Herder warfare in East Africa: A social and spatial history
On the eve of the publication of his major new monograph, Gufu Oba considers the genesis and wider impact of his work. Herder Warfare in East Africa will be published […]
Natural Resource Management
Brokering Peace, Piece by Piece
Nobel Peace Prize winner Juan Manuel Santos is as much a hawk as he is dove, and the ongoing peace negotiations with FARC represent but one of three difficult peace […]
A shift in thinking.
Written by Lauren Guido, Student on the Noragric Bachelor program in International Environment and Development Studies. A few days ago, my team of three (from The Innovation Effect) and I stood […]
The politics of water management in Africa.
Written by Lyla Mehta, Professor II at Noragric and Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, UK and Bill Derman, Professor Emeritus at Noragric. For the past two decades, […]
Does Climate Change Cause Conflicts in the Sahel?
Written by Tor Arve Benjaminsen, Professor, Noragric. Droughts can potentially help escalate conflicts, but empirical evidence from the Sahel suggests that the root causes of land disputes are more historical […]
‘Maximum city’ under pressure: Mumbai and its contested spaces of development
Written by Hans Nicolai Adam (Postdoctoral Fellow, Noragric) and Synne Movik (Research Scientist, NIVA). Descending into Mumbai and entering the newly built, swanky international airport terminal provides a first glimpse of […]
Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment – ‘the pot calling the kettle black’
Written by Kjersti Thorkildsen, PhD Fellow, Noragric. Brazil is now going through one of its worst political crises since the military coup in 1964. The economy is facing its deepest […]
Understanding the motives behind the shift to a green economy
Written by Jill Tove Buseth, PhD Fellow, Noragric The broad and somewhat blurry term ‘the green economy‘ has for the last three to four years emerged as a leading […]
Norge mot småbøndene
Written by Mikael Bergius, PhD Fellow, Noragric. «Sult er et av verdens største løsbare problemer» skrev utenriksminister Børge Brende i fjor sommer. Det er helt riktig. Men det er lite […]
Myter om reindrift
Written by: Tor A. Benjaminsen, professor Noragric, NMBU Inger Marie Gaup Eira, førsteamanuensis Samisk høgskole Erik Reinert, professor Tallinn University of Technology Hugo Reinert, seniorforsker Tallinn University Mikkel Nils Sara, […]