Publikasjoner fra Cristin - NUPI: Recent submissions

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    • Corruption and fast change: Shifting modes of micro-coordination 

      Andvig, Jens Christopher (NUPI Working Paper;650, Working paper, 2003)
      The paper studies the effects on corruption of having coexisting, contradictory norms for allocating different micro-coordination modes across society. One important reason for their coexistence is fast change, and links ...

    • Remarks on Private-to-private corruption 

      Andvig, Jens Christopher (NUPI Working Paper;635, Working paper, 2002)
      The OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention may be regarded as the strongest international expression of the recent recognition of corruption as a major global issue. The convention aims to contain trans-border corruption by making ...

    • EFTAs frihandelsavtaler: Betydning for Norge 

      Melchior, Arne (NUPI Working Paper;658, Working paper, 2004)
      Norges eksport er de siste ti år blitt «globalisert» ved at en klart lavere andel går til EU, og eksporten øker til en rekke nye markeder. Det handelspolitiske forhold til land utenfor EU blir derfor viktigere. Notatet ...

    • Indigenous to Indigenous Cooperation : Review of the Saami Council Projects in Africa 

      Borchgrevink, Axel (NUPI Working Paper;671, Working paper, 2004)
      The Norwegian section of the Saami Council has been cooperating with two indigenous organizations in Africa since 2002: the Organization of Indigenous Peoples of Africa, based in Tanzania, and the First People of the ...

    • A Gap in OSCE Conflict Prevention? : Local Media and Inter-Ethnic Conflict in the Former Soviet Union 

      Øverland, Indra (NUPI Working Paper;645, Working paper, 2003)
      This paper argues that local media have been of great importance in the escalation of inter-ethnic conflicts in the former Soviet Union, and that conflict prevention by the OSCE in the region initially did not focus ...

    • Norges sikkerhetspolitiske utfordringer i nordområdene 

      Skogan, John Kristen (NUPI Working Paper;642, Working paper, 2003)
      I foredraget som notatet er en gjengivelse av, stilles spørs-målet om en av de sikkerhetspolitiske utfordringene for oss i nord kanskje ligger på det mentale plan hos oss selv. Det pekes på tilvente tenkemåter fra den kalde ...

    • How the Axis of Evil Metaphor Changes Iranian Images of the USA 

      Heradstveit, Daniel; Bonham, Matthew G. (NUPI Working Paper;655, Working paper, 2003)
      The respondents feared an American attack, and regarded their membership in «the Axis of Evil» as a stab in the back after Iranian help in Afghanistan. This demonisation was seen overwhelmingly in terms of American ...

    • The Challenge of Poor Governance and Corruption 

      Andvig, Jens Christopher (NUPI Working Paper;665, Working paper, 2004)
      The paper is the author’s so-called ‘Opponent paper « to Susan Rose- Ackerman’s proposals for good governance and anti-corruption poli-cies at the Copenhagen Consensus 2004 meeting 24–28 May. There the most promising ...

    • Crude Nukes on the Loose? : Preventing Nuclear Terrorism by Means of Optimum Nuclear Husbandry, Transparency, and Non-Intrusive Fissile Material Verification 

      Mærli, Morten Bremer (NUPI Working Paper;664, Working paper, 2004)
      This thesis assesses the threat of nuclear terrorism and identifies strategies for diminishing the risk of such incidents. Never before have the material, the technology, the know-how, and, perhaps, the motivations needed ...

    • Sivil-militær splittelse og amerikansk sikkerhetspolitikk 

      Melby, Svein (NUPI Working Paper;625, Working paper, 2002)
      Opp gjennom 1990-årene utviklet det seg en betydelig avstand mellom de militære og viktige deler av USAs politiske elite, noe som hadde merkbare konsekvenser for den sikkerhetspolitiske beslutningsprosessen. Særlig tydelig ...

    • A Polanyi Perspective on Post-Communist Corruption 

      Andvig, Jens Christopher (NUPI Working Paper;648, Working paper, 2003)
      The paper seeks to explain the present high levels of corruption in the post-communist countries, i.e. the centrally planned economies where the communist party lost power as the outcome of a specific historical process ...

    • Study of selected Fredskorpset exchange projects 

      Borchgrevink, Axel (NUPI Working Paper;656, Working paper, 2003)
      The present study examines nine Fredskorpset exchange projects, in order to assess the degree to which the goals specified have been reached. The basis for the exchanges is the partnerships established between institutions ...

    • Rammevilkår for norsk fiskeeksport 

      Melchior, Arne (NUPI Working Paper;640, Working paper, 2002)
      I en spørreundersøkelse ble 81 norske sjømateksportører også bedt om å kommentere ulike rammevilkår for eksporten. Dette notat oppsummerer resultatene fra denne del av undersøkelsen, uten å gjennomføre en full evaluering ...

    • Industrial heterogeneity of the ICT industry : An exploratory survey on Norwegian firms 

      Melchior, Arne (NUPI Working Paper;641, Working paper, 2002)
      The paper presents evidence from a limited survey undertaken among Norwegian ICT firms in 2001, supplemented with other statistical evidence. Corresponding to the limited production of ICT hardware in Norway, the hardware ...

    • Eksport av tjenester og potensialet for økt verdiskapning i Norge : En empirisk kartlegging 

      Grünfeld, Leo A. (NUPI Working Paper;651, Working paper, 2003)
      Dette notatet gir en empirisk gjennomgang av norske tjenestenæringsers eksport, og foretar en sammenligning med trekkene i andre land. Videre gjøres det rede for omfanget av handelsbarrierer hos sentrale handelspartnere. ...

    • Nuclear Dimensions of the Iraqi Crisis 

      Mærli, Morten Bremer (NUPI Working Paper;644, Research report, 2003)

    • The Rhetoric of Hegemony : How the extended definition of terrorism redefines international relations 

      Heradstveit, Daniel; Pugh, David C. (NUPI Working Paper;649, Working paper, 2003)
      This paper looks at the rhetorical extension of the word “terrorism” to cover what used to be called guerrilla war, separatism, civil war, armed resistance and all other forms of political violence, down to and including ...

    • Norsk utenrikshandel, markedspotensial og handelshindre 

      Maurseth, Per Botolf (NUPI Working Paper;647, Working paper, 2003)
      Dette notatet drøfter norsk eksport og virkninger av toll som legges på norsk eksport til andre land. Notatet viser at uavhengig av toll er økonomisk størrelse og geografisk avstand viktige forklaringsvariable for norsk ...

    • Uniform or Different Policies 

      Harstad, Bård Gjul (NUPI Working Paper;661, Working paper, 2004)
      I analyse the negotiation between two countries, or regions, that are trying to make an agreement in order to internalize externalities. Local preferences are local information, but reluctance to participate in the ...

    • Majority Rules and Incentives : International voting affects domestic policies 

      Harstad, Bård Gjul (NUPI Working Paper;662, Working paper, 2004)
      A "majority rule" defines the number of club-members that must approve a policy proposed to replace the status quo. Since the majority rule thus dictates the extent to which winners must compensate losers, it also determines ...