Regional conflicts on the Horn of Africa
A new NUPI Report by Axel Borchgrevik and Jon Harald Sande Lie discusses conflicts on the Horn of Africa with a regional or cross-border dimension, and analyses the potential of the international community for constructive engagement.
MoreState building in DR Congo
Stein Sundstøl Eriksen discusses the attempts at state building by international actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an article in the November Issue of International Peacekeeping.
MoreUN Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia
New report by Jon Harald Sande Lie outlines the process which led to the termination of the United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE).
MoreNUPI’s Department of Development Studies focuses on development processes in the South, and the interplay between these processes and Norwegian foreign policy.
Civil war and state collapse require a code of conduct which includes development perspectives and security analyses. Other studies at the department relate to gender, conflict and peace building, women’s involvement in politics and in the role of civil society in processes of change. Furthermore, analyses of development assistance and the UN system are important areas. The department also participates in evaluating various development projects.
Legitimacy and statebuilding, input to World Development Report 2011
The aim of the project is to provide input to the work on World Development Report 2011 on Conflict and Vulnerability, issued by the World Bank. More
Evaluation of the Finnish Country Programme for Ethiopia
This study is an evaluation of Finland’s programme-specific aid to Ethiopia. More
Central America and Norwegian Interests
A survey of Norway’s strategic interests in Central America, in regard to foreign and development policy as well as economically. The survey will focus on aspects of the current situation that could be relevant for Norwegian interests. More
The Role of the CPIA and PBA at the Country Level
This study assesses the role of the World Bank’s Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) at the country level. More
Regional Dimensions of International Engagement in the Horn of Africa
Dealing with regional and national conflicts in the Horn of Africa: Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea. More
Evaluating LO's cooperation with FNT in Nicaragua
Evaluating LO's cooperation with FNT in Nicaragua. More
- Skard, Torild (2009). Gender in the Malestream – Acceptance of Women and Gender Equality in Different United Nations Organisations, Forum for Development Studies, vol. 35, no. 1 . Oslo,Universitetsforlaget.p. 155-197. Artikkelen beskriver skiftende tilnærminger til kvinnespørsmål og likestilling i FN-systemet før og etter det internasjonale kvinneåret i 1975.
- Borchgrevink, Axel , Jon Harald Sande Lie (2009). Regional Conflicts and International Engagement on the Horn of Africa. Oslo, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. 113 pages. Rapporten tar for seg konflikter på Afrikas Horn med forgreninger utover enkeltland, og analyserer det internasjonale samfunns muligheter for konstruktivt engasjement i forhold til slike konflikter.
- Borchgrevink, Axel (2009). Aiding Rights? – Dilemmas in Norwegian and Swedish Development Cooperation with Ethiopia, Nordisk Tidsskrift for Menneskerettigheter / Nordic Journal of Human Rights, vol. 27, no. 4 . Oslo, Universitetsforlaget.p. 452-466. The article reflect over the ability of rights-based approaches to development cooperation to reach their objectives.
- Eriksen, Stein Sundstøl (2009). The Liberal Peace Is Neither: Peacebuilding, State building and the Reproduction of Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in International Peacekeeping, Vol. 16, No. 5, November 2009 . Taylor & Francis.p. 652-666. This article discusses the attempts at state-building by international actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
- Lie, Jon Harald Sande (2009). UNMEE: Deterioration and Termination. Oslo, NUPI. 31 pages. This report outlines the process which led to the termination of the United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE).
- Eggen, Øyvind , Alice B. Nganwa, Abigail Dzimadzi Suka (2009). As Strong as The Weakest Link. Oslo, NUPI. 61 pages. NUPI Report. An evaluation of a program for Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) in Malawi; an approach that aims at supporting persons with disability utilizing, to the extent available, resources at community level.
- Stokke, Olav (2009). The UN and Development. From Aid to Cooperation. Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana University Press. 752 pages. A comprehensive overview of the development policies and activities of the United Nations system from the late 1940s to the present.
- Eriksen, Stein Sundstøl (2009). Liberalisme, sekularisme og staten. Glimt fra en indisk debatt, i Agora, vol. 27, nr. 1 . p. 7-35. Glimt fra den indiske debatten omkring pluralisme og multikulturalisme.
- Lie, Jon Harald Sande, Benjamin de Carvalho (2009). Protecting Civilians and Protecting Ideas. Institutional Challenges to the Protection of Civilians. NUPI Working Paper: 760. 26 pages. Protecting of Civilians (PoC) in the UN system.
- Stamnes, Eli , Jon Harald Sande Lie, Kristin M. Haugevik, Ståle Ulriksen, Nicholas J. Wheeler, Dorota Gierycz , Turid Lægreid (2009). The Principle and Practice of R2P: Whose Responsibility, What Kind of Action?. Oslo, NUPI. 17 pages. Summary of Project.