Bernt A Ska ̊ra
Biographic Data
| ID | 6177161 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bernt A Ska ̊ra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bernt A Ska |
| FAMILY NAME | ̊ra |
| SIGNATURE | ̊RA B A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Peace Research Institute Oslo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Risky business or constructive assistance? community engagement in humanitarian mine action
During the past two decades, engaging local capacities in development operations has become commonplace within general development thinking. Within humanitarian mine action (hma), however, this trend has not been dominant. This article looks at recent examples of local engagement in hma operations, sketching some of the opportunities for and constraints on improved integration of local capacities. The article argues that local capacities are too …
Humanitarian mine action and peace building
Focusing on the humanitarian mine action (hma) sector, this article argues that rooting peace building in concrete activities carries considerable promise, diversifying the repertoire and enhancing the robustness of peace building. However, the assumption that mine action necessarily contributes to building peace is problematic and permits the neglect of harmful effects and a failure to capitalise fully on the potential for positive ones. If peac…
Measures for mines
The ability to assess the impact of humanitarian interventions is key both for priority-setting and for maximising the quality of projects. Humanitarian mine action (hma) is a young sector, where the application of impact assessment is still in its infancy. In this article we will briefly revisit the history of impact assessment in hma, before reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of three different impact-assessment approaches: 1) the Landmine …
Measures for mines
The ability to assess the impact of humanitarian interventions is key both for priority-setting and for maximising the quality of projects. Humanitarian mine action (hma) is a young sector, where the application of impact assessment is still in its infancy. In this article we will briefly revisit the history of impact assessment in hma, before reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of three different impact-assessment approaches: 1) the Landmine …
Risky business or constructive assistance? community engagement in humanitarian mine action
During the past two decades, engaging local capacities in development operations has become commonplace within general development thinking. Within humanitarian mine action (hma), however, this trend has not been dominant. This article looks at recent examples of local engagement in hma operations, sketching some of the opportunities for and constraints on improved integration of local capacities. The article argues that local capacities are too …
Humanitarian mine action and peace building
Focusing on the humanitarian mine action (hma) sector, this article argues that rooting peace building in concrete activities carries considerable promise, diversifying the repertoire and enhancing the robustness of peace building. However, the assumption that mine action necessarily contributes to building peace is problematic and permits the neglect of harmful effects and a failure to capitalise fully on the potential for positive ones. If peac…
Measures for mines
The ability to assess the impact of humanitarian interventions is key both for priority-setting and for maximising the quality of projects. Humanitarian mine action (hma) is a young sector, where the application of impact assessment is still in its infancy. In this article we will briefly revisit the history of impact assessment in hma, before reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of three different impact-assessment approaches: 1) the Landmine …
Action (physics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Mining and Resource Management (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (1 work) · Business (1 work)