Elling N. Tjønneland
Current projects
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Conflict Enclosures
Completed projects
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Evaluation of Norwegian engagement in Somalia
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Evaluation of Norwegian engagement in South Sudan
![Green economy, low carbon development and international climate change policy](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/11899-GreenEconomy.jpg)
Green economy, low carbon development and international climate change policy
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South-South/triangular cooperation in Norwegian development aid ]
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Review of support.to the Blue Diamond Society in Nepal
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Review of support.to the Blue Diamond Society in Nepal
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Mid-term review of the Norwegian People's Aid Development Programme in Cambodia
![The Voice of China in Africa - Media and soft power](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10127-Getty-Images-China-In-Africa.jpg)
The Voice of China in Africa - Media and soft power
![Evaluation of the Norwegian Fredskorpset (FK Norway)](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/9241-Fredskorpset.jpg)
Evaluation of the Norwegian Fredskorpset (FK Norway)
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Live music in South Africa, Mid-term Review of Concerts SA
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China and Africa - Conference in Beijing in September 2014
![Evaluation of Training for Peace in Africa](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/5679-Training4Peace.jpg)
Evaluation of Training for Peace in Africa
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China and Uganda. Workshop in Kampala
![Review of Norwegian Band Federation and Field Band Foundation](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10469-fk.jpg)
Review of Norwegian Band Federation and Field Band Foundation
![Real-Time Evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10477-4015820863-c42c9ba89f-b.jpg)
Real-Time Evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative
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Review of Training for Peace
![Angolan infrastructure in a regional perspective](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10479-6287320742-c940266fa6-b.jpg)
Angolan infrastructure in a regional perspective
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Monitoring External Support to SADC
![Review of Southern African Defence and Security Management Programme](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10482-sadem.jpg)
Review of Southern African Defence and Security Management Programme
![Mobilising Development Aid for Southern Africa - study for SADC](http://www.cmi.no/img/400/10490-sadc.gif)
Mobilising Development Aid for Southern Africa - study for SADC
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Aid effectiveness and donor suppor to civil society in Southern Africa
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The Comparative Research Programme on NGOs
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Norwegian Africa policy
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Defence and security management in Southern Africa - a project review
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Norway-South Africa development cooperation
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Security sector reform
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Appraising the Centre for Conflict Resolution
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Evaluating peace and security, Southern Africa
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Research co-operation with South Africa
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Evaluation of Danida's assistance supporting human rights and democratisation
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2000 conference of the Norwegian Association for Development Research
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Policies and strategies in Norwegian development aid for poverty reduction
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An appraisal of Danida support to SAPES Trust
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Defence and security management in Southern Africa
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Peacekeeping in Southern Africa
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Political scientist focusing on development and development assistance, rising powers and African development and a strong emphasis on South Africa and Southern Africa.
Tjønneland is a political scientist with more than 30 years of experience focusing on a range of development issues and development aid and with a strong geographical focus on Africa, South Africa and Southern Africa. He has led numerous international assessment and evaluation teams commissioned by a range of Norwegian, international and African institutions.
He has field experience from many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This includes Angola, Botswana, Cambodia, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malaysia, Malawi, Mocambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Palestine, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Tjønneland has worked as researcher and advisor on several thematic areas. This includes development aid policies and implementation, the global development aid architecture, rising powers and African development, peace and security in Africa, regional cooperation and regional institutions in Africa, democracy and civil society, poverty reduction and development.
Tjønneland is the former Chair of the Norwegian Association for Development Research, the international committee of the Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association, the Norwegian Council for Southern Africa, Deputy Chair of the Norwegian Evaluation Association and member of the board of the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies.
Tjønneland has been a member of the editioral committee of the Journal of Peace Research, an international associate editor of Transformation - Critical perspectives on Southern Africa and editor for Zimbabwe and South Africa in Store Norske Leksikon.