As part of the on-going review by the Swedish government of the entire basis for its relations with Africa, a seminar on the theme Partnership Africa was convened in Abidjan in January 1997 under the auspices of Nordiska Afrikainstitutet and the African Development Institute of the African Development Bank. The Seminar was attended by some 25 scholars, development ...

This publication presents a synopsis of the papers presented at a conference arranged in October 1994, discussing the origins, achievements and problems as well as the prospects for sustainable political and economic change in Africa. Although there is a clear recognition of the problems facing Africa, overall the assessments point in a more positive direction than...

Synen på biståndet har genomgått stora förändringar under de senaste 20 åren. 70-talets utvecklingsoptimism följdes av 80-talets djupa kris, med en pessimistisk framtidssyn. 90-talet har inneburit en tillnyktring och omfattande arbete har lagts ner på att dra slutsatser av erfarenheterna. Denna antologi presenterar biståndets teori och teknik i ljuset av de senaste...

Synen på biståndet har genomgått stora förändringar under de senaste 20 åren. 70-talets utvecklingsoptimism följdes av 80-talets djupa kris, med en pessimistisk framtidssyn. 90-talet har inneburit en tillnyktring och omfattande arbete har lagts ner på att dra slutsatser av erfarenheterna. Denna antologi presenterar biståndets teori och teknik i ljuset av de senaste...

This book is the outcome of a conference on Common Security and Civil Society in Africa, held in 1997, and organised jointly by the Nordic Africa Institute and the Common Security Forum, based at the Centre for History and Economics, King's College and the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies. The idea that security is to be achieved by cooperation...

This book is the outcome of a conference on Common Security and Civil Society in Africa, held in 1997, and organised jointly by the Nordic Africa Institute and the Common Security Forum, based at the Centre for History and Economics, King's College and the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies. The idea that security is to be achieved by cooperation...

The volume presents an assessment of the achievement and drawbacks of the Somali peace process, the politics of reconciliation, relief and rehabilitation, and the role of grassroots and local level organizations. It includes first-hand documents such as UN resolutions, peace conferences and human rights reviews of the UN intervention in Somalia.

Här diskuteras afrikanska organisationer och institutioner och den betydelse dessa har för den ekonomiska utvecklingen. De olika bidragen i boken förenas kring två teman: den afrikanska organisationens styrka och särprägel är det ena, medan det andra behandlar erfarenheter av arbete med afrikanska organisationer i förändring. Författarna beskriver det komplicerade ...

This anthology aims at increasing the understanding of current management practices in Africa, and the challenges faced in building institutions. Two main themes run throughout the book: one is the character of African organisations with their strengths and weaknesses, while the other is the experience of close cooperation with an African organisation. Together the...

<p>Contents: To Our Readers / Lennart Wohlgemuth -- Commentaries: Development Research: Can it be good research? / Johan Helland -- Chad — from Civil Strife and Electoral Fraud to Petro-Dictatorship? / Hans Eriksson -- Research: Nordic–African Programme on HIV/AIDS Prevention and AIDS Care / Liv Haram -- Guest Researchers Autumn 2001 -- Interview: Interview with Jo...