som er helt avhengig av støtte utenfra, sier CMI-forsker Astri Suhrke. Overgangen blir vanskelig. Likevel mener hun at nedbygging av den enorme internasjonale tilstedeværelsen er den eneste løsningen. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:04:47 +0100 http://www.cmi.no/news/?949=feilslatt-afghanistan-strategi http://www.cmi.no/news/?958=a-womans-world An increasing number of poor women in Namibian shantytowns form their own households and female social networks. Men are not part of their family coping strategies. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:19:33 +0100 http://www.cmi.no/news/?958=a-womans-world