This presentation, made at the 'New Researchers Workshop on Land and Agrarian Studies' on 27-28 October 2011 show how violence is woven into strategies of both survival and accumulation, as well as the many stories told about people in the area.
Norwegian development assistance has always been poverty oriented on paper, but with a weak understanding of strategies, entry points, interventions and the measuring of results. Norwegian input into fishing systems in developing countries have tended to use the same models applied in Norway.
Bottom-up Engagement in Policy-Making Affecting Rural Areas: The State of Rural Civil Society