The report reviews available research on the links between agriculture and the rest of the economy, with a focus on structural adjustment and the role ...

Multiple book review essay on Globalizing Afghanistan. Terrorism, War and the Rhetoric of Nation Building. Edited by Zubida Jalalzai and David Jefferess. ...

The expansion of the international donor community clearly challenges the current "consensus" of a new "harmonised" aid architecture, ...

Afghanistan's recent history clearly demonstrates that the regional context and external involvement can make or break a peacebuilding processes. In recent ...

This report charts the aid policies pursued in Afghanistan since late 2001 aimed at building peace in a country devastated by two decades of conflict. ...

Despite an internationally conveyed image of uncertainty connected to the coming elections in Afghanistan, there is a strong sense of enthusiasm and optimism among many Afghans. Leading Afghan civil society actors hope that the enthusiasm will translate into high voter turn-out on election day.

What is the impact of religion on democratization, development and conflict in the South? This interdisciplinary research programme maps and explores ...

We study the liberation of the Kamaiyas of the western terai of Nepal. We discuss to what extent the Kamaiayas can be considered as bonded laborers, and ...

The study #7; Demonstrates the socio-economic development impact of landmines as well as of mine action operations; #7;Assesses to what extent mine action ...

The objective of the project is to improve our understanding of the information needs and appropriate institutional structures for fisheries management ...

ADB, in collaboration with the World Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and U.K. Department for International Development (DfID), ...

The project examines the underlying changes in economic and social conditions in Nepal and their relationship to the political transformation that is ...

This paper provides an analysis of foreign direct investments to the countries of the former Soviet Union and 10 of the former socialist economies in ...

The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has rapidly deteriorated over the last months, as the conflict between the Taliban and the international community ...

This is a comparative study of responses to active human rights criticism by two donor countries, Norway and the Netherlands vis-á-vis Kenya and Indonesia, ...

Social anthropologist focusing on micro conflict, displacement and forced migration in South Asia and the Middle East

This seminar looks at the impact of industrial jobs on health, domestic violence and political participation among women i Ethiopia. Key note Prof. Ruth ...

This evaluation addressed the experiences of Norwegian support to the protection of cultural heritage in developing countries. Norwegian support started ...

Launched only 6 years ago, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) has become a key reference document to a majority of developing countries. More ...

Since the 1990s there has been increasing concern in the North about products from the South and the conditions under which they are produced. In least ...