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Book Chapter | forthcoming 2021
Sudanese Women’s Demands for Freedom, Peace, and Justice in the 2019 Revolution
This chapter aims to understand why women were so visibly involved in the most recent revolution and how it relates to their struggles for peace, justice, and freedom during the...
in Ladan Affi, Liv Tønnessen and Aili tripp: Women and Peacebuilding in Africa. James Currey

Edited Book | forthcoming 2021
Women and Peacebuilding in Africa
Even in the best of circumstances, women are all too often excluded from formal peacemaking and peacebuilding processes and relegated to the sidelines as observers or limited to informal peacebuilding...
James Currey (African issues vol. 47) 240 p.

Journal Article | forthcoming 2021
Legal Mobilization to Protect Women against Rape in Islamist Sudan
A popular uprising recently ousted Omar al-Bashir and his Islamist cronies from power after having ruled Sudan with an iron fist since 1989. Sexual abuse and torture orchestrated by the...
in Cahiers d'études africaines

U4 Brief | Feb 2021
Curbing grand corruption in ethnically plural societies. The role of corporate responsibility
Under what circumstances can firms favourably contribute to curbing grand corruption in ethnically plural societies? It can be argued that the most practical and strategic entry point is through small...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Brief 2021:1)

Journal Article | Jan 2021
Justifiable energy injustices? Exploring institutionalised corruption and electricity sector “problem-solving” in Ghana and Kenya
The persistence of corruption amid intensified anti-corruption initiatives suggests that entitlement notions underpinning involvement in corrupt practices deserve greater attention. Recent evidence from Africa’s energy sector emphasises the functionality of...
in Energy Research and Social Science vol. 73

Journal Article | Jan 2021
Sur les routes de Kigali : évolution des pratiques de petite corruption
The fight against corruption increased the informal privatization of the managementof the road transport sector in Rwanda, to the benefit of transport cooperatives, whichreplaced traffic police. This interweaving of formal...
in Politique Africaine no. 160 pp. pp. 87- 112

Journal Article | 2020
Too big to fault? Effects of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Norwegian exports to China and foreign policy
In October 2010, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel peace prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. The Chinese government responded by freezing political and economic relations with Norway, introducing...
in International Political Science Review vol. 41 no. 2 pp. 207-223

U4 Brief | 2020
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in a context of nationalist oligarchy: Lessons from Indonesia
Thinking and working politically is often viewed as crucial for anti-corruption reform efforts in resource sectors. But what happens when it does not play a central role? Lessons from REDD+...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Brief 2020:13)

Journal Article | 2020
¿Y la salud intercultural?: Lecciones desde la pandemia que no debemos olvidar(What about intercultural health?: Lessons from the pandemic that we should not forget, E a saúde intercultural: lições da pandemia que não devemos esquecer)
Those of us who work in indigenous health know that it is very common for Indigenous People or peasants to be represented as guilty for their health problems. Such representations...
in Mundo Amazónico vol. 11 no. 2 pp. 93-110

CMI Working Paper | 2020
Comparing legal activism in Zimbabwe and Zambia
Battles over democracy are manifested in contestations over legal frameworks and within judicial institutions. Lawfare refers to the strategic use of law and legal institutions by actors in civil and...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2020:5) 30 p.

Report in External Series | 2020
Evaluation of Norway’s Engagement in Somalia 2012–2018
The purpose of this evaluation commissioned by Norad's evaluation department is to draw lessons from Norway's involvement over time in a country affected by conflict. Somalia is one of the...
Oslo: Norad (Evaluation Department Reports no. 7/2020) 122 + 78 p.

Book Chapter | 2020
Corruption in customs: How can it be tackled?
This chapter examines recent experiences in combating corruption in customs administration in developing countries. There is no lack of measures, norms, standards or ‘best practices’ to address corruption. Although development...
in World Bank (2020): Enhancing Government Effectiveness and Transparency: The Fight Against Corruption. Washington D.C.

Sudan Brief | 2020
COVID-19 and the urgent need to protect Sudanese women against violence
Three decades of Islamist rule institutionalized a culture of violence against women in Sudan. The COVID-19 pandemic and state instructed lockdown has led to an acute situation for many Sudanese...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Brief 2020:5) 4 p.

Journal Article | 2020
Fighting Wildlife Trafficking: An Overview of the EU’s Implementation of Its Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking
Illegal wildlife trade is one of the most profitable criminal activities. Illegal wildlife usually comes from African and Asian countries, with destination countries including China, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Singapore. However,...
in Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy vol. 23 no. 1 pp. 62-81

CMI Report | 2020
Literature Review: Democracy and Human Rights in contemporary Latin America (2015-2020) Trends, challenges, and prospects
Abstract
Through a review of scholarly and other well-informed articles as well as media reports, this CMI Report aims to summarize discussions on challenges for democracy and human rights in Latin...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2020:01)

Journal Article | 2020
Armed governance: the case of the CIA-supported Afghan militias
This article examines the genealogy and behavior of the CIA militias in Afghanistan against the backdrop of persistent armed governance whereby a plurality of actors competes over control and rule....
in Small Wars and Insurgency

Journal Article | 2020
Spousal disagreement in reporting of intimate partner violence in Kenya
We investigate differences in spousal reports of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and men using a sample of 800 couples in rural Kenya. We find that up to one-third...
in AEA Papers and Proceedings vol. 110 pp. 620-24

U4 Practitioner Experience Note | 2020
Twenty years with anti-corruption. Part 3. The international journey – from ambition to ambivalence
The UN Convention against Corruption is an instrument that changed the face of the global corruption dialogue. It created agreement on what corruption is, the damage it causes, and the...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Practitioner Experience Note 2020:3)

U4 Brief | 2020
Corruption in the time of COVID-19: A double-threat for low income countries
It is critical to continue a strong stance against corrupt practices during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Anti-corruption procedures and systems of accountability will ensure that development aid is...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Brief 2020:6)

CMI Brief | 2020
Candidate selection and informal soft quotas for women: Insights from Zambia
What does it take for a female politician to win a party nomination? We still know little about women’s entry into politics in countries without formal gender quotas. Using data...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief no. 2020:1) 4 p.