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Civil society and peace building in Sudan: A critical look
Sudan Working Paper | May 2016
Abstract
The role of civil society organizations in peace making and peace building is often valorized, especially in countries that witness ...
peace, society, organizations, civil society, Sudan
Acting jointly on behalf of women? The cross-party women’s caucus in Malawi
CMI Brief | May 2016
Despite an increase in the number of countries that have adopted women’s caucuses in sub-Saharan Africa, there is still little empirical ...
women, caucus, legislation, Malawi
Lack of consultation. Stakeholders perspectives on local content requirements in the petroleum sector in Tanzania
CMI Brief | Oct 2016
Tanzania has recently discovered huge offshore natural gas fields. This has led the Government to develop Local Content Policies (LCPs) to increase ...
oil, gas, resources, local content, petroleum, Tanzania
The global participation backlash: Implications for natural resource initiatives
U4 Brief | Jun 2017
Civil society organizations can help to ensure good governance over natural resources as members of global multi-stakeholder initiatives like ...
natural resource management
Education fees in Nepal give households a hard time
News | 7 Oct 2015
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.
How can Aid for Trade promote poverty reduction
Project | Dec 2007 - Mar 2008
Does a regional organization like SADC has any comparative advantages in implementing Aid for Trade measures? Many constraints for increasing ...
Aid for trade, Poverty, SADC
Trump straffer de svakeste palestinerne
Newspaper Op-Ed | Sep 2018
Offentlig sier amerikanske myndigheter at USA ikke lenger vil bære byrden for et organ som lenge har vært i krisemodus, men bak ...
UNRWA, Palestinian refugees, Donald Trump, Palestina, Vestbredden, Gaza, Syria, Jordan, Libanon
Review of Bistandsnemda's (Norwegian Missions in Development) Work with Indigenous Peoples
CMI Report | Jan 2007
Spanish version
As part of Norway's efforts to strengthen its cooperation with indigenous peoples a set of Guidelines were published by the ...
Bistandsnemda, Indigenous peoples, Rights, Development aid, Guidelines, Bolivia, Paraguay, Bangladesh
Per diem policy analysis toolkit
U4 Issue | Dec 2012
Most organizations use per diems as a way to reimburse out-of-pocket expenses for travel and to encourage staff to attend professional development ...
health, per diem, abuse of per diem, wages, human resource management, motivation, incentives, control, travel, fraud
Leaving Them to It? Women's Rights in Transitioning Afghanistan
Report in External Series | May 2014
Donors, Western publics and Afghan activists and their local allies should recognize that external support cannot in any way compensate for ...
Afghanistan
The uneven playing field and the 2016 elections in Uganda
CMI Brief | Apr 2016
It is easy to document that the 2016 elections in Uganda were unfair. To combat the uneven playing field one needs to systematically assess ...
election, Uganda
What causes Latin America’s high incidence of adolescent pregnancy?
CMI Brief | Nov 2017
Latin America is the only region in the world where adolescent pregnancies are not decreasing. According to a recent article in the Lancet, ...
teen pregnancies, pregnancy, adolescent, pregnancies, sustainable development goal, Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Peru, Colombia, Uruguay, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Panama, Ecuador
Family law reform in Sudan: competing claims for gender justice between sharia and women’s human rights
CMI Report | Dec 2017
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 ...
human rights, women, family law, gender, Sudan
The Political Economy of Governance in Malawi
Project | Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
This 3-year interdisciplinary project (2014-2016) - comprising sociology, political science and social anthropology - intends to contribute ...
Governance, civil service, faith-based organisations, traditional authorities, gender relations, corruption, Malawi
Politics, adminstration and agricultural development. The case of Botswana's Accelcerated Rainfed Arable Programme
CMI Report | Jan 1992
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. ...
Agricultural policy, Public administration, Modernization, Organization theory, Botswana
Kriser og kriger – er det bruk for oss nå?
Journal Article | Jan 2017
Kriser og kriger – er det bruk for oss nå? - Nr 01 - 2017 - Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift - Idunn - tidsskrifter på ...
Dispositions institutionnelles pour la prévention de la corruption : Réflexions autour de la mise en ouvre de l'Article 6 de la Convention des Nations Unies contre la corruption
U4 Issue | Jul 2009
De quel genre d'institutions un État doit‑il se doter pour lutter efficacement contre la corruption ? Que signifie l'article ...
CNUCC, Convention des Nations Unies contre la corruption, diffusion des connaissances, dispositions institutionnelles, organes / services anti-corruption, UNCAC, french
Hands Off My Regime! Governments’ Restrictions on Foreign Aid to Non-Governmental Organizations in Poor and Middle-Income Countries
Journal Article | Mar 2016
Many resource-strapped developing country governments seek international aid, but when that assistance is channeled through domestic civil society, ...
From a Temporary Emergency Shelter to an Urbanized Neighborhood: The Abu Shoak IDP Camp in North Dārfūr
Sudan 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
Paper tiger law forbidding FGM in Sudan
CMI Brief | Sep 2017
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 ...
FGM, female genital mutilation, weak law, law, paper tiger, ARUSS, Sudan