Publikasjoner - Side 17 - Senter for utvikling og miljø

Ola Westengen (2013) Ex-Situ Crop Diversity Conservation and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Assessing the Current Status

In PLOS ONE

Benedicte Bull (2013): 'Diversified Business Groups and the Transnationalisation of the Salvadorean economy'

in Journal of Latin American Studies

Storeng, Katerini, et al. (2013): 'Too poor to live? A case study of vulnerability and maternal mortality in Burkina Faso' in 'Global Health Promotion'

This paper examines the concept of vulnerability in the context of maternal morbidity and mortality in Burkina Faso, an impoverished country in West Africa. Drawing on a longitudinal cohort study into the consequences of life-threatening or ‘near miss’ obstetric complications, we provide an in-depth case study of one woman’s experience of such morbidity and its aftermath.

Monica Guillen-Royo, Laura Camfield, Jackeline Velazco (2013) "Universal and Local Reconciled: Exploring Satisfaction with Universal and Local Goals in Thailand and Bangladesh" in Social Indicators Research

This paper explores factors affecting individual goal satisfaction in Bangladesh and Thailand. Analysing the determinants of goal satisfaction in two countries at different levels of development enables the paper to address the broader question of whether the common practice of classifying goals as ‘universal’ (e.g. health) or ‘local’ (e.g. community relationships) has any empirical support.

Behagues, Dominique and Storeng, Katerini (2013): 'Pragmatic politics and epistemological diversity: the contested and authoritative uses of historical evidence in the Safe Motherhood Initiative'

Banik, Dan (2013): 'China and Poverty Reduction in Africa' in 'Rethinking Law and Development - The Chinese Experience'

This book chapter discusses the impact of China’s investments and aid policies on poverty reduction in Malawi – a country that, at the outset, does not appear to have much to offer China in terms of material benefits.

Bull, Benedicte (2013): "Social Movements and the 'Pink Tide' Governments in Latin America: Transformation, Inclusion and Rejection" in "Democratization in the Global South"

In Bull's chapter she discusses the extent to which the participation of social movements representing previously excluded groups has contributed to the transformation of current Latin American democracies.

Winther, Tanja (2013): "Electricity, Uncertainty and the Good Life: A Comparison of French and Norwegian Household Responses to Policy Appeals for Sustainable Energy" in "Energy and Environment Research"

This paper asks to what extent French and Norwegian households link global warming to their own electricity use. Furthermore, we study people’s rationales for selecting renewable sources and reducing electricity consumption at home.

Wilhite, Harold (2013): "Energy consumption as cultural practice: implications for the theory and policy of sustainable energy use" in "Cultures of Energy: Power, Practices, Technologies"

Wilhite develops a new way of understanding energy sustainability through social practice theory. Wilhite highlights that our habits with regard to cooking technologies, lighting strategies, or transportation can be valued differently and practiced in multiple and varied ways.

Winther, Tanja (2013): "Space, Time, and Socio-material Relationships: Moral Aspects of the Arrival of Electricity in Rural Zanzibar" in "Cultures of Energy: Power, Practices, Technologies"

In this book chapter, Winther examines the social and moral aspects of electricity use in zanzibari homes, highlighting changes in gender and marital relations. She also analyzes the function of electricity in providing improved security in the public sphere, setting the stage for increased engagement in both religious and municipal contexts.