Closing the Technology Gap?
New Working Paper by Fulvio Castellacci, carries out an empirical analysis that investigates the dynamics of technology in a large sample of developed and developing economies in the last two-decade period.
Les meirPakistan’s Police between Centralization and Devolution
President Obama’s long-awaited review of the Afghanistan conflict proposed a ‘civilian surge’ for Afghanistan, and the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act explicitly ties security aid to progress in emancipating Pakistan’s civilian government from military influence. A major aspect of this strategic reorientation has been a renewed focus on the role of the civilian police.
Les meirNytt notat: Whither Commodity-Based Trade?
Nytt notat av Karl Rich og Brian D. Perry undersøker de potensielle økonomiske følger reguleringsendringene i internasjonal handel med kjøttprodukter har for u-lands markedstilgang.
Les meir- Stankovic, Tatjana , Stina Torjesen (2010). Fresh Insights on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration. Oslo, NUPI/CPS/IDDRS. 24 sider. This publication presents key academic findings on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR).
- Torjesen, Stina , Indra Øverland, Morten Anker, Pavel K. Baev, Bjørn Brunstad (2010). The Caspian Sea Region towards 2025. , Eburon. 156 sider. In three scenarios for the Caspian Sea region in 2025 this book tries to suggest possible futures for the countries around the Caspian Sea.
- Petzschmann, Paul (2010). Pakistan’s Police between Centralization and Devolution. Oslo, Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt. 25 sider. NUPI Report. This report examines the challenges faced by a proposed police-based counter-insurgency strategy for Pakistan by placing them in the context of the limitations faced by the police.
- de Coning, Cedric H., Walter Lotze, Stina Torjesen, Johanna Jansson (2010). Conference Proceedings: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Peacebuilding:Towards Change in Concepts and Approachess. Oslo, Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt. 36 sider. Nupi-rapport. The report focuses on identifying key issues of concern and highlighting potentially promising foci of innovation and reform in peacebuilding approaches.
- Eriksen, Stein Sundstøl (2010). The Theory of Failure and the Failure of Theory: 'State Failure', the Idea of the State and the Practice of State Building,
in Harpviken, Kristian Berg [ed.], Troubled Regions and Failing States: The Clustering and Contagion of Armed Conflict, Comparative Social Research, Volume 27
. Bingley,Emerald .s. 27-50. This article provides a critique of the discourse of 'failed states' and outlines an alternative approach to studying state formation. - Andvig, Jens Chr. (2010). Corruption and Conflict: Contrasting Logics of Collective Action,
in Harpviken, Kristian Berg [ed.], Troubled Regions and Failing States: The Clustering and Contagion of Armed Conflict, Comparative Social Research, Volume 27
. Bingley, Emerald.s. 77-102. Extensive corruption and civil wars are two different symptoms of state failure, but have most of the time been studied separately. This article systematically compares the organizational characteristics of the two phenomena as well as the various research efforts into them, with a focus on economic explanations. - Ulriksen, Ståle (2010). Webs of War: Managing Regional Conflict Formations in West Africa and Central Africa,
in Harpviken, Kristian Berg [ed.], Troubled Regions and Failing States: The Clustering and Contagion of Armed Conflict, Comparative Social Research, Volume 27
. Bingley, Emerald.s. 355-380. This article argues that many armed, non-state groups in West Africa and Central Africa should be seen as regional actors, and thus that conventional two-level analysis does not catch the complexity of conflict in those regions. - Friis, Karsten (2010). Peacekeeping and Counter-insurgency – Two of a Kind?,
International Peacekeeping, vol.17, no.1.
. London,Taylor & Francis.s. 49-66.
- Schia, Niels Nagelhus, Benjamin de Carvalho (2010). Peacebuilding in Liberia and the Case for a Perspective from Below. NUPI-notat: 778. 22 sider. Basert på feltarbeid i 2009 diskuterer denne rapporten Rule of Law reformer og lokal kunnskap i Liberia og argumenterer for en lokal tilnærming til fredsbygging.
- Castellacci, Fulvio (2010). Closing the Technology Gap?. NUPI-notat: 777. 33 sider. This paper carries out an empirical analysis that investigates the dynamics of technology in a large sample of developed and developing economies in the last two-decade period. The results indicate that the cross-country distributions of technological infrastructures and human capital have experienced a process of convergence, whereas the innovative intensity is characterized by increasing polarization between rich and poor economies.
- Rich, Karl , Brian D. Perry (2010). Whither Commodity-Based Trade?. NUPI-notat: 776. 44 sider. Notatet undersøker de potensielle økonomiske følger reguleringsendringene i internasjonal handel med kjøttprodukter har for u-lands markedstilgang.
- Castellacci, Fulvio , Bart Los, Gaaitzen J. de Vries (2010). Sectoral Productivity Trends: Convergence Islands in Oceans of Divergence. NUPI-notat: 775. 40 sider. Notatet undersøker om produktiviteten i de viktigste sektorene av økonomien (f.eks. industrien, tjenestesektoren, landbruket) i et utvalg på 49 land har hatt sammenfallende eller forskjellige utviklingstrekk i perioden 1970–2004.
- Lodgaard, Sverre (2010). Krigens begrunnelser. Dagsavisen, 18. august
- Egeland, Jan (2010). Store penger fra små avgifter. Aftenposten, 14. august
- Egeland, Jan (2010). Hva er sannheten om klimaet?. Aftenposten, 2. august
- Lurås, Helge (2010). Villedende hemmeligheter. VG, 2. august
