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Thailand: A Different Kind of Coup
News | 2 Jun 2014
The military has seized power under the banner of 'unity and harmony' to defend the constitutional monarchy. In the short term, they have won. In the longer run, the outcome is much less certain.
Thailand
Asias gamle (og unge) drager
Journal Article | Jan 1993
Article appraising the growth and development of three countries in the Southeast Asian region: Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia
Economic growth, Governance, Development, Newly industrialising countries, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
Introduction: Performing the State
Journal Article | Jul 2016
Seeking to expand the domain of the political beyond normative understandings of the state, the articles in this special edition examine the ...
Performance, governance, religion, militia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Southeast Asia
Aid Relationships in Asia. Exploring Ownership in Japanese and Nordic Aid
Edited Book | Jan 2008
This book offers fresh perspectives on the current aid effectiveness and aid relationship debates by focusing on the issue of ownership. ...
Development aid, Aid effectiveness, Viet Nam, Laos, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Nepal, China, Thailand, Japan, Nordic countries
Asiatiske identiteter: stat og nasjon i Sørøst Asia
Book Chapter | Jan 1994
The chapter discusses how the five main countries of Southeast Asia have handled the pressures of rapid economic growth and ethnic relations. ...
state, nation, development, governance, Southeast Asia
Aid Effectiveness to Infrastructure: A Comparative Study of East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa . Synthesis Paper
Report in External Series | Aug 2008
Responding to a renewed call for aid to economic infrastructure, the JBIC Institute launched a study on effectiveness of aid to infrastructure ...
Development aid, Aid effectiveness, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania
Assessing the impact of transport and energy infrastructure on poverty reduction
Project | Mar - Dec 2003
ADB, in collaboration with the World Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and U.K. Department for International Development ...
poverty, energy, transport, Asia: China, India, Thailand
Stokke Hugo
Senior Researcher
Hugo Stokke is a political scientist focusing on human rights research.
Human rights (social and economic), political theory, development aid, nation building, poverty reduction, identity, child labour, Asia: Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Singapore., Europe: Nordic countries, Western Balkans
Tjønneland Elling N.
Senior Researcher
Political scientist focusing on development and development assistance, rising powers and African development and a strong emphasis on South Africa and Southern Africa.
Development aid, peace and security, democratisation, foreign policy, democratisation, civil society, regional cooperation, Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa
Chasing civil society? Evaluation of Fredskorpset
Report in External Series | Jan 2016
The evaluation has assessed Fredskorpset's (FK Norway) approach and strategy when it comes to strengthening civil society in developing countries. ...
development aid, , civil society, capacity development, volunteers, Norway, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Thailand, Cambodia
Specialised anti-corruption courts: A comparative mapping
U4 Issue | Dec 2016
Frustration with the capacity of the ordinary machinery of justice to deal adequately with corruption has prompted many countries to develop ...
justice, Judiciary, Anti-corruption courts, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Croatia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Senegal, Slovakia, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda
Dialog er Nøkkelen til Integrasjon
Newspaper Op-Ed | Jan 2006
Den norske innvandrerdebatten er polarisert. Som en konsekvens av dette får personer med svart-hvitt fremstillinger av det å være ...
Non-food challenges to nutrition
Event | 6 Jun 2014
How politics interfere with nutritional programs
Cancelled: Islamic Reform in South Asia
Event | 12 Feb 2014
Caroline Osella (SOAS) and Knut Axel Jacobsen (UiB) in conversation with Åse Gilje Østensen (Royal Norwegian Naval Academy).
Challenging the Injustice of Poverty in South Asia
Event | 23 Jun 2011
Prof. Rehman Sobhan challenges the traditional definition of poverty as a form of income deprivation. He redefines poverty a process that excludes significant segments of society from more equitable participation in development opportunities and in decision making. Sobhan identifies a variety of operational ideas to build a more inclusive society in South Asia.
Bangladesh
Taking the Paris Principles to Asia. A study of Three Human Rights Commissions in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
CMI Report | Jun 2007
The report studies three human rights commissions in Southeast Asia in light of the so-called Paris Principles. These principles are the authoritative ...
Human rights, Southeast Asia, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia
Two steps forward, one step backwards: Indonesia’s winding (anti-)corruption journey
Book Chapter | Nov 2017
Corruption in Asia ranges from the venal rent-seeking of local officials to the million-dollar bribes received by corrupt politicians; from ...
Corruption, Asia, Indonesia
The impact of the financial and economic crisis in Asia on Norway's major development partners. Report submitted for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
CMI Report | Jan 1999
This report first describes the currency, financial and economic crises in Asia and analyses how the crises evolved. The second part analyses ...
Financial crisis, Economic crisis, Asia
Economic growth does not eradicate undernourishment
News | 26 Apr 2012
South Asia has gone through a period of strong economic growth the past two decades. GDP per capita has more than doubled over twenty years. Surprisingly, better economic conditions have not led to improved nutrition in South Asia. The number of undernourished children is almost at the same level today as it was twenty years ago.
"A State of Corruption? An Anthropology of the South Asian State"
Event | 25 Apr 2008
Tone Sissener defends her PhD at the University of Bergen Friday 25 April. In her dissertation Sissener analyses and explores the development and meaning of state in South-Asia.
Bangladesh