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African perspectives on climate change governance
African perspectives on climate change governanceEvent | 6 Nov 2013
Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate change. The poor are the most vulnerable to heat waves, sea level rise, the destruction of coastal zones, drought and water shortages. Is fair global interenational climate governance possible, asks Professor Oliver C. Ruppel.
Creating a political and social climate for climate change
Project | Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
Climate change will in coming decades lead to increased frequency and severity of floods, drought and extreme weather events. As the more exposed ...
Bangladesh, Ethiopia
From a Temporary Emergency Shelter to an Urbanized Neighborhood: The Abu Shoak IDP Camp in North Dārfūr
From a Temporary Emergency Shelter to an Urbanized Neighborhood: The Abu Shoak IDP Camp in North DārfūrSudan Working Paper | Aug 2016
Introduction
In early 2003, two rebel movements (the Sudanese Liberation Army and the Justice and Equality Movement) launched an insurgency ...
Khartoum, El-Fasher, IDP camp, Abu Shoak, camp, Sudan, Darfur
Population and climate change
Book Chapter | Jan 1998
Population and climate change Astri Suhrke Human choice and climate change Steve Rayner & Elisabeth
Real-time evaluation of Norway's international climate and forest initiative. Contributions to a global REDD+ regime 2007-2010
Real-time evaluation of Norway's international climate and forest initiative. Contributions to a global REDD+ regime 2007-2010Report in External Series | May 2011
This report is an output of the first iteration of a process of real-time evaluation of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative ...
Brazil, DR Congo, Indonesia, Tanzania
Green economy, low carbon development and international climate change policy
Green economy, low carbon development and international climate change policyProject | Oct 2017 - Oct 2019
Together with LTS (Edinburgh) CMI has won a framework agreement with Norad related to green economy, low carbon development and international ...
Green economy, REDD+, climate change policy, low carbon development, Norwegian aid policy
Climate Change Lawfare
Climate Change LawfareJournal Article | Jan 2012
The aim of this paper is to investigate and map climate change discourses in legal spaces. We look at how issues concerning the injustice and ...
Climate change, Climate change policy, Climate justice, Human rights, Sustainable development, Social research, Governance, Climate change adaptation, Emissions regulations, Government regulation
Democratic Revolutions? Insights on Social Stability and Social Change From Psychology and Politics
Democratic Revolutions? Insights on Social Stability and Social Change From Psychology and PoliticsBook Chapter | Jan 2018
There is growing psychological evidence that various processes differently contribute to our propensity to support or challenge the status quo; ...
Democracy
Climate Change Discourse, Rights, and the Poor
Climate Change Discourse, Rights, and the PoorProject | Jan 2010 - Jan 2012
Climate change as a scientific issue is now a widely accepted global challenge. Narratives of climate change are becoming central to development ...
Climate change, discourse, global challenge, the poor, poverty, South Africa
Management, co-management or no management? Major dilemmas in sustainable exploitation of inland fisheries in the SADC Countries
Project | Jan 1998 - Dec 2001
The project contains ten case studies and a synthesis. The case studies have been conducted in five medium sized lakes in the Democratic Republic ...
Fisheries management, development of fishing effort, climatic factors, sectoral mobility, local access regulation, Africa: Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa
Explaining Hamas's Changing Electoral Strategy, 1996-2006
Explaining Hamas's Changing Electoral Strategy, 1996-2006Journal Article | Jan 2013
Hamas, the most influential Islamist party in the occupied Palestinian territories, replaced its strategy of electoral boycott in 1996 with ...
Hamas, Islamism, democratization, party change, elite respondents, Palestine
CLIMATE TALK. Rights, Poverty and Justice
CLIMATE TALK. Rights, Poverty and JusticeEdited Book | Jan 2013
Climate change is one of the central challenges facing African countries and their people. Unless concerted efforts are made worldwide very ...
Gloppen Siri
Gloppen SiriSenior Researcher
Political scientist exploring intersections between law and politics
law and social change, legal institutions, rights-mobilization, human rights, social rights, health rights, environmental rights, democratic participation, democratic institutionalisaton, accountaibility instituions, constitutionmaking, constitutionalism, reconciliation, health policy, climate change, South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, India
Rakner Lise
Rakner LiseSenior 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.
Democratisation, human rights, governance, electoral administration, political parties, economic reform, institutional change, taxation, and aid effectiveness, Africa: Sub Saharan Africa, in particular Namibia, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
Will the Sudanese paradox continue? Insecure investment climate and substantial foreign direct investment inflows
Will the Sudanese paradox continue? Insecure investment climate and substantial foreign direct investment inflowsSudan Report | Oct 2012
The changing international/external economic environment, which is characterized by rapid globalization, expansion of foreign direct investment ...
Sudan
Changing the Rules of the Political Game
Changing the Rules of the Political GameBook Chapter | Mar 2008
This chapter analyses the role of the Ugandan legislature in changing the rules of the political game. It discusses the successful move ...
Uganda, Parliament, Elections, Political institutions
Review of and recommendations for Norwegian support to good governance in Pakistan
Review of and recommendations for Norwegian support to good governance in PakistanReport in External Series | May 2011
The report introduces a theoretical framework for analysis, and then discusses how Pakistan and Norway define governance and good governance ...
good governance, Pakistan
Theories of change in anti-corruption work: A tool for programme design and evaluation
Theories of change in anti-corruption work: A tool for programme design and evaluationU4 Issue | Nov 2012
Governments and donor agencies are under increasing pressure to show hard evidence that their interventions are effective and good value for ...
Anti-corruption, corruption, evaluation, design, theory of change, methodology, tool, evidence, case study, theory-based evaluation, programming, strategy, evaluation measurement, Zambia, Malawi
Changing Regime Discourse and Reform in Syria
Changing Regime Discourse and Reform in SyriaBook | Jan 2008
The article analyses the change in discourse accompanying Bashar al-Asad's economic liberalization after 2000. The old populist social contract ...
Evaluation of Norway's Support to Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Mozambique Case Study Report
Evaluation of Norway's Support to Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Mozambique Case Study ReportReport in External Series | Jun 2015
Purpose of evaluation:This report is the Mozambique case study report for the evaluation of Norway’s support to strengthening women ...
Evaluation, Aid, Gender, Mozambique