While the use of interpreters in fieldwork is far from marginal in anthropological practice, it h... more While the use of interpreters in fieldwork is far from marginal in anthropological practice, it has received curiously little attention in anthropological texts. On the basis of a review of what little has been written, and in consideration of some of the particularities of working with interpreters, the article argues that overlooking this theme has had two unfortunate consequences: concrete steps that can reduce the problems associated with interpreter use have not been discussed; and fundamental issues related to language competence have remained largely unexamined. The article argues that the silence regarding interpreter use is linked to the anthropologist's need for establishing authority and to the position that fieldwork has within the discipline.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 08039410 2002 9666217, Jan 28, 2011
Development assistance for indigenous peoples poses particular dilemmas. A recent book focuses on... more Development assistance for indigenous peoples poses particular dilemmas. A recent book focuses on the forms these take in a development programme directed at the San people of Botswana. The author, Sidsel Saugestad, argues that the failure to identify the target ...
The European Journal of Development Research, 2001
Disappearing Peasantries? Rural Labour in Africa, Asia and Latin America edited by Deborah Bryces... more Disappearing Peasantries? Rural Labour in Africa, Asia and Latin America edited by Deborah Bryceson, Cristobal Kay and Jos Mooij, London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 2000. Pp. x+ 333.£ 17.95 (paperback). ISBN 1 85 339 477 7 Tom Brass, ...
1 Authors' addresses: Øygard: Dept. of Economics and Social Sciences, Agricultural Universit... more 1 Authors' addresses: Øygard: Dept. of Economics and Social Sciences, Agricultural University of Norway, Box 5033, N-1432 Ås; Borchgrevink: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Box 8159 Dep., N-0033 Oslo; Lazaro and Temu: Dept. of Agricultural Economics and ...
This chapter explores how the dynamics of cross-border conflicts relate to the characteristics of... more This chapter explores how the dynamics of cross-border conflicts relate to the characteristics of the states involved. The underlying idea is that cross-border conflicts will develop in different ways and involve different sets of actors depending on the relative strengths and other ...
Economic sanctions have become frequent during the past two decades. As one form of economic sanc... more Economic sanctions have become frequent during the past two decades. As one form of economic sanction, donors are withholding development assistancebut is this an effective measure? This article starts by discussing certain general issues regarding sanctions. ...
The European Journal of Development Research, 2006
Economic sanctions have become frequent during the past two decades. As one form of economic sanc... more Economic sanctions have become frequent during the past two decades. As one form of economic sanction, donors are withholding development assistancebut is this an effective measure? This article starts by discussing certain general issues regarding sanctions. ...
Abstract This article examines the relations between Ethiopia and its donors since 1990, with a f... more Abstract This article examines the relations between Ethiopia and its donors since 1990, with a focus on how donors have attempted to influence Ethiopian policies. Four different periods are delimited: the early EPRDF years (19901998); the war with Eritrea (1998 ...
The question of the efficacy of aid remains a contested issue. Peri- odically, debates over the q... more The question of the efficacy of aid remains a contested issue. Peri- odically, debates over the question arise in the media. In Norway, we have recently seen a spate of such activity, this time started by the critical comments of a couple of university professors. Their views have ...
Books NUPI JUNE 03 137 A History of Anthropology Axel Borchgrevink Hylland Eriksen, Thomas and Fi... more Books NUPI JUNE 03 137 A History of Anthropology Axel Borchgrevink Hylland Eriksen, Thomas and Finn Sivert Nielsen, Til Verdens Ende og Tilbake: Antropologiens Historie, Bergen: Fagbokforlaget, 2002, 298 pp. (English version: Hylland Eriksen, Thomas and Finn Sivert ...
Axel Borchgrevink 128 NUPI JUNE 03 State and Society in Ethiopia Axel Borchgrevink Pausevang, Sie... more Axel Borchgrevink 128 NUPI JUNE 03 State and Society in Ethiopia Axel Borchgrevink Pausevang, Siegfried, Kjetil Tronvoll and Lovise Aalen, eds, Ethiopia since the Derg: A Decade of Democratic Pretension and Performance, London and New York: Zed Books, 2002, ...
While the use of interpreters in fieldwork is far from marginal in anthropological practice, it h... more While the use of interpreters in fieldwork is far from marginal in anthropological practice, it has received curiously little attention in anthropological texts. On the basis of a review of what little has been written, and in consideration of some of the particularities of working with interpreters, the article argues that overlooking this theme has had two unfortunate consequences: concrete steps that can reduce the problems associated with interpreter use have not been discussed; and fundamental issues related to language competence have remained largely unexamined. The article argues that the silence regarding interpreter use is linked to the anthropologist's need for establishing authority and to the position that fieldwork has within the discipline.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 08039410 2002 9666217, Jan 28, 2011
Development assistance for indigenous peoples poses particular dilemmas. A recent book focuses on... more Development assistance for indigenous peoples poses particular dilemmas. A recent book focuses on the forms these take in a development programme directed at the San people of Botswana. The author, Sidsel Saugestad, argues that the failure to identify the target ...
The European Journal of Development Research, 2001
Disappearing Peasantries? Rural Labour in Africa, Asia and Latin America edited by Deborah Bryces... more Disappearing Peasantries? Rural Labour in Africa, Asia and Latin America edited by Deborah Bryceson, Cristobal Kay and Jos Mooij, London: Intermediate Technology Publications, 2000. Pp. x+ 333.£ 17.95 (paperback). ISBN 1 85 339 477 7 Tom Brass, ...
1 Authors' addresses: Øygard: Dept. of Economics and Social Sciences, Agricultural Universit... more 1 Authors' addresses: Øygard: Dept. of Economics and Social Sciences, Agricultural University of Norway, Box 5033, N-1432 Ås; Borchgrevink: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Box 8159 Dep., N-0033 Oslo; Lazaro and Temu: Dept. of Agricultural Economics and ...
This chapter explores how the dynamics of cross-border conflicts relate to the characteristics of... more This chapter explores how the dynamics of cross-border conflicts relate to the characteristics of the states involved. The underlying idea is that cross-border conflicts will develop in different ways and involve different sets of actors depending on the relative strengths and other ...
Economic sanctions have become frequent during the past two decades. As one form of economic sanc... more Economic sanctions have become frequent during the past two decades. As one form of economic sanction, donors are withholding development assistancebut is this an effective measure? This article starts by discussing certain general issues regarding sanctions. ...
The European Journal of Development Research, 2006
Economic sanctions have become frequent during the past two decades. As one form of economic sanc... more Economic sanctions have become frequent during the past two decades. As one form of economic sanction, donors are withholding development assistancebut is this an effective measure? This article starts by discussing certain general issues regarding sanctions. ...
Abstract This article examines the relations between Ethiopia and its donors since 1990, with a f... more Abstract This article examines the relations between Ethiopia and its donors since 1990, with a focus on how donors have attempted to influence Ethiopian policies. Four different periods are delimited: the early EPRDF years (19901998); the war with Eritrea (1998 ...
The question of the efficacy of aid remains a contested issue. Peri- odically, debates over the q... more The question of the efficacy of aid remains a contested issue. Peri- odically, debates over the question arise in the media. In Norway, we have recently seen a spate of such activity, this time started by the critical comments of a couple of university professors. Their views have ...
Books NUPI JUNE 03 137 A History of Anthropology Axel Borchgrevink Hylland Eriksen, Thomas and Fi... more Books NUPI JUNE 03 137 A History of Anthropology Axel Borchgrevink Hylland Eriksen, Thomas and Finn Sivert Nielsen, Til Verdens Ende og Tilbake: Antropologiens Historie, Bergen: Fagbokforlaget, 2002, 298 pp. (English version: Hylland Eriksen, Thomas and Finn Sivert ...
Axel Borchgrevink 128 NUPI JUNE 03 State and Society in Ethiopia Axel Borchgrevink Pausevang, Sie... more Axel Borchgrevink 128 NUPI JUNE 03 State and Society in Ethiopia Axel Borchgrevink Pausevang, Siegfried, Kjetil Tronvoll and Lovise Aalen, eds, Ethiopia since the Derg: A Decade of Democratic Pretension and Performance, London and New York: Zed Books, 2002, ...
En overordnet gjennomgang av norsk utenrikspolitikk, dens konsistens og spenninger, sett i lys av... more En overordnet gjennomgang av norsk utenrikspolitikk, dens konsistens og spenninger, sett i lys av selvbilder og utenrikspolitisk praksis.
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