Publications

Selected publications and consultancy reports
A) Books, booklets and articles

• External Evaluation of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) Phase Two, 2014-2019 (with Ian Christoplos, Adam Pain and Jups Kluyskens), NIRAS Consulting, April 2019.  https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5cdc1320e5274a179a039ccf/tti-main-report-web.pdf
  
• Seguridad Alimentaria y Desarrollo Agropecuario en tiempos de Cambio Climático. Apuntes sobre experiencias del PROAGRO en Bolivia. (in Spanish; with PROAGRO editorial team, Bolivia; February 2013)
  
• La Autonomía Regional en Nicaragua: El difícil acercamiento de las dos Nicaraguas (in Spanish, published in the journal “Tiempo de los Pueblos”, no. 2, Julio 2009, Ministerio de la Presidencia, La Paz, Bolivia)
  
• Violencia, Corrupción Judicial y Democracias Frágiles: Reflexiones sobre la situación actual en Centroamérica (in Spanish, published by FLACSO/Editorial Catalonia in the anthology “Crimen organizado en América Latina y el Caribe”, Santiago de Chile, September 2008. Also published in separate form (in Spanish, same title) by F&G Editores in Guatemala in their booklet series “Cuadernos del Presente Imperfecto”, no. 6, October 2008.)
  
• Violence, Impunity and Fragile Democracies: Reflections on the current situation in Central America (in Swedish, published by Sida, Stockholm in May 2008)
  
• Etnicidad y Nación: El desarrollo de la autonomía de la Costa Atlántica de Nicaragua (1987-2007) (in Spanish; with hans Hans Petter Buvollen and Miguel González; foreword by Edelberto Torres-Rivas; F&G Editores, Guatemala, 2007; 425 pages)
  
• An External Analysis of Forum Syd’s Country Programs in Central America. (with Francesca Jessup; January, 2008; in English; Sida Evaluation Series, 2008:11
  
• Turning Disasters into Opportunities. Swedish Contributions to Reconstruction & Transformation in Central America after Disaster Mitch. A review commissioned by Sida (May, 2002; Sida; in English)
  
• Lessons for Change. Getting More from International Forestry Assistance (with Reidar Persson; CIFOR/Sida, 32 pages, 2001)
  
• MITCH and After. Swedish Contributions to Reconstruction and Transformation in Central America (Sida, 2001, 32 pages; also in Spanish: “MITCH y Después”)
  
• When Development Projects Go Orphan: Lessons from 20 Years of Swedish Forestry Support to Nicaragua (April 2000; Sida; in English. Published in 2001 in Sida Evaluation Series, no. 00/34)
  
• International Solidarity and Globalisation: In Search of New Strategies. Report from a Seminar arranged by the Swedish Government and the Non-Aligned Movement. (edited by Pierre Frühling; Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1998, 160 p.)
  
• Back to National Realities! Rethinking International Assistance to Forestry Development (with Reidar Persson; Sida, 1997, 30 p)
  
• Imaginable Futures of Central America (chapter in: Latin America: Regional Studies, Project 2015, Sida, 1997)
  
• A Liquid More Valuable than Gold: On the water crisis in Southern Africa, future risks and solutions (Sida, 1996, 42 p)
  
• The Long Journey towards Reality: Swedish Support to Forestry Development in Nicaragua (article in: IRDCurrents, May 1995)
  
• Environment, Poverty and Development (chapter in: ”Breaking Up. Developing Countries, Development Cooperation and Solidarity at the Turn of the Century”, edited by Svante Sandberg; Carlsson Bokförlag, 1991; in Swedish)
  
• Knowledge in the Pursuit of Change: Achievements in Development Research (SAREC and IDRC, 1991, 79 p)
  
• The Atlantic Coast and the Indian Challenge (chapter in: ”Nicaragua – the First Ten Years”, edited by Svante Sandberg et al; Carlsson Bokförlag, 1989; in Swedish)
  
• Preserving the Future: On Environmental Research in Developing Countries (SAREC, 1989, 44 p)
  
• The Reproduction of Mutual Distrust (chapter in: “Ethnic Groups & the Nation-State. The Case of the Atlantic Coast in Nicaragua”; CIDCA/University of Stockholm, 1987)
  
• Swedish Development Aid in Perspective: Policies, Problems & Results Since 1952 (anthology edited by Pierre Frühling; Almqvist & International, 1986, 326 p)
  
• African Possibilites: Research for Development on the Continent of Crises (SAREC, 1986, 48 p)
  
• At the Crossfire: The Miskito Indians of Nicaragua (Sida, 1985; in Swedish, 100 p)
  
• The Reality that Disappeared: The Bai Bang Project in Swedish Mass Media, 1973-1983 (Sida, 1984; in Swedish, 66 p)
  

• How Basic Community Infrastructure Works Can Trigger Livelihood Improvements and Good Governance: Personal notes on a validated model integrating socio-economic progress and democracy development in poor urban areas. (June 2009, in English; commissioned by Sida-Stockholm)
  
• La cartera de Asdi en Bolivia 2009-2013 en los ámbitos de recursos naturales, medio ambiente & cambio climático. Criterios medulares y líneas principales de acción. (October 2008; in Spanish; commissioned by the Swedish Embassy in La Paz)
  
• For Reasons of Climate: Reflections on criteria for new Swedish international forestry undertakings. (with Hans Warfvinge/ORGUT; commissioned by the Forest Initiative at the Swedish Forestry Association; in English, June, 2008)
  
• An External Assessment of the Local Development Program PROMUDEL in Guatemala (March, 2008; in Spanish; commissioned by GTZ)
  
• Development Cooperation and Poverty Reduction: The Need for New Approaches and Institutional Change. A proposal elaborated for Sida (January 2002; Sida; in English)
  
• Overriding, Equal or In Between?An analysis of the status and impact of the poverty reduction goal in policies, action programmes and other steering documents. (Parliamentary Commission on Swedish Policy for Global Development; August 2001; in Swedish)
  
• An Integrated Approach in Development Cooperation? An Analysis of Sida’s Four Action Programmes (with Stefan de Vylder; Sida, 2000; in Swedish)
  
• Programa para el Fortalecimiento de la Gestión Ambiental Productivo en El Salvador (European Commission, DG1B; 1998, in Spanish)
  
• Manejo de Recursos Naturales, Reducción de Pobreza & Desarrollo Democrático: Entradas Estratégicas para la Acción Integral (PNUD/UNDP-Honduras, 1998; in Spanish)
  
• Appraisal of ERSCA’s Environment Information Project for the Zambezi River Basin (Sida, 1997; in Swedish)
  
• A Proposal for Continued and Future Activities within the Swedish Support to Nicaragua for Natural Resources Management and the Environmental Sector (Sida, 1997; in Swedish)
  
• Desarrollo Democrático en la Costa Atlántica de Nicaragua. Propuesta para una segunda etapa del Programa de Apoyo Institucional, RAAN-ASDI-RAAS (with Francesca Jessup and Mario Rosales; 1996; Sida/Regional Governments of the Nicaraguan Atlantic Coast; in Spanish)
  
• Natural Resources Management and Democracy in Central America. On the relation between the utilization of natural resources and the conditions for democratic development in the Region. (Sida, 1996; in Swedish)
  
• Approach and Contents of a Continued Program for Democracy Support to the Nicaraguan Atlantic Coast. (Swedish Embassy, Managua/Sida; 1996; in Swedish)
  
• Changing the Focus in Natural Resources and Environmental Cooperation: A Contribution to the New Strategy for Indo-Swedish Cooperation (as Secretary to Sida’s NRME Mission to India; 1996)
  
• Nicaragua: Poor But Still Rich. An Analysis of the Causes for Environmental Degradation and A Proposal for Future Swedish Support for the Environment and Natural Resources Management (Swedish Embassy, Managua/Sida, 1993; in Swedish)
  
• Programme Proposal for Institutional Support to the Regional Governments on the Nicaraguan Atlantic Coast, 1993-1995 (Swedish Embassy, Managua/Sida, 1993; in Swedish)
  
• Democracy, Autonomy and Development: Background Analysis and Outline for Comprehensive Swedish Support to the Nicaraguan Atlantic Coast (Swedish Embassy in Managua/Sida, 1992; in Swedish)
  
• Ecology for Growth: Report from a Nordic Mission on Environment to Central America (Sida/Danida/Norad/Finnida; 1991)
  
• Development Instead of Disaster Relief: On the Disaster Prevention Project in Wollo, Ethiopia (Swedish Red Cross, 1988; in Swedish)
  
• New Times, New Challenges: An Evaluation of Ten Years of Assistance through the Swedish Africa Groups (ARO, 1988; in Swedish)