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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 knowledge ...

women, caucus, legislation, Malawi

Brothers in faith: Islamic food activism in Egypt

Book Chapter | Jan 2013

This is the first book to examine food activism in diverse local, national, and transnational settings, making it essential reading for students and scholars ...

Egypt

Violence against women in the context of urban poverty in Angola

CMI Brief | Oct 2016

Violence against women is widespread in Angola. This brief presents the main findings in a recent study of how violence against women is playing out in ...

women, violence, poverty, Angola, Luanda

Women in Local Government. A Potential Arena for Women’s Substantive Representation

CMI Brief | Aug 2016

Local government is an important avenue for getting practical experience in participating in politics before moving on to the national arena. Advocates ...

women, politics, local government, Malawi

The Gatekeepers: Political Participation of Women in Malawi

CMI Brief | Aug 2016

All over the world, there are gatekeepers with the power to facilitate – or restrict – peoples’ access. We have studied the role of ...

women, politics, political parties, Malawi

Rule of law and environmental justice in the forests: The challenge of 'strong law enforcement' in corrupt conditions

U4 Issue | Jun 2013

Widespread illegal forest activities have contributed to deforestation, forest degradation, economic losses to nations and injustices for forest ...

REDD+, Forest governance, Corruption, Anti-corruption, Law enforcement, natural resource management, Indonesia, Cameroon

Mission Improbable. Does Petroleum-related Aid Address Corruption in Resource-rich Countries?

U4 Issue | Jun 2008

Petroleum-related aid programmes and projects are a key part of donor activities in oil-rich developing countries. This U4 Issue explores the petroleum-related ...

corruption, natural resources, oil, development assistance, natural resource management

Mission improbable: Does petroleum-related aid address the resource curse?

Journal Article | Feb 2009

Petroleum-related aid programmes and projects are a key part of donor activities in oil-rich developing countries. This paper critically assesses petroleum-related ...

Natural resources, Institutions, Petroleum-related aid

Tracing Gender Differences in Parliamentary Debates: A Growth Curve Analysis of Ugandan MPs' Activity Levels in Plenary Sessions, 1998-2008.

Journal Article | Sep 2014

Participation in legislative debates is potentially an important tool for Members of Parliament (MPs) to communicate policy positions and exert influence ...

Representation, quotas, gender, Uganda

Ad hoc NGO activity could undermine Afghan government

Journal Article | Jan 2002

Ad hoc NGO activity could undermine Afghan government Arne Strand Development today Afghanistan ar

Afghanistan

Westerveld Levi

Master's student

Geographer focusing on GIS analysis and cartography to analyze and communicate socio-environmental issues.

Women’s informal peace efforts: Grassroots activism in South Sudan

CMI Brief | Dec 2018

South Sudanese women have been grossly under-represented in formal peace negotiations. However, they have been active in informal peacebuilding at the ...

South Sudan

Everyday Crafting of the Bolivarian State: Lower-level public officials and grass root activism in Venezuela

Journal Article | Jan 2016

Everyday Crafting of the Bolivarian State: Lower-level public officials and grass root activism in V

Patriarchy, Politics and Women’s Activism in Post-Revolution Sudan

Sudan Brief | Jul 2020

While Sudanese women were at the forefront of the popular uprising under the banner "freedom, peace and justice" that started in December 2018 and eventually ...

Women's rights, Political activism, Sudan

Women’s rights and the women’s movement in Sudan (1952-2014)

Book Chapter | Feb 2017

Women’s rights and the women’s movement in Sudan (1952-2014) Samia al-Nagar and Liv Tønnessen Women'

Law reform, women's movement, Sudan, Islamic law, Islamization, Sudan

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 independence ...

human rights, women, family law, gender, Sudan

Keep on Talking! Review of the Nansen Dialogue Network in the Western Balkans

CMI Report | Jan 2008

The review considered whether NDN activities have contributed to improved ethnic relations and to sustainable peace and reconciliation in the Western ...

Macedonia, Croatia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Peace-building, Post-conflict, Reconciliation

Development from below and oil money from above. Popular organization in contemporary Venezuela

Book Chapter | Jan 2012

Since Hugo Chavez came to power in Venezuela in 1998, large parts of the country's vast oil resources have been diverted towards social spending amongst ...

Venezuela

Project INT/97/R12, Fund for Norwegian Consultancy Services and Programme Activities: OOUGA 2110, technical assistance and equipment to promote science education in 5 secondary schools in APAC distri

Report in External Series | Jan 2001

(Commissioned report. Limited circulationl)

Tracing Gender Differences in Parliamentary Debates: A Growth Curve Analysis of Ugandan MPs' Activity Levels in Plenary Sessions, 1998-2008 (reprint)

Book Chapter | Jan 2016

Tracing Gender Differences in Parliamentary Debates: A Growth Curve Analysis of Ugandan MPs' Activit