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 […]
Social Sciences
Colombian ‘Magical Realism’: from the Plebiscite for Peace to the Nobel Peace Prize.
Written by Erika J. Rojas, PhD Fellow, Noragric. What Colombia has experienced during the last weeks could be part of the ‘magical realism’ that Gabriel García Márquez expressed in his […]
What we study when we study police reform in post-conflict states
Written by Shai A. Divon, Postdoctoral Researcher, Noragric Why are we repeatedly observing a gap between what we set out to achieve in our post conflict reconstruction efforts and the […]
Several Securities at Stake in Rio?
Written by Eric Cezne, 2016 Noragric alumnus (MSc International Relations) and Research Assistant at PRIO. This Friday the iconic Maracanã stadium in Rio is set to host the opening ceremony […]
‘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 […]
World Auditor: Inside the International Monetary Fund
Written by Morten Jerven, Associate Professor, Noragric. In 2013 I published the book ‘Poor Numbers’. In this book, I pointed out that we know far less than we like to […]
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 […]
Samfunnvitenskapene på sotteseng: Ansvarsløs universitetsreform
Written by Morten Jerven, Associate Professor, Noragric. Hvorfor har vi universiteter? Det er kanskje åpenbart for de fleste at akademikere driver med utdannelse av studenter. Men utover levering av unge, […]