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Afghanistan
AfghanistanCountry Page
Afghanistan’s history is intimately tied to world politics. The latest chapter of this relationship is the unprecedented statebuilding project starting in 2001. Despite much significant change in the country, many...
Angola
AngolaCountry Page
In Angola, the rents from natural resources are in the hands of a political and economic elite. We research how the country's wealth can be distributed to the benefit of...
Argentina
ArgentinaCountry Page
Argentina is still scarred by its violent past. The military juntas of the 1970s left thousands of political opponents dead or disappeared. We explore the truth commission, trials, and reparations...
Chile
ChileCountry Page
17 years of military dictatorship in Chile caused the country to suffer large-scale systematic human rights violations. We research the country’s efforts to come to terms with its violent past...
Colombia
ColombiaCountry Page
One of the most difficult issues in Colombia’s efforts of ending the world’s longest armed internal conflict is how to ensure justice for the hundreds of thousands of victims. We...
Ethiopia
EthiopiaCountry Page
Ethiopia’s economy is booming. Political opposition is not. We research governance in a broad sense, from democracy to elections and employment policies.
India
IndiaCountry Page
India has experienced massive economic growth over decades that has lifted many out of poverty. Yet, there are still high levels of poverty in many parts of the country, and...
Indonesia
Lebanon
LebanonCountry Page
The Syrian civil war has displaced more than one million Syrians as refugees to Lebanon. We study the country’s handling of the refugee crisis and the new security challenges caused...
Malawi
MalawiCountry Page
Malawi is a poor country struggling to overcome decades of underdevelopment. We research governance and gender equality.
Mozambique
MozambiqueCountry Page
Mozambique’s civil war (1975-1992) left the country scarred. We research the all-embracing consequences of poverty, with a special focus on women.
Nepal
NepalCountry Page
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world. We research and identify strategies that can lift its people out of poverty.
Sudan
SudanCountry Page
Sudan was divided in 2011 when South Sudan achieved its independence after the longest war on the African continent. We research how local conflicts are absorbed into or affected by...
Syria
SyriaCountry Page
The war in Syria has devastating consequences for the country and deep international repercussions. We study the interests and positions of the parties to the conflict and analyze the room...
Tanzania
TanzaniaCountry Page
Tanzania was one of the first countries to receive aid from international donors. Yet, the country is still marked by ill-functioning institutions and inequality. We research measures that can contribute...
Uruguay
UruguayCountry Page
The little known case of Uruguay is a small Latin American country that has made unexpectedly large progress in the area of human rights. We research how the reinvigoration of...
Corruption
Gender
Global Health
Global HealthMain Research Topic
CMI's health research focuses on how to improve health and healthcare for vulnerable groups.
Governance
GovernanceMain Research Topic
We study how political institutions, political processes and political action shape and are shaped by democracy and rights, economic outcomes and social development.
Humanitarianism
HumanitarianismMain Research Topic
We study the mechanisms that force people to flee, the obstacles they meet on the way, and how they are treated when they try to get access to a new...
Natural Resources
Natural ResourcesMain Research Topic
CMI research examines the political economy of natural resource extraction
covering both renewable and extractive sectors.
Performance Based Financing
Poverty
PovertyMain Research Topic
CMI studies the underlying societal and market mechanisms that may explain why people stay poor, and the design and impacts of programs to reduce poverty.
Rights
Tax and Public Finance
Tax and Public FinanceMain Research Topic
Improved taxation is a key for developing countries to escape from aid or singular natural resource dependency.
Nour Alhuda Amin Alhomsi
Merima Ali
Inge Amundsen
Inge AmundsenSenior Researcher
Political scientist focusing on governance, corruption, resource management
Lisa Arnestad
Leonardo Arriola
Leonardo ArriolaAssociated Senior Researcher
Political scientist focusing on democratisation and governance
Karin Ask
Monica Beeder
Monica BeederMaster's student
Master's student in Economics focusing on drug-related violence in Latin America.
Kjersti G. Berg
Kjersti G. BergPost-doctoral fellow
Middle East researcher working on the Palestine-Israel conflict, Palestinian refugees and international aid.
Lars Ivar Oppedal Berge
Lars Ivar Oppedal BergeAssociated Senior Researcher
Economist focusing on entrepreneurship and microfinance.
Sosina Bezu
Daniel M. Brinks
Daniel M. BrinksAssociated Senior Researcher
Political scientist specialized in comparative politics and public law in Latin America.
Lara Côrtes
Kirsty Cunningham
Kirsty CunninghamCommunications Adviser (U4)
Coordinating the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre's online research communications.
Åse Johanne Roti Dahl
Antonio De Lauri
Antonio De LauriSenior Researcher, Coordinator; Humanitarianism and Borders
Anthropologist with interest in legal anthropology, freedom, war, humanitarianism
Frederik Degrave
Jackie Dugard
Jackie DugardAssociated Senior Researcher
Lawyer focusing on power and exclusion, particularly law and courts in social change, socio-economic rights, access to courts, protest and social movements, property law and gender-based harm.
Kendra Dupuy
Kendra DupuyResearcher
Political economist focusing on natural resource management, the education sector, civil society, and monitoring and evaluation in development aid
Anwesha Dutta
Anwesha DuttaPost-doctoral Researcher
Political scientist using ethnographic methods and focusing on natural resources and environment ,especially political economy and ecology approaches to forestry sector and extractive industries.
Odd-Helge Fjeldstad
Odd-Helge FjeldstadResearch Professor, Coordinator: Tax and Public Finance
Economist focusing on taxation, fiscal corruption and capital flight.
Robert Forster
Robert ForsterPhD candidate
Political scientist with interest in governance, peacebuilding, and the Middle East.
Abdel Ghaffar Ahmed
Abdel Ghaffar AhmedProfessor of Development Studies, Ahfad University and University of Khartoum
Social anthropologist whose research covers topics related to political, social and economic development of Africa in general and Sudan and the Horn of Africa in particular.
Camila Gianella
Camila GianellaResearcher
Social Psychologist with a research focus on rights-based approaches to health
Siri Gloppen
Anna Gopsill
Vigdis Anita Gåskjenn
Aziz Hakimi
Aziz HakimiAssociated researcher
Political sociologist whose research interests include war and state formation, government-backed militias, masculinities and marriage practices in Afghanistan
Sandra Halvorsen
Magnus Hatlebakk
Magnus HatlebakkSenior Researcher; Coordinator: Poverty Dynamics
Economist focusing on poverty, social exclusion and rural development.
Marte Hauge
Marte HaugeMaster's student
Master's student in Political Science focusing on peacebuilding in Africa
Helge Haugland
Helge HauglandMaster's student
Master's student in Economics and Business administration focusing on technological innovation in aid and development projects.
Maya Havre
Steinar Hegre
Johan Helland
Johan HellandEmeritus
Social anthropologist with extensive experience from developmental research, consultancy and administrative work in Eastern and North-eastern Africa.
Ingvild Hestad
Lars Ivar Høberg
Jan Isaksen
David Jackson
David JacksonSenior Advisor (U4)
Political scientist specialising in governance and anticorruption, with a particular focus on the role of informal institutions.
Chris Jacob
Eyolf Jul-Larsen
Eyolf Jul-LarsenEmeritus
Social anthropologist focusing on development, with a particular emphasis on fishing communities and migration in West and Southern Africa.
Pernille Jørgensen
Monica Kirya
Are John Knudsen
Are John KnudsenSenior Researcher
Social anthropologist focusing on peace, conflict and forced migration in South Asia and the Middle East
Ivar Kolstad
Ivar KolstadAssociated Senior Researcher
Economist whose current research focuses on the political economy of development, poverty dynamics, and corporate social responsibility
Carlo Koos
Siri Lange
Siri LangeAssociated Senior Researcher
Anthropologist focusing on public health, gender, foreign investements, and political processes at the local level in East Africa
Malcolm Langford
Malcolm LangfordAssociated Senior Researcher
Political scientist specialising in development and human rights
Merete Leby
Ragnhild Osnes Legreid
Pauline Lemaire
Pauline LemairePhD candidate
Political scientist focusing on the interactions between young people and the state as mediated by new technologies.
Sophie Lemaître
Sophie LemaîtreSenior Adviser (U4)
Lawyer specialized in illicit financial flows and natural resources, with a focus on forest, extractive, and wildlife
Kaia Helgemo Lindtner
Kaia Helgemo LindtnerMaster's student
Master's student in Global Development focusing on women's rights and their agency concerning condom negotiation.
Reidunn Ljones
Petter Lohne
Tineke Lohne
Irene Maffi
Irene MaffiAssociated Senior Researcher
Social anthropologist focusing on political anthropology and reproduction.
Aksel Mjeldheim
Saul Mullard
Saul MullardSenior Program Advisor (U4)
Social scientist with a background in Development Studies and South Asian studies.
Ottar Mæstad
Siri Neset
Siri NesetAssociated Researcher
Political psychologist focusing on rhetoric, perceptions, foreign policy decision-making, identity, and the links between political ideology, power and violence.
Guillaume Nicaise
Guillaume NicaiseSenior Adviser
Anthropologist working on local public governance and corruption risk management
Bjørn-Ivar Nilsen
Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
Ricardo Soares de OliveiraAssociated Senior Researcher
Political scientist and a specialist in African politics, the geopolitics of energy and international political economy.
Aslak Jangård Orre
Aslak Jangård OrreSenior Researcher, Coordinator Governance
Political scientist whose competence areas include local government reform, corruption and opposition in Africa.
Lise Rakner
Lise RaknerSenior Researcher (20%)
Political scientist focusing on democratisation and human rights, economic reform, taxation, institutional change and international aid, with a particular emphasis on Southern and Eastern Africa.
Edyta Roszko
Edyta RoszkoSenior Researcher
Anthropologist with interest in maritime territorialisation, militarisation of oceans and seas, human security, markets and historical anthropology.
Helge Rønning
Jessica Leigh Schultz
Jessica Leigh SchultzResearcher and Senior Adviser (U4)
Lawyer specialising in international human rights and refugee law.
Sofie Arjon Schütte
Sofie Arjon SchütteU4 Deputy Director and Senior Adviser
Social Scientist with a focus on corruption and anti-corruption measures in the justice sector.
Hilde Selbervik
Hilde SelbervikSenior Researcher
Contemporary historian with research interests in developing aid, human rights, economic and political reforms, conditionality and international negotiations.
Robert Sjursen
Elin Skaar
Elin SkaarSenior Researcher, Coordinator: Rights and Legal Institutions
Political scientist exploring intersections between law and politics in Latin America
Vincent Somville
Vincent SomvilleAssociated Senior Researcher
Economist focusing on informal finance and entrepreneurship.
Guri K. Stegali
Hugo Stokke
Hugo StokkeSenior Researcher
Hugo Stokke is a political scientist focusing on human rights research.
Arne Strand
Arne StrandDeputy Director, Research Director, U4 Director
Director, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre / Political Scientist focusing on peace, conflict, aid and Afghanistan.
Astri Suhrke
Astri SuhrkeEmerita
Political scientist focusing on the social, political and humanitarian consequences of violent conflict, and strategies of response.
Joar Svanemyr
Joar SvanemyrPostdoctoral Researcher
Sociologist focusing on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender perspectives.
Fredrik Fløvik Sverd
Fredrik Fløvik SverdMaster's student
Master's student in Economics and Business administration focusing on technological innovation in aid and development projects.
Gunnar M. Sørbø
Gunnar M. SørbøEmeritus
Anthropologist focusing on development; conflict and peacebuilding; social impact assessment (incl. resettlement); agricultural and pastoral systems; and regional analysis and economic adaptations.
Sofie Børsting Sørensen
Sofie Børsting SørensenMasters' student
Master's student in political science focusing on private sector partnerships in humanitarian organizations.
Cathrine Talleraas
Cathrine TalleraasPost-doctoral Researcher
Cathrine Talleraas is a visiting PhD researcher at CMI studying how state institutions engage with people who lead transnational lives.
Kari Telle
Kari TelleSenior Researcher
Social anthropologist who works on the 'politics of faith' focusing on the legal regulation of religion, religious minorities, militias, conflict and local justice in Indonesia
Elling N. Tjønneland
Elling N. TjønnelandSenior Researcher
Political scientist focusing on development and development assistance, rising powers and African development and a strong emphasis on South Africa and Southern Africa.
Sarah A Tobin
Sarah A TobinSenior Researcher
Anthropologist focusing on Islam, economic anthropology, and displacement/migration in the Middle East and East Africa.
Gaute Torsvik
Gaute TorsvikAssociated Senior Researcher
Torsvik researches labour economics, public economics and development economics.
Ragnar Torvik
Ragnar TorvikAssociated Senior Researcher
Economist whose main interests are political economy, petroleum economics, and macroeconomics.
Arne Tostensen
Bertil Tungodden
Bertil TungoddenAssociated Senior Researcher
Economist whose research interests focus on normative economics, poverty, public economics, and corruption.
Salla Turunen
Salla TurunenPhD candidate
PhD fellow with research focus on humanitarian diplomacy and the United Nations.
Inge Tvedten
Inge TvedtenSenior Researcher
Anthropologist with a particular interest in urban and rural poverty and poverty alleviation.
Liv Tønnessen
Liv TønnessenResearch Director
Political scientist researching women, politics and Islam in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Marianne Tøraasen
Espen Villanger
Espen VillangerResearch Director
Economist working on violence against women, job creation and private sector development and poverty reduction.
Vibeke Wang
Vibeke WangSenior Researcher and Coordinator: Gender Politics
Political scientist whose research focuses on politics and gender
Cecilie Wathne
Cecilie Wathne(U4) Senior Adviser
Development economist focusing on how to plan, measure and evaluate anti-corruption interventions
Levi Westerveld
Levi WesterveldMaster's student
Geographer focusing on GIS analysis and cartography to analyze and communicate socio-environmental issues.
Arne Wiig
David Aled Williams
David Aled WilliamsSenior Program Advisor (U4)
Political scientist focusing on aid, corruption, governance, and natural resources, particularly using political economy and political ecology approaches.
Bruce M. Wilson
Bruce M. WilsonAssociated Senior Researcher
Political scientist focusing on judicial politics and the political economy of Latin America
Torunn Wimpelmann
Torunn WimpelmannSenior Researcher
Political ethnographer whose current focus is on the intersections between gender, political and legal orders in contemporary Afghanistan.
Lovise Aalen
Lovise AalenResearch Director
Political scientist focusing on democracy, governance and women's employment and empowement in the Horn of Africa
Runa Sekse Aarset
Per Aarvik
Per AarvikAffiliated expert
Political scientist focused on digital tools for democracy, development and humanitarianism
Taxation and tax reforms in developing countries: Illustrations from sub-Saharan Africa
CMI Report | Jan 2003
Many low income countries face a trilemma with respect to taxation: (1) There is an urgent and obvious need for more revenues to enable resource ...
Taxation, Tax reform, Democratisation, JEL H20, H30, H71, H77, 023, P45, Africa: Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, sub-Saharan Africa