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Director

Senior Researcher at Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)

Kari Telle

Fellow in Bergen

Senior Researcher, CMI

John-Andrew McNeish

Global Fellow

Associated Senior Researcher, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Bruce M. Wilson

Global Fellow

Associated Research Professor, CMI and Professor, University of Central Florida

Arne Strand

Fellow in Bergen

Deputy Director, Research Director (U4), CMI

A Way Out of Violent Conflict? The Impact of Transitional Justice Mechanisms on Peacebuilding

Transitional justice mechanisms such as criminal trials and truth commissions have increasingly been adopted in the aftermath of violent conflict, and are generally considered vital to peacebuilding. Yet we know very little about the actual impact of such strategies on the societies concerned. This project has two aims: (i) to develop an analytical framework useful […]

Democratization and the Judiciary

This book project investigates the extent to which courts in Latin America and Africa have been able to say ‘no’ when the executive branch has overstepped its democratic mandate. The issues were explored in collaboration with local researchers as well as leading US and UK scholars in the field. The findings are presented in a special […]

The Political Role of the South African Courts

This research project (2002-5), was a collaboration with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (Johannesburg) investigating the role played by courts in the linked processes of democratic consolidation and social transformation in South Africa. The ideological dominance of constitutional democracy, combined with extensive legal and judicial reforms,  increased the potential contribution of courts to the processes […]

Aid to judicial reform

Judicial reform has become an increasingly important focus for national governments and international donors, including Norway. This study analyses the role of Norwegian aid to judicial reform in this international context. It has three parts: a theoretical framework to come to grips with the debates on judicial reform; an assessment of lessons from judicial reform […]