Abstract The role of civil society organizations in peace making and peace building is often valorized, especially in countries that witness ...

Despite an increase in the number of countries that have adopted women’s caucuses in sub-Saharan Africa, there is still little empirical ...

Tanzania has recently discovered huge offshore natural gas fields. This has led the Government to develop Local Content Policies (LCPs) to increase ...

Civil society organizations can help to ensure good governance over natural resources as members of global multi-stakeholder initiatives like ...

During my fieldwork in Ilam district, Eastern Nepal, I had the chance to visit many different homes, and to experience parts of the everyday life of Nepali families. So far, in every single stay, I was impressed by the children’s motivation for doing homework until late in the evening, and their great ability to speak English. One of them, a 4,5-years old was copying mathematical rules and letters several times, “just for fun, as he is doing it every evening”, as his older brother told me.

Does a regional organization like SADC has any comparative advantages in implementing Aid for Trade measures? Many constraints for increasing ...

Offentlig sier amerikanske myndigheter at USA ikke lenger vil bære byrden for et organ som lenge har vært i krisemodus, men bak ...

Spanish version As part of Norway's efforts to strengthen its cooperation with indigenous peoples a set of Guidelines were published by the ...

Most organizations use per diems as a way to reimburse out-of-pocket expenses for travel and to encourage staff to attend professional development ...

Donors, Western publics and Afghan activists and their local allies should recognize that external support cannot in any way compensate for ...

It is easy to document that the 2016 elections in Uganda were unfair. To combat the uneven playing field one needs to systematically assess ...

Latin America is the only region in the world where adolescent pregnancies are not decreasing. According to a recent article in the Lancet, ...

This paper focuses on family law reform in Sudan-a country that has been in a state of perpetual conflict that stretches back long before its ...

This 3-year interdisciplinary project (2014-2016) - comprising sociology, political science and social anthropology - intends to contribute ...

This is a case study of a large programme for arable faring in Botswana from 1985 to 1990. The focus is upon the organization of the programme. ...

Kriser og kriger – er det bruk for oss nå? - Nr 01 - 2017 - Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift - Idunn - tidsskrifter på ...

De quel genre d'institutions un État doit‑il se doter pour lutter efficacement contre la corruption ? Que signifie l'article ...

Many resource-strapped developing country governments seek international aid, but when that assistance is channeled through domestic civil society, ...

Introduction In early 2003, two rebel movements (the Sudanese Liberation Army and the Justice and Equality Movement) launched an insurgency ...

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still a common practice in Sudan. Nine out of ten women have been subjected to this practice. In 2009, a ...