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A Nordic Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for Pre-breeding is in place since 2011. Its establishment and scope is presented. Also Baltic plant breeding can participate in the PPP. At a workshop in connection to the 75th anniversary of State Stende Cereal Breeding Institute the first steps were taken in the development of a Concept note for the continued development of the PPP for pre-breeding collaboration in the Nordic-Baltic region. The need for strong prioritisation among efforts to be presented was emphasised in the workshop

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The war in Mozambique has few similarities with any other historically known conventional war. It belongs to specific category which could be called wars of destabilisation. This has a bearing on the peace process which will exhibit various features which will distinguish it from normal patterns of ending wars. This article has two parts: the first outlines the history and the guiding military concepts of Renamo (Resistencia Nacional Mocambicana, MNR) and relates the war of destabilisation against Mozambique; the second analyses destabilisation as a specific kind of war and identifies the role of the pseudo‐guerilla MNR in this war of destabilisation.

THE FIRST PART OF THIS ARTICLE OUTLINED THE HISTORY AND THE GUIDING MILITARY CONCEPTS OF RENAMO (RESISTENCIA NACIONAL MOCAMBICANA) AND RELATED THE WAR OF DESTABILIZATION AGAINST MOZAMBIQUE. THIS CONCLUDING PART ANALYZES DESTABILIZATION AS A SPECIFIC KIND OF WAR WITH ITS ROOTS IN THE COUNTER-INSURGENCY CONCEPT OF "PSEUDO UNITS" WHICH THE BRITISH DEVELOPED IN KENYA. THIS ARTICLE WILL DISCUSS THE KIND OF MECHANISMS AT WORK IN THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND THE RISK OF A SECOND WAVE OF DESTABILIZATION.

The first part of this article (ROAPE57) outlined the history and the guiding military concepts of Renamo (Resistencia Nacional Mocambicana, MNR) and related the war of destabilisation against Mozambique. This part analyses destabilisation as a specific kind of war with its roots in the counter‐insurgency concept of 'pseudo units' which the British developed in Kenya. This article will discuss the kind of mechanisms at work in the recruitment process at the local level and the risk of a second wave of destablisation.

At Te Papa Atawhai/Department of Conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand, 'cultural differences' account for some of the difficulties that department staff experience in their interaction with Indigenous Māori in conservation work. To meet the need for better 'cultural awareness' of Māori conservation principles, the department has facilitated the development of Te Pūkenga Atawhai, which is an introductory course to Māori views of conservation offered to all department staff. For Māori, the course is also a part of a broader revitalisation process for Māori culture and society and a recognition of their bicultural Treaty partnership with the Crown. The paper investigates how the Te Pūkenga Atawhai course addresses the perceived difficulties with cultural differences between DOC and Māori in conservation work, and how Pou Kura Taiao and participants perceive its usefulness for teaching staff about Māori views of conservation. Some department staff argue that the course has contributed to a better understanding of Māori culture and conservation principles ; others that it is too politicised and engages in cultural 'tokenism' of little relevance for conservation work.

This paper takes a novel approach to investigate functions ascribed to the Balanced Scorecard in local governments. First, we develop a measurement scale of balanced scorecard functions based on a literature review. Then, by combining qualitative interviews and quantitative data (based on 101 respondents) from four local governments in Sweden, we examine the measurement scale and put it to use. The results show that politicians, managers and accountants in local government recognize multiple functions, instrumental as well as symbolic. Based on the results, we generate propositions to be tested in future research. ; Godkänd; 2009; 20090415 (anders_n)

There has recently been an intensive debate in media on how efficient we use our development funds in various developing countries. Do the intended ventures reach and favour the desired target group? The target group is represented by the people who are directly exposed for very hard circumstances and great strains in their daily life such as street children, prostituted girls and boys, lonely mothers and poor families. It is a great challenge to guarantee that our development funds will get through and support the target group to the greatest possible extent – as close as we could to 100 %. We know that lots of funding disappears in local administration and political corruption in too big proportions. A constructive solution is to let researchers take over the development assistance programs in a larger extent. Researchers are experienced on running bigger and more complex projects as well as being responsible for that the undertaken commissions are performed as planned. Research projects are quality checked and evaluated carefully during the whole process in order to guarantee results and effects of the relief actions for the target group. The purpose of this paper is to illuminate how development assistance initiatives can be anchored in academic research. Our research question is as follows: "How can we develop a workable and sustainable concept for supporting needy children in developing countries using the idea of ICT centers integrated with programs for social rehabilitation?"