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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
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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
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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.
Merima Ali
Inge Amundsen
Inge AmundsenSenior Researcher
Political scientist focusing on governance, corruption, resource management
Lisa Arnestad
Ida-Elise Seppola Asplund
Ida-Elise Seppola AsplundMaster's student
Master's student in political science focusing on financial measures to increase gender balance in politics.
Monica Beeder
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
Sosina BezuAssociated Senior Researcher
Economist focusing on jobs, entrepreneurship, land policy and youth.
Caroline Borge Bjelland
Caroline Borge BjellandMaster's student
Master's student in comparative politics focusing on democratic backlash in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Daniel M. Brinks
Daniel M. BrinksAssociated Research Professor
Political scientist specialized in comparative politics and public law in Latin America.
Hans Martin Lundgaard Corneliussen
Hans Martin Lundgaard CorneliussenMaster's student
Master student in comparative politics focusing on Chinese investments and aid to sub-Saharan Africa.
Lara Côrtes
Lara CôrtesPost-doctoral Researcher (in maternity leave)
Lawyer focusing on the promotion of social rights
Kirsty Cunningham
Kirsty CunninghamSenior Communications Adviser (U4)
Coordinating the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre's online research communications.
Åse Johanne Roti Dahl
Antonio De Lauri
Antonio De LauriResearch Professor, Coordinator; Humanitarianism and Borders
Anthropologist with interest in legal anthropology, freedom, war, humanitarianism
Frederik Degrave
Lucie Ducarre
Lucie DucarreResearch, communication and admin assistant (U4)
Socio-legal scientist with background in law, publishing, and international studies.
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 Ecologist using ethnographic methods,focusing on environment, notably ecology approaches to forestry, wildlife conservation and resource extraction
Odd-Helge Fjeldstad
Odd-Helge FjeldstadResearch Professor, Coordinator: Tax and Public Finance
Economist focusing on taxation, fiscal corruption and capital flight.
Hanna Fløysvik
Hanna FløysvikHead of HR
Experience in organisational development, leadership advice & training, coordinating, recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, workshops, complex personnel cases, and rules & regulations.
Jon Einar Flåtnes
Jon Einar FlåtnesSenior researcher
Economist focusing on poverty, resilience, and climate change adaptation
Robert Forster
Robert ForsterPhD candidate
Social scientist with interest in governance, peacebuilding, and the Middle East.
Abdel Ghaffar Ahmed
Abdel Ghaffar AhmedAssociated Research Professor
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
Siri GloppenResearch professor
Political scientist exploring intersections between law and politics
Anna Gopsill
Aziz Hakimi
Aziz HakimiAssociated researcher
Political sociologist whose research interests include war and state formation, government-backed militias, masculinities and marriage practices in Afghanistan
Peter Hangoma
Peter HangomaPost Doctoral Researcher
Economist with Interest in Global Development, Applied Econometrics, and Health
Magnus Hatlebakk
Magnus HatlebakkSenior Researcher; Coordinator: Poverty Dynamics
Economist focusing on poverty, social exclusion and rural development.
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.
Siril Kobbeltvedt Herseth
Paul Hofman
Paul HofmanPost Doctoral Researcher
Economist working on labour, social networks and large-scale land acquisitions.
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
Karine Aasgaard Jansen
Karine Aasgaard JansenSenior researcher
Social anthropologist focusing on medical anthropology, health and politics.
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 KnudsenResearch Professor
Social anthropologist focusing on micro conflict, displacement and forced migration in South Asia and the Middle East
Mia Kolbjørnsen
Ivar Kolstad
Ivar KolstadAssociated Research Professor
Economist whose current research focuses on the political economy of development, poverty dynamics, and corporate social responsibility
Carlo Koos
Siri Lange
Siri LangeAssociated Research Professor
Anthropologist focusing on public health, gender, foreign investements, and political processes at the local level in East Africa
Malcolm Langford
Malcolm LangfordAssociated Research Professor
Political scientist specialising in development and human rights
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
Ingvild Lemstad
Ingvild LemstadMaster's student
Master's student in political science focusing on post-war politics, governance and democracy.
Reidunn Ljones
Petter Lohne
Tineke Lohne
Päivi Lujala
Päivi LujalaAssociated Senior Researcher
Economist focusing on natural resource management and adaptation to climate change.
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
Jarl Henning Engedal Nilsen
Jarl Henning Engedal NilsenMaster's student
Master's student in history focusing on humanitarian and development aid.
Aslak Jangård Orre
Aslak Jangård OrreSenior Researcher, Coordinator Governance
Political scientist whose competence areas include local government reform, corruption and opposition in Africa.
Saumya Pandey
Lise Rakner
Lise RaknerAssociated Research Professor
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.
Charlotte Ringdal
Carmeliza Rosario
Carmeliza RosarioSocial and Development Anthropologist working on poverty, vulnerability, inequality and gender
Edyta Roszko
Edyta RoszkoSenior Researcher, Principal Investigator: TransOcean (ERC Starting Grant)
Anthropologist with interest in maritime territorialisation, militarisation of oceans and seas, human security, markets and historical anthropology.
Helge Rønning
Lisa Tveit Sandberg
Lisa Tveit SandbergComparative Politics student, writing master thesis about taxation policies and inequality in Latin America
Jessica Schultz
Jessica SchultzSenior Researcher
Lawyer specialising in international human rights and refugee law.
Sofie Arjon Schütte
Sofie Arjon SchütteSenior 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.
Ilker Gökhan Sen
Ilker Gökhan SenAffiliated researcher
Constitutional lawyer using interdisciplinary methods to understand the relationship between constitutional law and political reality.
Eskindir Loha Shumbullo
Eskindir Loha ShumbulloPost Doctoral Researcher
Epidemiologist focusing on communicable diseases, nutrition and health services
Rachel Sieder
Rachel SiederAssociated Research Professor
Political scientist whose research interests straddles politics, legal anthropology, and legal sociology.
Elisabeth Sivertsen
Ingrid Hoem Sjursen
Ingrid Hoem SjursenPost Doctoral Researcher
Economist working on development, taxation and state capacity
Robert Sjursen
Lars Petter Sjøberg
Elin Skaar
Elin SkaarResearch Professor
Political scientist exploring intersections between law and politics in Latin America and Africa
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 SuhrkeAssociated Research Professor
Political scientist focusing on the social, political and humanitarian consequences of violent conflict, and strategies of response.
Bert Suykens
Bert SuykensAssociated Senior Researcher
Political Scientist and Historian focus on the political economy of resource extraction and violent politics in South Asia
Joar Svanemyr
Joar SvanemyrPostdoctoral Researcher
Sociologist focusing on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender perspectives.
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.
Cathrine Talleraas
Cathrine TalleraasResearcher
Human Geographer focusing on migration, transnationalism and governance
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 TobinResearch Professor
Anthropologist focusing on Islam, economic anthropology, and displacement/migration in the Middle East and East Africa.
Ragnar Torvik
Ragnar TorvikAssociated Senior Researcher
Economist whose main interests are political economy, petroleum economics, and macroeconomics.
Arne Tostensen
Rachael Tufft
Salla Turunen
Salla TurunenPhD candidate
Doctoral Researcher with research focus on humanitarian diplomacy and the United Nations
Inge Tvedten
Inge TvedtenEmeritus
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
Arne Wiig
David Aled Williams
David Aled WilliamsSenior Program Advisor (U4)
Political scientist focusing on aid effectiveness, corruption, governance, and natural resources, using political economy and political ecology approaches.
Bruce M. Wilson
Bruce M. WilsonAssociated Research Professor
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.
Jay van der Vlist
Jay van der VlistResearch Assistant
Master's Graduate in Philosophy with a specialisation in Ethics and Political Philosophy.
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 poor ...
Taxation, Tax reform, Democratisation, JEL H20, H30, H71, H77, 023, P45, Africa: Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, sub-Saharan Africa