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Report in External Series | 2015
The War in Yemen: The view from Iran
In the regional backdrop to the war in Yemen Iran is a pivotal actor. Saudi Arabia has made clear that it sees the conflict in Yemen as the extension of...
Oslo: NOREF (Expert Analysis no. October 2015) 3 p.

Sudan Working Paper | 2015
The Women's Quota in Conflict Ridden Sudan (in Arabic)
This article explores women's substantive representation in Sudan's National Assembly. It examines the extent to which female legislators in the National Assembly represent women's interests, paying special attention to legislative...

Sudan Working Paper | 2015
Failed governance and political turbulence in Abyei Area of Sudan
This report is the result of deskwork review of two major documents, signed in 2005 on Abyei area conflict, in order to expose factors that contributed to non-implementation of Abyei...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2015:1)

Sudan Working Paper | 2015
Borderland dynamics in the Horn of Africa – Some reflections
This paper is a broad ranging reflection of the general situation of crisis in the Horn of Africa region. Rather than carry out a conventional anthropological analysis in which local...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2015:1)

CMI Working Paper | 2015
Servants of the nation, defenders of la patria: The Bolivarian Militia in Venezuela
In 2008, the government of now-deceased President Hugo Chávez in Venezuela passed a law creating what is known as the Bolivarian militia (Milicia Bolivariana), a reserve force composed by civilian...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper WP 2015:13) 27 p.

Journal Article | 2015
One step forward and many to the side: Combating gender violence in Afghanistan, 2001-2014
This article offers some reflections on the efforts over the last decade to combat violence against women in Afghanistan through reforms of laws and the justice system. The paper identifies...
in Women's Studies International Forum vol. 51 pp. 101-109

Report in External Series | 2014
Political Parties in Bangladesh
This study provides an overview of the evolution of political parties since the birth of Bangladesh. It analyses and compares the ideology, organisational structure, leadership and support base of four...
Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (CPD-CMI Working Paper series no. WP 2014:8)

CMI Brief | 2014
Access denied. Abortion rights in Latin America
Millions of Latin American women face serious barriers to their sexual and reproductive rights, and they suffer serious consequences as a result. Latin American countries maintain restrictive abortion laws in spite of social...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief vol. 13 no. 1) 4 p.

Journal Article | 2014
Questioning the Secular-Religious Cleavage in Palestinian Politics: Comparing Fatah and Hamas
Following the 2007 war between Fatah and Hamas, Palestinian politics appears to have followed the regional trend where the competition between secularism and Islamism is developing into a major political...
in Politics and Religion vol. 7 no. 1 pp. 100-121

CMI Report | 2013
China in Africa: Soft power, media perceptions and a pan-developing identity
China is currently implementing a full-fledged ‘Going ¸Global’ strategy, particularly in Africa. Chinese engagement on the continent is all pervasive and spearheaded by summit conferences and flanked by a surge of Chinese...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2013:2) 21 p.

Journal Article | 2013
Access to Justice and Human Rights in Afghanistan
In anthropological and legal literature, the phenomenon termed ‘legal pluralism’ has been interpreted as a co-presence of legal orders which act in relation to their own ‘levels’ of referring ‘fields’....
in Journal of Crime, Law and Social Change vol. 60

Journal Article | 2013
Law in Afghanistan: A Critique of Post-2001 Recontruction
This article provides a critical reflection on the efforts at legal reconstruction initiated in 2001 by the international community and the Afghan government. Its aim is to highlight some of...
in Journal of Critical Globalization Studies vol. 6

Journal Article | 2013
The Women's Quota in Conflict Ridden Sudan: Ideological Battles for and against Gender Equality
This article explores women's substantive representation in Sudan's National Assembly. It examines the extent to which female legislators in the National Assembly represent women's interests, paying special attention to legislative...
in Women's Studies International Forum vol. Volume 41 no. Part 2 pp. 122-131

Newspaper Op-Ed | 2012
Bistands-Høyre
Inge Tvedten, Seniorforsker, CMI
Høyres utspill. Høyre har lagt fram et forslag til ny bistandspolitikk med fokus på reduksjon, konsentrasjon og endring av virkemidler, til sterke protester fra den rød-grønne regjerningen...
Dagens Næringsliv 24.12.2012

Doctoral Thesis | 2011
The many faces of political Islam in Sudan: Muslim women's activism for and against the state
This thesis investigates the politics of competing Islamic gender ideologies in Sudan. Based on fieldwork conducted in greater Khartoum from 2006 through 2011, the thesis explores Muslim women’s political activism...
Bergen: University of Bergen 344 p.

Report in External Series | 2011
Faithful Ally. The UK Engagement in Afghanistan.
The British government under Tony Blair was an early and major supporter of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The Royal Navy and Air Force participated in the first strikes against Afghanistan...
Oslo: PRIO (PRIO Papers)

Report in External Series | 2010
Rethinking natural resource conflicts
In this thematic paper I will reconsider the connections between natural resources and conflict. Aimed at producing a state of the art review of the research on the connections between...
in World Development Report 2011: Input Paper

Book | 2010
Statistical evidence on social and economic exclusion in Nepal
The discourse on social exclusion in Nepal is very ideological, with some authors considering basically all Nepalis as socially excluded except for male Brahmins of hill origin. This is not...
Kathmandu: Himal books 86 p.

CMI Report | 2010
'A woman should not be the boss when a man is present'. Gender and poverty in Southern Mozambique
This is the third and final report in the series “Gender Policies and Feminisation of Poverty in Mozambique”, revealing a curious incongruity between often broad and sweeping statements about gender...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2010:7) 50 p.

Sudan Working Paper | 2009
The comprehensive peace agreement in the Sudan: Institutional developments and political trends in focus areas
The Sudan is a vast and varied country in terms of its geography and people, defining its social and political relations from the colonial era through independence. The history of...
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2009: 1) 21 p.