Arne Tostensen
Completed projects
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SIDA-Evaluation of SIDA's bilateral research cooperation
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UiO-NCHR Mid-term review of international department ]
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[EBA: In pursuit of per diem ]
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Analysis of the Political Economy of Malawi
![The Political Economy of Governance in Malawi](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10535-9373731153-a143b65323-b.jpg)
The Political Economy of Governance in Malawi
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CICERO/UD: Climate Services for Adaptation in Africa
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Mid-term review of two human rights organisations in Tanzania
![Evaluation of project on prison conditions in Malawi](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/9243-PrisonMalawi.jpg)
Evaluation of project on prison conditions in Malawi
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East African Community Energy Review
![The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform (COST Action IS 0702)](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10588-Flag-of-the-United-Nationssvg.png)
The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform (COST Action IS 0702)
![Review of donor support for anti-corruption initiatives in Malawi](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10535-9373731153-a143b65323-b.jpg)
Review of donor support for anti-corruption initiatives in Malawi
![Allowances and Per Diems in Sub-Saharan Africa](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/1977-5142899416-fc0c9f2e93-o-ISOCORG.jpg)
Allowances and Per Diems in Sub-Saharan Africa
![Synthesis Study of International Experiences with Support to Legislatures](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/1004-Parliament-of-Malawi.jpg)
Synthesis Study of International Experiences with Support to Legislatures
![Joint Evaluation of Norwegian and Swedish Aid in Support of Child Rights](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10493-279233131-183b58f2b6-b.jpg)
Joint Evaluation of Norwegian and Swedish Aid in Support of Child Rights
![Electoral Mismanagement and Post-Election Violence in Kenya](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10589-2203789372-1183b05235.jpg)
Electoral Mismanagement and Post-Election Violence in Kenya
![Evaluation of Finnish Development Research 1998-2007](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/5683-Evaluation-Support-to-Development-Research.jpg)
Evaluation of Finnish Development Research 1998-2007
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Mid-term review of Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi
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Research and Institutional Development Links between CMI and SEAPREN
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The 2007 Kenyan General Elections in Context
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Developmental Democracy: A Concept Paper
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Appraisal of Norwegian Support to the EAC Partnership Fund
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The Bretton Woods Institutions and the PRSPs: Comparative African Perspectives
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Political instiutions in Africa: Zambia, Malawi and Uganda compared
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The institutional context of the 2004 general elections in Malawi
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Regional Dimensions of Norwegian Country Programmes
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Comparative Study of Kenyan Constitutions
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Bridging Research and Development Co-operation
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Review of the Norwegian Development Fund Portfolio in Ethiopia
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Towards a Feasible Social Security System in Kenya
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Bridging Research and Policy
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Fast-tracking East African integration
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Evaluation of Norwegian Support to Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi
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Urbanisation and Poverty in Africa: Challenges for Norwegian Development Aid
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Election observation as informal enforcement of political rights
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Official Development Assistance for Human Settlements
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Evaluation of the Danish Association for International Cooperation (MS)
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The participatory aspects of poverty reduction strategies in Malawi and Zambia
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Oscillatory labour migration in Kenya
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Evaluation of Danida's assistance supporting human rights and democratisation
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Election monitoring: Kenya
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Sociologist currently focusing on governance and human rights research.
Sociologist currently focusing on governance, human rights and climate change research.
Tostensen's professional profile and research interests include labour migration (Kenya); regional integration in Eastern and Southern Africa (EAC and SADC); poverty and institutional analysis; research policy; the research-policy nexus; governance and democratisation; human rights; development assistance; and urbanisation (Africa). In recent years Tostensen has conducted research on political institutions, especially parliaments, in Malawi and Uganda, as well as on adaptation to climate change.
He has published and co-edited several anthologies in the field of human rights, poverty and urbanisation. Tostensen has also published extensively on East African politics, often with a focus on parliaments and executive-parliamentary relations.
Tostensen has more than 40 years of experience in research and consultancy work, principally in Eastern and Southern Africa. He has acted as team leader of many consultancies with international participation and whose clients include European aid agencies and the UN. Between 1988 and 1994 he served as CMI's director. Tostensen has broad evaluation experience regarding aid interventions, including in the governance realm. Recently he has become involved in research on child rights and adaptation to climate change.