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Journal Article | 2019
The right to abortion in Tunisia after the revolution of 2011: Legal, medical and social arrangements seen through seven abortion stories
In this article, we explore the effects that Tunisia’s post-revolutionary democratization process has had on the right to abortion, drawing on ethnographic material, interviews, and medical files that we collected...
in Health and Human Rights Journal vol. 21 no. 2 pp. 69-78

Journal Article | 2019
Women at work in Sudan: Marital privilege or constitutional right
This article explores how working women in Sudan's capital negotiate legal constraints placing them under the guardianship of their husbands, imposing strict public dress and behavioral codes upon them, and...
in Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society vol. 26 no. 2 pp. 223-244

Journal Article | 2019
A Triad of Confrontation: State Discipline, Buddhist Purification, and Indiscipline as a Local Strategy in Central Vietnam
In the village of Sa Huỳnh, state, fishers, and Buddhist clergy draw from semiotic ideologies but often employ a common political language, rarely agreeing on its meaning. Highlighting different structural...
in Journal of Contemporary Ethnography vol. 48 no. 2 pp. 183-208

Journal Article | 2019
Humanitarian Militarism and the Production of Humanity
The limits and consequences of humanitarian military operations continue to be major issues in Western public debates on global security, democracy and human rights. This article focuses on the intersection...
in Social Anthropology vol. 27 no. 1 pp. 84-99

Newspaper Op-Ed | 2018
Norges statsminister viser dobbeltmoral i abortstriden
Mens det forhandles om restriksjoner på norske kvinners rett til abort, ser Norge seg selv som et foregangsland internasjonalt på seksuell og reproduktiv helse. Ernas forhandlingsvilje er dobbeltmoral i praksis,...
Bistandsaktuelt 12.11.18

Report in External Series | 2018
Russian Use of Private Military and Security Companies - the implications for European and Norwegian Security
How does the Russian use of private military and security companies affect Russian use of force and what are the implications for European and Norwegian security?
Over the past couple of...
Oslo (FFI-rapport no. 18/01300) 53 p.

CMI Report | 2018
The gendering of poverty and inequality in rural Malanje, Angola
This report is concerned with analyzing the gendered dimensions of rural poverty, based on qualitative and quantitative research in the rural municipality of Kalandula in the northeastern province of Malanje,...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2018:10) 42 p.

Book Chapter | 2018
Democratic Revolutions? Insights on Social Stability and Social Change From Psychology and Politics
There is growing psychological evidence that various processes differently contribute to our propensity to support or challenge the status quo; to embrace change or to reject it. What is more,...
in Brady Wagoner, Ignacio Bresco de Luna, Vlad Glaveanu: The Road to Actualized Democracy: A Psychological Exploration. Charlotte: Information Age Publishing

Journal Article | 2017
Political determinants of sustainable development goals
We read with interest the article by the GBD 2016 SDG Collaborators1 (Sept 16, p 1423), which presents a comprehensive analysis of the potential gaps and gains in the health-related Sustainable...
in The Lancet vol. 390 no. 10112 pp. 2545-2546

CMI Report | 2017
Family law reform in Sudan: competing claims for gender justice between sharia and women’s human rights
This paper focuses on family law reform in Sudan-a country that has been in a state of perpetual conflict that stretches back long before its independence in 1956. The signing...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2017:5) 28 p.

CMI Brief | 2017
What causes Latin America’s high incidence of adolescent pregnancy?
Latin America is the only region in the world where adolescent pregnancies are not decreasing. According to a recent article in the Lancet, if the current trend continues, Latin American...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief vol. 16 no. 9) 4 p.

Edited Book | 2017
Demanding justice and security: Indigenous women and legal pluralities in Latin America
Across Latin America, indigenous women are organizing to challenge racial, gender, and class discrimination through the courts. Collectively, by engaging with various forms of law, they are forging new definitions...
Rutgers University Press 310 p.

Journal Article | 2017
Covering ebola: A comparative analysis of CCTV Africa’s Talk Africa and Al Jazeera English’s Inside Story
This article presents a comparative analysis of how Chinese Central Television (CCTV) Africa and Al Jazeera English’s current affairs talk shows, both in English, have covered the 2014-2015 West Africa...
in Journal of African Cultural Studies vol. 29 no. 1 pp. 114-130

Report in External Series | 2017
Afghanistan: A Political Economy Analysis
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of Afghanistan, arguing that the Afghan state is fragile, and sustained through constant negotiations over power, resources and ideology. What...
Oslo: Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt 64 p.

Report in External Series | 2017
Malawi: A Political Economy Analysis
This report provides a comprehensive political economy analysis of contemporary Malawi. The country epitomises the primacy of patrimonial politics – including endemic corruption – with a powerful presidency at the...
Oslo: Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt 81 p.

CMI Working Paper | 2016
“A Civil-Military Alliance”: The Venezuelan Armed Forces before and during the Chávez era
Executive summary
When Hugo Chávez (1954–2013) came to power in Venezuela in 1998, the military was bestowed with a new—and controversial—role in society. Being a former career military himself, a central...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2016:4)

CMI Brief | 2016
A Different Yardstick: The Gendered Political Discourse in Malawi
The 2014 election campaign in Malawi focussed on gender rather than facts. In this brief we argue that the campaign showed a strong, conservative, culturally driven bias against Banda and...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief vol. 15 no. 5) 4 p.

Journal Article | 2016
The voice of China in Africa: media, communication technologies and image-building
There is a fascination with the increasing economic and political importance of China in the global economy, in international politics, and in African affairs. China’s rapid economic expansion in Africa, together with economic growth...
in Chinese Journal of Communication vol. 9 no. March 2016 pp. 1-7

Book Chapter | 2016
Humanitarian Theatre: Normality and the Carnivalesque in Afghanistan
in Antonio De Lauri: The Politics of Humanitarianism. Power, Ideology and Aid. London: I.B. Tauris

Edited Book | 2016
The Politics of Humanitarianism. Power, Ideology and Aid
Humanitarian intervention has increasingly become the prevalent means of providing protection and aid at a global level. Yet alongside its success concerns have been raised that humanitarianism has increasingly become...
London: I.B. Tauris