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Dr Astri Suhrke

Thematic research group:
Peace, Conflict and the State

Keywords:
Comparative international politics, migration/refugee movements, refugees in asylum, human rights, minorities, ethnic conflict, humanitarian assistance and conflict, conflict management, political risk.

Geographic keywords:
Southern and Central Asia
Asia: Afghanistan,

Senior Researcher

E-mail: astri.suhrke@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938053 Mob: +47 99231947

CV - Astri Suhrke

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Astri Suhrke is a political scientist with broad experience in academic and applied research. She has worked on the social, political and humanitarian consequences of violent conflict, and strategies of response. More recently, she has focused on the politics of humanitarian policies in the UN system, concepts of human security and peacebuilding. She has led several research projects funded by the Research Council of Norway: The Multilateral Aid system (2001-03); Aid in Post-Conflict Situations (2003-05), and Violence in the Post-Conflict State (2005-08).She is currently working on strategies of post-war reconstruction and statebuilding, with particular reference to Afghanistan. Her most recent books (co-authored) are Roads to Reconciliation (2005), Eroding Local Capacity. International Humanitarian Action in Africa(2003), and The Path of a Genocide. The Rwanda Crisis from Uganda to Zaire (1999).

Projects Project search: Astri Suhrke

Current and recently completed projects:

Human security and development
Start: Jan. 1999 (Initiation)

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, Chile, Peru, Rwanda

Mapping Applied Social Science Research in Afghanistan
Start: Jul. 2008 (Current)
Geography: Afghanistan

Transitional Justice, Violence and Reconciliation
Start: Jun. 2007 (Current)
Keywords: transitional justice, violence, reconciliation, peacebuilding, trials, criminal courts, amnesty, truth commissions, reparations, vetting

Violence in the post-conflict state
Start: Aug. 2006 (Current)
Keywords: peacebuilding, violence, armed conflict, post-war reconstruction
Geography: Africa: Angola, Democratic Rep. of Congo. Asia: Afghanistan. Middle East: Lebanon.

Social exclusion, democratic inclusion and the insurgency in Nepal
Start: Jul. 2006 (Current)
Geography: Asia: Nepal

Peacebuilding
Start: Jan. 2005 (Current)

The effects of post-war aid
Start: Jan. 2003 (Current)
Keywords: post-war reconstruction, development assistance, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, democratisation
Geography: Africa: Mozambique, Rwanda. Americas: Guatemala.

Review of support for Afghans returning from Norway
Start: Jul. 2007 (Completed)
Keywords: Migration Sustainable return
Geography: Afghanistan

Peace Processes and Statebuilding: Economic and Institutional Provisions of Peace Agreements
Start: Mar. 2006 (Completed)
Geography: Afghanistan, Guatemala, Mozambique, Liberia, Sierra Leone

The limits of state-building in Afghanistan
Start: Jan. 2005 (Completed)
Keywords: peacebuilding, post-conflict, afghanistan, reconstruction, statebuilding
Geography: Afghanistan

Publications Publication search: Astri Suhrke

Publications by category:

Books and Anthologies

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

Eroding local capacity. International Humanitarian Action in Africa
Juma, Monica Kathina and Astri Suhrke (eds.) (2002)
Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet 203 p.

The Path of a genocide: The Rwanda crisis from Uganda to Zaire
Suhrke, Astri and Howard Adelman (1999)
New Brunswick/London: Transaction Publ. 414 p.

Human Rights in Developing Countries. Yearbook 1997
Stokke, Hugo, Astri Suhrke and Arne Tostensen (eds.) (1998)
The Hague/Oslo: Kluwer Law International/ Nordic Human Rights Publ 440 p.

State and refugees: international cooperation in issues of displacement
Suhrke, Astri and Kathleen Newland (1996)
Washington D.C: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 45 p.

Dagens folkevandringer. Berører de oss?
Suhrke, Astri and Svein Gjerdåker (eds.) (1993)
Bergen/ Oslo: CMI/ Cappelen 265 p.

Pressure points. Environmental degradation, migration and conflict
Suhrke, Astri (1993)
Cambridge: American Academy of Art and Science 41 p.

Escape from Violence. Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the Developing World
Zolberg, Aristide R., Astri Suhrke and Sergio Aguayo (1989)
Oxford: Oxford University Press 400 p.

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Afghanistan
Chaudhary, Torunn Wimpelmann, Orzala Ashraf Nemat and Astri Suhrke (2010)
in Ole Jacob Sending: Learning to build a sustainable peace: ownership and everyday peacebuilding. Bergen: Chr.Michelsen Institute

Upside-down state-building: The contradictions of the international project in Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2010)
in Whit Mason and Martin Krygier: The rule of law in Afghanistan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Electing to fight in Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2009)
in Afghanistan, 1979-2009: In the grip of conflict. Wash.D.C.: Middle East Institute pp. 125-129

Afghanistan: Justice sector reform
Suhrke, Astri and Kaja Borchgrevink (2009)
in Ed. by Edward Newman, Roland Paris and Oliver P. Richmond: New perspectives on liberal peacebuilding. Tokyo: United Nations Univ. Press, pp. 178-200

Democratizing a dependent state: The case of Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2009)
in Wolfgang Merkel and Sonja Grimm (Eds.): War and democratization. Legality, legitimacy and effectiveness. London/N.Y.: Routledge pp. 174-192

Conflict and development
Suhrke, Astri and Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary (2009)
in Paul A. Haslam, Jessica Schafer and Pierre Beaudet (Eds.): Introduction to International Development. Approaches, Actors and Issues. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press pp. 384-405

The dangers of a tight embrace: Externally assisted statebuilding in Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2009)
in Roland Paris and Timothy D. Sisk (Eds.): The dilemmas of statebuilding. Confronting the contradictions of postwar peace operations . Routledge

Negotiating justice sector reform in Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri and Kaja Borchgrevink (2009)
in Crime, Law and Social Change, vol. 51 no. 2, pp.211-230

Democratizing a Dependent State: The Case of Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2008)
in Democratization vol. 15 no. 3 pp. 630-648

A Contradictory Mission? NATO from Stabilization to Combat in Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2008)
in International Peacekeeping vol. 15 no. 2 April pp. 214-236

Hvorfor skal Norge prioritere FN? Hvordan?
Suhrke, Astri (2007)
in Våre interesser i en bedre organisert verden. Oslo: Utenriksdepartementet pp. 91-95

Post-war Aid: Patterns and Purposes
Suhrke, Astri and Julia Buckmaster (2007)
in Deborah Eade and Tony Vaux, eds.: Development and Humanitarianism. Practical Issues. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press pp. 51-64

Reconstruction as Modernisation: The 'post-conflict' project in Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2007)
in Third World Quarterly vol. 28 no. 7 pp. 1291-1308

What's in a Figure? Estimating Recurrence of Civil War
Suhrke, Astri and Ingrid Samset (2007)
in International Peacekeeping vol. 14 no. 2 pp. 195-203

Aid, Growth and Peace: A Comparative Analysis
Suhrke, Astri and Julia Buckmaster (2006)
in Conflict, Security & Development vol. 6 no. 3 October pp. 337-363

Comprehending "Evil": Challenges for Law and Policy
Klusmeyer, Douglas and Astri Suhrke (2005)
in Ivar Kolstad and Hugo Stokke, eds.: Writing Rights: Human Rights Research at the Chr.Michelsen Institute 1984-2004. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget pp. 189-208

Introduction
Skaar, Elin, Siri Gloppen and Astri Suhrke (2005)
in Elin Skaar, Siri Gloppen and Astri Suhrke, eds.: Roads to Reconciliation. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books pp. 3-15

Economic Aid to Post-conflict Countries: A Methodological Critique of Collier and Hoeffler.
Suhrke, Astri, Espen Villanger and Susan L. Woodward (2005)
in Conflict, Security and Development vol. 5 no. 3 December pp. 329-361

Post-war Aid: Patterns and Purposes
Suhrke, Astri and Julia Buckmaster (2005)
in Development in Practice vol. 15 no. 6 November pp. 737-746

The Logic of Conflictual Peacebuilding
Suhrke, Astri and Arne Strand (2005)
in Sultan Barakat, ed.: After the Conflict: Reconstruction and Development in the Aftermath of War. London/N.Y.: I.B. Tauris pp. 141-154

Between principles and politics: Lessons from Iraq for humanitarian action
Suhrke, Astri and Douglas Klusmeyer (2004)
in Journal of Refugee Studies vol. 17 no. 3 pp. 273-285

Fredsbyggning og demokrati - Øst-Timor, Mozambique og Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2004)
in Politik vol. 7 no. 2 pp. 33-42

After Bonn: Conflictual peace building
Suhrke, Astri, Kristian Berg Harpviken and Arne Strand (2004)
in Sultan Barakat (ed.): Reconstructing war-torn societies: Afghanistan. Houndmills,NH./ N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan pp. 75-91

The Security Council and the Rwanda genocide
Suhrke, Astri and Howard Adelman (2004)
in David Malone (ed.): The UN Security Council : From the Cold War to the 21st century. Boulder, Col./London: Lynne Rienner pp. 483-499

Afghanistan. A snapshot study
Suhrke, Astri, Arne Strand and Jolyon Leslie (2003)
in A review of peace operations: A case for change. London: King's College pp. 325-368

Reflections on regime change: How do concepts about displaced people change?
Suhrke, Astri (2003)
in Researching internal displacement. Trondheim: Research Group on Forced Migration, Department of Geography, NTNU pp. 15-16

Human security and the protection of refugees
Suhrke, Astri (2003)
in Edward Newman and Joanne van Selm: Refugees and forced displacement: International security, human vulnerability, and the state. Tokyo: United Nations University Press pp. 93-108

Lessons from the Kosovo refugee crisis: Innovations in protection and burden-sharing
Suhrke, Astri and Michael Barutciski (2002)
in Michael Barutciski: Global changes in asylum regimes. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan pp. 79-104

Introduction
Juma, Monika Kathina and Astri Suhrke (2002)
in Monica Kathina Juma and Astri Suhrke (eds.): Eroding local capacity. International Humanitarian Action in Africa. Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet pp. 5-15

From relief to social services: An international humanitarian regime takes form
Suhrke, Astri (2002)
in Monica Kathina Juma and Astri Suhrke (eds.): Eroding local capacity. International Humanitarian Action in Africa. Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet pp. 19-34

After Bonn: Conflictual peace building
Suhrke, Astri, Kristian Berg Harpviken and Arne Strand (2002)
in Third World Quarterly vol. 23 no. 5 pp. 875-891

Comprehending "evil": Challenges for law and policy
Suhrke, Astri and Douglas B. Klusmeyer (2002)
in Ethics & International affairs vol. 16 no. 1 pp. 27-42

Lessons from the Kosovo refugee crisis: Innovations in protection and burden-sharing
Suhrke, Astri, Michael Barutciski (2001)
in Journal of refugee studies vol. 14 no. 2 pp. 95-115

Ondskap og FN-politikk
Suhrke, Astri (2001)
in Nordic Journal for Human Rights vol. 19 no. 1 pp. 4-10

UNHCR: Uphill into the future
Suhrke, Astri, Kathleen Newland (2001)
in The International Migration Review vol. 35 no. 1 pp. 242-260

Ondskap og FN-politikk
Suhrke, Astri (2001)
in Mennesker og rettigheter vol. 19 no. 1 pp. 11-

Peacekeepers as nation-builders: Dilemmas of the UN in East Timor
Suhrke, Astri (2001)
in International peacekeeping vol. 8 no. 4 pp. 1-20

Environmenttal security
Suhrke, Astri (2001)
in Brian C. O'Neill: Population and climate change. Cambridge: Cambrigde University Press pp. 171-178

Økonomiske og sosiale rettigheter i en global verden. En diskusjon av Asbjørn Eides "Making human rights universal: achievements and prospects"
Rakner, Lise, Astri Suhrke (2001)
in Mennesker og rettigheter no. 2

Preventive diplomacy in Rwanda: Failure to act or failure of actions?
Suhrke, Astri and Bruce Jones (2000)
in Bruce W. Jentleson (ed.): Opportunities missed, opportunities seized: Preventive diplomacy in the post-Cold War world. Lanham: Rowan & Littlefield pp. 238-264

From one crisis to another: Organisational learning in UNHCR
Suhrke, Astri (2000)
in Jerker Carlsson and Lennart Wohlgemuth (eds.): Learning in development co-operation. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell Int. pp. 69-87

Dilemmas of protection: the log of the Kigali Battalion
Suhrke, Astri (1999)
in Astri Suhrke and Howard Adelman: The Path of a genocide: The Rwanda crisis from Uganda to Zaire . New Brunswick/Lond.: Transaction Publ. pp. 253-270

Issues in contemporary refugee policies
Suhrke, Astri and Aristide R. Zolberg (1999)
in Ann Bernstein: Myron Weiner: Migration and refugee policies. London/New York: Pinter pp. 143-180

Book reviews of Francis M. Deng's books
Suhrke, Astri (1999)
in Human Rights Quarterly vol. 21 no. 2 pp. 541-544

Human security and the interests of state
Suhrke, Astri (1999)
in Security Dialogue vol. 30 no. 3 pp. 265-276

Burden-sharing during refugee emergencies: the logic of collective versus national action
Suhrke, Astri (1998)
in Journal of Refugee Studies vol. 11 no. 4 pp. 396-415

Population and climate change
Suhrke, Astri (1998)
in Steve Rayner & Elisabeth L. Malone (eds.): Human choice and climate change. Ohio: Battelle pp. 89-193

Facing genocide: The record of the Belgian battalion in Rwanda
Suhrke, Astri (1998)
in Security Dialogue vol. 29 no. 1 0 p.

Rwanda: verken rettferdighet eller fred
Suhrke, Astri, Anette Frøyland and Ann Charlotte Nilson (1998)
in Skaar, Elin & Bård-Anders Andreassen: Forsoning eller rettferdighet?. Oslo: Cappelen Akademiske Forlag pp. 274-313

Dilemmas of protection: The log of the Kigali battalion
Suhrke, Astri (1998)
in International Peacekeeping vol. 5 no. 2 0 p.

Safeguarding the institution of asylum
Suhrke, Astri (1998)
in United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Population Distribution and Migration: Population distribution and migration. New York: United Nations pp. 283-304

UN peace-keeping in Rwanda
Suhrke, Astri (1997)
in Gunnar M. Sørbø & Peter Vale (eds.): Out of conflict: from war to peace in Africa. Uppsala: The Scandinavia Institute of African Studies pp. 97-113

Responsibility sharing
Suhrke, Astri and Hans Asha (1997)
in James C. Hathaway: Reconceiving international refugee law. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff pp. 83-109

Enviromental degradation, migration and the potensial for violent conflict
Suhrke, Astri (1997)
in N.P. Gleditsch (ed.): Conflict and the environment. The Hague: Kluwer Law International/ Nordic Human Rights Publ pp. 1-18

Mediene og folkemordet i Rwanda
Suhrke, Astri, Howard Adelman (1996)
in Mennesker og rettigheter vol. 14 no. 3 pp. 226-233

Environmental change, migration and conflict: A lethal feedback dynamics?
Suhrke, Astri (1996)
in Chester A. Crocker et al. (eds.): Managing global chaos: international cooperation in issues of displacement. Washington D.C: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace pp. 113-127

Refugees and asylum in the muslim world
Suhrke, Astri (1995)
in Robin Cohen (ed.): The Cambridge survey of world migration. Cambrigde: Cambrigde University Press pp. 457-460

Refugees
Suhrke, Astri (1995)
in John L. Esposito (ed.): The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern islamic world. Oxford: Oxford University Press vol. 4 pp. 421-425

Analysing the causes of contemporary refugee flows
Suhrke, Astri (1995)
in Rob van der Erf & Liesbeth Heering (eds.): Causes of international migration. Proccedings of a workshop Luxembourg, 14-16 December 1994. Luxembourg: Office of Off. Publ. of the European Communities pp. 201-217

Refugees in Asia: Problems and practices of asylum for Indochinese and Afghan refugees
Suhrke, Astri (1994)
in Miroslav Macura & David Coleman (eds.): International migration: Regional processes and responses. New York: United Nations pp. 149-161

Towards a comprehensive refugee policy: Conflict and refugees in the post-Cold War world
Suhrke, Astri (1994)
in W.R. Böhning & M.-L. Schloeter-Paredes (eds.): Aid in place of migration? Selected contributions to an ILO-UNHCR meeting. Geneva: International Labour Office pp. 13-38

Analysing the causes of contemporary refugee flows
Suhrke, Astri (1994)
in Rob van der Erf & Liesbeth Heering (eds.): Causes of international migration refugee flows. Brussels: Off. for official publications of the Euro. Comm pp. 201-221

A crisis diminished: Refugees in the developing world
Suhrke, Astri (1993)
in International Journal vol. 0 no. 2 pp. 215-239

Den vanskelige migrasjonen- vandring i en verden med barrierer
Suhrke, Astri (1993)
in Suhrke, Astri & Svein Gjerdåker (eds.): Dagens folkevandringer. Berører de oss?. Bergen/ Oslo: CMI/ Cappelen pp. 18-37

Flyktninger i den muslimske verden: Begrep, rett og praksis
Suhrke, Astri, Vedmund Aarbakke (1993)
in Internasjonal politikk vol. 51 no. 2 pp. 199-209

The "high-politics" of population movements: Migration, state and civil society in Southeast Asia
Suhrke, Astri (1993)
in Myron Weiner (ed.): International migration and security. Boulder: Westview Press pp. 179-200

Jenseits der Flüchtlingskrise: Entspannung und dauerhafte Lösungen für die sich entwickelnde Welt
Suhrke, Astri, Aristide R. Zolberg (1992)
in Jochen Blaschke and Andreas Germershausen: Sozialwissenschaftliche Studien über das Weltflüchtlingsproblem. Berlin: Edition Parabolis pp. 11-51

De rikes mareritt: Fattigdom og flyktningestrømmer
Suhrke, Astri (1992)
in Svein Gjerdåker and Arne Tostensen: Alltid fattig? Perspektiver på den tredje verdens fattigdom. Bergen/ Oslo: CMI/ Cappelen pp. 153-164

Take America back? Kampen om USAs nye utenrikspolitiske retning
Suhrke, Astri, Eva Bratholm (1992)
in Internasjonal politikk vol. 50 pp. 237-244

Refugee Warriors. A Problem of Our Time
Suhrke, Astri (1989)
in Aristide R. Zolberg, Astri Suhrke and Sergio Aguayo: Escape from Violence. Conflict and the Refugee Crisis in the Developing World. Oxford: Oxford University Press 3 p.

Reports

Disconnected and Discounted? Religious Actors and Civil Society in Post-2001 Afghanistan
Borchgrevink, Kaja and Kristian Berg Harpviken, Kanishka Nawabi, Idrees Zaman and Mirvais Wardak, Arne Strand and Astri Suhrke (2007)
Oslo/Bergen: PRIO/CMI 4 p.

Peace Processes and Statebuilding: Economic and Institutional Provisions of Peace Agreements
Suhrke, Astri, Torunn Wimpelmann and Marcia Dawes (2007)
World Bank and UNDP pp. 1-60

Cuando mas es Menos: Contribuir a la Construccion del Estado en Afganistan
Suhrke, Astri (2006)
Madrid: La Fundacion para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Dialogo Exterior (FRIDE Documento de Trabajo 26) 24 p.

When More is Less: Aiding Statebuilding in Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2006)
Madrid: Fundacion para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Dialogo Exterior (FRIDE Working paper 26) 21 p.

Afghanistan: ein kronglete veg mot fred
Strand, Arne and Astri Suhrke (2003)
(Hvor hender det? vol. 2002-2003 no. 18.august 2003) pp. 1-4

Peacebuilding strategies for Afghanistan. Part II: A decade of peacebuilding: lessons for Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri, Arve Ofstad, Are Knudsen (2002)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute 64 p.

Reason and reconstruction: The multiple logics of UNTAET
Suhrke, Astri (2001)
Oslo 30 p.

Peacebuilding strategies for Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri, Arne Strand and Kristian Berg Harpviken (2001)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute 61 p.

Assessing needs and vulnerability in Afghanistan: Identifying vulnerable populations and assessing needs in a complex emergency. An inter-agency evaluation of UN humanitarian response in Afghanistan
Ofstad, Arve, Arne Strand and Astri Suhrke (2001)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute

A leap of faith. A story of Swedish aid and paper production in Vietnam - the Bai Bang Project, 1969-1996
Jerve, Alf Morten, Astri Suhrke et al. (1999)
Stockholm: SIDA 288 p.

The referendum on independce for Eritrea. Report of the Norwegian Observer Group in UNOVER
Pausewang, Siegfried and Astri Suhrke (eds.) (1993)
87 p.

Socio-economic effects of training programs for refugees. An evaluation of Norwegian Refugee Council's and Norwegian Church Aid's income generating programs in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Ask, Karin, Are Knudsen and Astri Suhrke (1993)
Oslo: Norwegian Refugee Council 58 p.

CMI Reports

Conciliatory approaches to the insurgency in Afghanistan: An overview
Suhrke, Astri, Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary, Aziz Hakimi, Kristian Berg Harpviken, Akbar Sarwari and Arne Strand (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2009: 1) 46 p.

Applied Social Science Research in Afghanistan. An Overview of the Institutional Landscape
Suhrke, Astri, Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary, Christian Berg Harpviken, Akbar Sarwari, Arne Strand (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2008: 12) 14 p.

Return with Dignity, Return to What? Review of the Voluntary Return Programme to Afghanistan
Strand, Arne S(team leader), Arghawan Akbari, Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary, Kristian Berg Harpviken, Akbar Sarwari, Astri Suhrke (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2008: 6) 70 p.

Governance Interventions in Post-war Situations: Lessons Learned
Wang, Vibeke, Astri Suhrke and Elling N. Tjønneland (2005)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2005: 1) 22 p.

Afghanistan. Peacebuilding in a regional perspective
Strand, Arne, Kristian Berg Harpviken and Astri Suhrke (2004)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute 7 p.

Conflictual peacebuilding: Afghanistan two years after Bonn
Suhrke, Astri, Kristian Berg Harpviken and Arne Strand (2004)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2004: 4) 75 p.

Peacebuilding: Lessons for Afghanistan?
Suhrke, Astri, with Kristian Berg Harpviken, Are Knudsen, Arve Ofstad, Arne Strand (2002)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2002:9) 117 p.

Humanitarian assistance and conflict: A state-of-the-art-report
Hybertsen, Bente, Astri Suhrke and Gro Tjore (1998)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 1998:2) 84 p.

CMI Working Papers

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

Democratization of a Dependent State: The Case of Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2007)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2007: 10) 15 p.

Filling "the Gap": Lessons well learnt by the Multilateral Aid Agencies
Suhrke, Astri and Arve Ofstad (2005)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2005: 14) 12 p.

Aid, Growth and Peace: A Comparative Analysis
Suhrke, Astri and Julia Buckmaster (2005)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2005: 13) 20 p.

"Economic Aid to Post-conflict Countries: A Methodological Critique of Collier and Hoeffler"
Suhrke, Astri, Espen Villanger and Susan L. Woodward (2005)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2005: 4) 26 p.

Migration, state and civil society in Southeast Asia
Suhrke, Astri (1992)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report M 1992:4) 24 p.

Safeguarding the right to asylum
Suhrke, Astri (1992)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Working paper M 1992:3) 42 p.

Towards a comprehensive refugee policy: Conflict and refugees in the post-Cold War world
Suhrke, Astri (1992)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report M 1992:2) 32 p.

Other External Publications

Virtues of a narrow mission: The UN Peace Operation in Nepal
Suhrke, Astri (2010)
in

Überall Fallstricke. Warum Modernisierung in Afghanistan noch nie als Fortschritt erlebt wurde
Suhrke, Astri (2006)
in Der Überblick. Zeitschrift für ökumenische Begegnung und internationale Zusammenarbeit vol. 42 no. 4 Dezember pp. 58-61

Frustrations with a paternalistic humanitarian industry
Suhrke, Astri (2003)
in Development today vol. 13 11 p.

Conference Papers

The Case for a light footprint: The international project in Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2010)
Presented at: The eight annual Anthony Hyman memorial lecture, School of Oriental and Africa Studies, University of London, 17 March 2010

The Limits of Statebuilding: International Assistance in Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2006)
Presented at: The International Studies annual conference, San Diego, 23 March 2006

The Limits of Statebuilding: International Assistance in Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2006)
Presented at: The Australian National University, Canberra, 16 March 2006

The Limits of Statebuilding: The Role of International Assistance in Afghanistan
Suhrke, Astri (2006)
Presented at: Chr. Michelsen Institute

Newspaper Op-Eds

Tid for linjeskifte
Harpviken, Kristian Berg, Astri Suhrke og Arne Strand (2010)
Aftenposten

Afghanistans Pentagon papers
Suhrke, Astri (2010)
Dagbladet 26.07.2010.

Problemet er systemet
Suhrke, Astri and Arne Strand (2009)
Dagbladet 05.11.2009

Den "umoralske" bistandskritikken
Jul-Larsen, Eyolf og Astri Suhrke (2009)
Bergens Tidende 26.11.09.

Et tynt sikkerhetsnett
Suhrke, Astri (2009)
Bergen Tidende 12.07.2009

Nei til fleire NATO-styrkar
Strand, Arne og Astri Suhrke (2009)
Dagbladet 09.03.2009

Veien til fred: tilbake til Bonn
Suhrke, Astri (2008)
Bergens Tidende 27.10.08

En åpning mot fred
Suhrke, Astri, Arne Strand og Kristian Berg Harpviken (2008)
Morgenbladet 23.05.08

Taliban vinner fotfeste
Suhrke, Astri, Arne Strand, Christian Berg Harpviken (2008)
Aftenposten 16.01.08

Kven sin krig skal vi delta i?
Strand, Arne og Astri Suhrke (2007)
Aftenposten 11. november 2007

Tallmagi og bistand
Samset, Ingrid og Astri Suhrke (2007)
Dagbladet 08.10.07

Pengekrav hindrer bistandskritikk
Jul-Larsen, Eyolf and Astri Suhrke (2007)
Aftenposten 16. July 2007

Den gode, gamle fienden
Suhrke, Astri (2007)
Dagbladet 04.05.2007

Veien til Fred
Suhrke, Astri, Arne Strand og Kristian Berg Harpviken (2006)
Dagbladet 21. november 2006

Ein Katastrofe for Noreg
Suhrke, Astri og Arne Strand (2006)
Aftenposten 24. oktober 2006

En Fred vi ikke kan vinne?
Suhrke, Astri og Arne Strand (2006)
Dagbladet 20. 06. 2006

En Spirende Dialog i Qom
Suhrke, Astri (2005)
Dagbladet 12.06.05

Når en Flyktning krysser sitt Spor
Suhrke, Astri (2005)
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Peace, Conflict and the State
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31 August
Is Energy Nationalism a Problem in Latin America?

How do different models of ownership over natural resources affect poverty levels and social conflicts in Latin America? Who stand to gain and who stand to lose from nationalizing natural resources? And what do "natural resources" really mean for different groups in society? Read more

Navigating complexity.

TfP has been an important programme which has made a significant contribution to the evolving African Peace and Security Architecture, but the programme has struggled with implementing suggested measures to enhance effectiveness and efficiency. Read more

Just Faaland receives award for Outstanding Contribution to the People of Malaysia

Former director of CMI, Just Faaland, has received the Merdeka award. Faaland is awarded for his role in the formulation of the National Economic Policy (NEP). Read more

Afghan Hydrocarbons: A Source for Development or for Conflict?

A Risk Assessment of Norwegian Involvement in Development of the Afghan Oil and Gas Industry, identitfies a range og risks and advises Norad to await further engagement. Increased risk for instability, mistrust between central and local governments, distrust of Afghan and international intentions are but a few of the challenges discussed. Read more

12 August
Stephen Cohen: "The present situation in Pakistan and future prospects"

Pakistan - a strategic player on the world stage, devastated by current floods, in midst of a prolonged military campaign to flush "terrorists" in the North and an international crisis compounded by strained relations with neighbours and even with allies, faces an uncertain future. America's leading expert on Pakistan and India, Stephen Cohen, probes beyond the headlines and offers a panoramic portrait and analysis of this complex country. Read more

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