CMI Staff
Dr Siri Gloppen
Thematic research group:
Rights, Democracy and Development
Keywords:
Democratisation, constitutionalism, rule of law reform, human rights, governance, institutional change, political theory, participation, poverty, social inclusion.
Geographic keywords:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa: South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia.
Research Director, Rights, Democracy and Development
(50%)
E-mail: siri.gloppen@cmi.no
Phone: +47 47938051 Mob: +47 91820532
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Political scientist (PhD) with experience from research, education, and policy analysis with particular focus on Eastern and Southern Africa (South Africa, Uganda, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia). Thematically her work focuses on issues of democratisation and human rights, constitution-making, citizenship and participation, electoral processes, judicial reform, reconciliation and institutional change. She wrote her Ph.D. thesis (2000) on constitutionalism in South Africa, focussing on institutions to secure political accountability, particularly the role of the constitutional court. Building onto this, her recent research efforts explore the role of courts in political democratization and social transformation. As head of CMI's Strategic Institute Programme on "Courts in Transition" she has lead the development of comparative research projects on 'the accountability function of courts' and 'courts and the poor', each involving cross-disciplinary research teams and cross-regional cooperation based on a shared analytical framework. Gloppen has participated in research on political institutionalisation in Africa, involving long term research collaboration with universities in Malawi, and Uganda. Gloppen is Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Bergen and her teaching experience spans courses and supervision at bachelor, master and PhD level on themes such as constitutionalism and citizenship, political institutions in Africa, political theory, human rights and development, globalisation and electoral processes.
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Current and recently completed projects:
The role of courts and civil society in safeguarding women's human rights in Bangladesh
Start: Jul. 2004 (Initiation)
Keywords: Bangladesh, courts, women's rights, gender justice, human rights, law
Litigating the Right to Health
Start: Jan. 2008 (Current)
Keywords: Health rights, courts, health rights litigation, public interest litigation, social rights jurisprudence, health policy, health economics, medical ethics, priority setting
Geography: Costa Rica, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, Bangladesh, India
Transitional Justice, Violence and Reconciliation
Start: Jun. 2007 (Current)
Keywords: transitional justice, violence, reconciliation, peacebuilding, trials, criminal courts, amnesty, truth commissions, reparations, vetting
Political instiutions in Africa: Zambia, Malawi and Uganda compared
Start: Jan. 2006 (Current)
Keywords: Democratic institutionalisation, the judiciary, the parliament, political parties, electoral administration, elections.
Geography: Zambia, Uganda and Malawi
Courts and the Poor
Start: Jan. 2005 (Current)
Keywords: Poverty, social transformation, social rights, courts, judiciary, legal system, legal culture, access to justice
Geography: Latin America; Argentia, Chile, Brazil, Colombia; Africa; South Africa, Malawi; Asia; India, Pakistan, Lebanon
The 2006 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Uganda: Institutional and Legal Context
Start: Oct. 2004 (Current)
Keywords: Democratic accountability, elections, political parties, parliament, courts.
Geography: Uganda
The institutional context of the 2004 general elections in Malawi
Start: Aug. 2003 (Current)
Keywords: Democratisation
Parliamentary-executive relations
Political culture
Electoral administration
Political parties
Judiciary
Elections
Electoral systems
Geography: Africa: Malawi.
Accountability functions of courts
Start: Jul. 2003 (Current)
Keywords: courts, judiciaries, law, accountability, democracy, democratization, legal system, legal culture
Geography: Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica, Poland, Hungary, South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda
The Political Role of the South African Courts
Start: Jan. 2003 (Current)
Keywords: constitutional democracy, legal and judicial reforms, democratic consolidation, social transformation, courts, accountability function of courts, access to justice, marginalised groups,
Geography: Africa: South Africa.
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Publications by category:
Books and Anthologies
Globalization and Democratization: Challenges for Political Parties. Essays in Honor of Lars Svåsand
Gloppen, Siri and Lise Rakner (eds.) (2007)
Bergen: Fagbokforlaget 261 p.
Courts and Social Transformation in New Democracies. An Institutional Voice for the Poor?
Gargarella, Roberto, Pilar Domingo and Theunis Roux, editors (2006)
Aldershot/Burlington: Ashgate 311 p.
Roads to Reconciliation
Skaar, Elin, Siri Gloppen and Astri Suhrke, eds. (2005)
Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books 318 p.
Democratization and the judiciary. The accountability function of courts in new democracies
Gloppen, Siri, Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (eds.) (2004)
London: Frank Cass 210 p.
Democratization and the Judiciary. The Accountability Function of Courts in New Democracies. Special issue of 'Democratization 'vol.10 (2003) no.4
Gloppen, Siri, Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (2003)
London: Frank Cass 234 p.
South Africa: The Battle over the Constitution
Gloppen, Siri (1997)
Aldershot: Ashgate/Dartmouth 305 p.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Legal enforcement of social rights: enabling conditions and impact assessment
Gloppen, Siri (2009)
in Erasmus Law Review vol. 2 no. 4 pp. 465-480
Litigation as a Strategy to hold Governments Accountable for Implementing the Right to Health
Gloppen, Siri (2008)
in Health and Human Rights vol. 10 no. 2 pp.21-36
Public Interest Litigation, Social Rights, and Social Policy
Gloppen, Siri (2008)
in Anis A. Dani and Arjan de Haan (Eds.): Inclusive States. Social Policy and Structural Inequalities. Wash.D.C.: World Bank pp. 343-367
Elections in Court: The Judiciary and Uganda's 2006 Election Process
Gloppen, Siri, Emmanuel Kazimbazi and Alexander Kibandama (2008)
in Julius Kiiza, Sabiti Makara and Lise Rakner (Eds.): Electoral Democracy in Uganda. Understanding the Institutional Processes and Outcomes of the 2006 Multiparty Elections. Kampala: Fountain Publishers pp. 53-89
Introduction: Coming to Grips with the Current Predicaments of Political Parties
Gloppen, Siri and Lise Rakner (2007)
in Siri Gloppen and Lise Rakner (Eds.) : Globalization and Democratization: Challenges for Political Parties. Essays in Honor of Lars Svåsand . Bergen: Fagbokforlaget pp. 11-18
Symposium: Courts and the Marginalized: Comparative Perspectives
Gloppen, Siri and Rachel Sieder (2007)
in International Journal of Constitutional Law Vol 5 no. 2 April pp. 183-186
The Judiciary
Gloppen, Siri and Fidelis Edge Kanyongolo (2007)
in Nandini Patel and Lars Gerhard Svåsand, eds.: Government and Politics in Malawi. Zomba, Malawi: Centre for Social Research (CSR) and Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) pp. 109-135
Courts and the Poor in Malawi: Economic Marginalization
Gloppen, Siri and Fidelis Edge Kanyongolo (2007)
in International Journal of Constitutional Law vol. 5 no. 2 pp. 258-293
The Role of the Judiciary in the 2004 General Elections in Malawi
Gloppen, Siri and Fidelis Edge Kanyongolo (2006)
in East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights vol. 12 no. 2 pp. 279-317
Courts and Social Transformation: An Analytical Framework
Gloppen, Siri (2006)
in Roberto Gargarella, Pilar Domingo and Theunis Roux, editors: Courts and Social Transformation in New Democracies. An Institutional Voice for the Poor?. Aldershot/Burlington: Ashgate pp. 35-59
Malawi
Gloppen, Siri and Edge Kanyongolo (2006)
in Linda Van de Vijver, Ed.: The Judicial Institution in Southern Africa. A Comparative Study of Common Law Jurisdictions. Cape Town: Siber Ink pp. 73-94
South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission as an International Model
Gloppen, Siri (2005)
in Ivar Kolstad and Hugo Stokke, eds.: Writing Rights: Human Rights Research at the Chr.Michelsen Institute 1984-2004. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget pp. 172-188
Sobre el Derecho de Resistencia en Contextos de Privaciones Severas. Como Deberia Reaccionar el Estado?
Gloppen, Siri (2005)
in Roberto Gargarella, ed.: El Derecho a Resistir el Derecho. Buenos Aires: Mino y Davila Editores pp. 99-116
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
Social Rights Litigation as Transformation: South African Perspectives
Gloppen, Siri (2005)
in Peris Jones and Kristian Stokke, eds.: Democratising Development: the Politics of Socio-economic Rights in South Africa. Amsterdam: Nijhoff pp. 153-180
Roads to Reconciliation: A Conceptual Framework
Gloppen, Siri (2005)
in Elin Skaar, Siri Gloppen and Astri Suhrke, eds.: Roads to Reconciliation. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books pp. 17-50
Rettsstat og demokrati
Gloppen, Siri (2004)
in Bjørn Erik Rasch (red) Demokrati: Vilkår og virkninger. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget pp. 51-79
The accountability function of the courts in Tanzania and Zambia
Gloppen, Siri (2004)
in Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (eds.): Democratization and the judiciary. The accountability function of courts in new democracies. London: Frank Cass pp. 112-136
Introduction : The accountability function of the courts in new democracies
Gloppen, Siri, Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (2004)
in Siri Gloppen, Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (eds.): Democratization and the judiciary. The accountability function of courts in new democracies. London: Frank Cass pp. 1-6
The Accountability function of the courts in Tanzania and Zambia
Gloppen, Siri (2003)
in Democratization vol. 10 no. 4 pp. 112-136
Introduction : the accountability function of the courts in new democracies
Gloppen, Siri; Roberto Gargarella and Elin Skaar (2003)
in Democratization vol. 10 no. 4 pp. 1-6
Tax reform and democratic accountability in sub-Saharan Africa
Rakner, Lise and Siri Gloppen (2003)
in Nicolas van de Walle, Nicole Ball and Vijaya Ramachandran: Beyond structural adjustment: the institutional context of African development . New York, N.Y.: Palgrave MacMillan pp. 77-100
Kampen for sosiale rettigheter: Er rettssalen riktig arena?
Gloppen, Siri (2003)
in Mennesker og rettigheter vol. 21 no. 1 pp. 61-75
Review essay: Reparatory justice - a road to reconciliation? On the role of reparations in transitional justice theory
Gloppen, Siri (2003)
in George Ulrich and Louise Krabbe Boserup (eds.): Human Rights in Development Yearbook 2001. The Hague: Kluwer Law International pp. 385-401
Accountability through tax reform? Reflections from Sub-Saharan Africa
Gloppen, Siri and Lise Rakner (2002)
in IDS Bulletin vol. 33 no. 3 pp. 30-40
Reports
A Rights-based approach to (Norwegian) development assistance. A discussion paper commissioned by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bleie, Tone, Siri Gloppen, Alf Morten Jerve, Hugo Stokke and Bertil tungodden (2002)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute 24 p.
Reconciliation and democratisation: Outlining the research field
Gloppen, Siri (2001)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute
CMI Reports
The Institutional Context of the 2004 General Elections in Malawi
Gloppen, Siri, Edge Kanyongolo, Nixon Khembo, Nandini Patel, Lise Rakner, Lars Svåsand, Arne Tostensen and Mette Bakken (2006)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2006: 21) 38 p.
Uganda's 2006 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
Gloppen, Siri, C. Atoo, E. Kasimbazi, A. Kibandama, J. Kiiza, S. Makara, G. Okiror, L. Rakner, S. Rwengabo, L. Svåsand, R. Tabaro, A. Tostensen (2006)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2006: 10) 29 p.
Aid to judicial reform: Norwegian and international experiences
Skaar, Elin, Ingrid Samset and Siri Gloppen (2004)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2004: 12) 104 p.
Reconciliation and democratisation: Outlining the research field
Gloppen, Siri (2002)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2002:5) 52 p.
Human rights and development. The discourse in the humanities and social sciences
Gloppen, Siri and Lise Rakner (1993)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 1993:3) 103 p.
Menneskerettigheter og utviklingsprosesser
Gloppen, Siri and Lise Rakner (1991)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 1991:2) 97 p.
CMI Working Papers
Social Rights Litigation as Transformation: South African Perspectives
Gloppen, Siri (2005)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2005: 3) 17 p.
The role of the judiciary in the 2004 general elections in Malawi
Gloppen, Siri, Edge Kanyongolo (2004)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2004: 16) 32 p.
How to assess the political role of the Zambian courts?
Gloppen, Siri (2004)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2004: 17)
Responsiveness to the concerns of the poor and accountability to the commitments to poverty reduction
Gloppen, Siri, Lise Rakner and Arne Tostensen (2003)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2003:9) 25 p.
Other External Publications
Sør-Afrikas sannhetskommisjon: et internasjonalt ideal?
Gloppen, Siri (2009)
in FN-magasinet vol. 3 no. 1 pp. 8-10
Book review: Promoting the Rule of Law Abroad: In Search of Knowledge, edited by Thomas Carothers
Gloppen, Siri (2007)
in Democratization vol. 14 no. 1 pp. 169-170
Jon Elster: Oppgjøret med fortiden. Internasjonalt perspektiv på overgangen til demokrati
Gloppen, Siri (2004)
in Historisk Tidsskrift vol. 83 no. 4 pp. 667-672
How To Assess the Political Role of the Courts
Gloppen, Siri (2003)
in
Conference Papers
Law and Poverty in Malawi: Towards Progressive Linkages
Gloppen, Siri with Fidelis Kanyongolo (2005)
Presented at: Workshop on "Courts and Marginalised Groups", Diego Portales University, Santiago de Chile, 1-2 December, 2005.
The Accountability Function of the Ugandan Courts: Framework for Inquiry
Gloppen, Siri with Emmanuel Kasimbazi (2005)
Presented at: Workshop on "The Institutional and Legal Context of the 2006 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Uganda", Kampala 4-5 February 2005
Public Interest Litigation, Social Rights and Public Policy
Gloppen, Siri (2005)
Presented at: the World Bank Conference on "New Frontiers of Social Policy", Arusha 12-15 December 2005.
Popular Presentations and Lectures
Litigating the Right to Health
Gloppen, Siri (2008)
Human Rights Programme Harvard Law School November 2008
Public Interest Litigation, Social Rights and Public Policy
Gloppen, Siri (2005)
Harvard Law School Human Rights Programme, Boston, 6. November 2005
