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Title page

Abbreviations and Acronyms
Fact Sheet
Executive Summary

	Methodology

	Main Findings
	Main Recommendations
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Overall Context
4 NORDEM Structure and Activities
	4.1 History and Background
	4.2 Supply-related Activities
		4.2.1 Mobilisation of the Norwegian Resource Base
		4.2.2 NORDEM' s Contribution to Competence Building in Norway
	4.3 Demand-related Activities
	4.4 Quantitative Elements of the NORDEM Activities
	4.5 Policy, Management and Administrative Issues
5 Nordem-like Structures in Other Countries
	5.1 Profiles of Comparable Organisations
	5.2 Comparison of Costs
6 Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Field Study
	6.1 Findings Related to OSCE
	6.2 Findings Related to Democratic Attitudes in Seconded Organisations
	6.3 Findings on Effects Related to the Aims and Objectives of Assignments
	6.4 Strengthening Local Democracy and Networking
	6.5 Findings Related to the Possible Use of Local Staff Resources
7 Ethiopia Field Study
	7.1 Findings Related to the Nature of Seconded Organisations
	7.2 Findings Related to the Possible Use of Local Staff Resources
	7.3 Findings Regarding Effects Related to Aims and Objectives of Assignments
	7.4 Findings Related to the Role of the Assignments for Promoting Democracy
	7.5 Findings Related to the Contribution to Networking and Cooperation
8 East Timor Field Study
	8.1 Findings on UNAMET
	8.2 NORDEM, UNTAET and SCU
	8.3 Findings Related to the Nature of the Seconded Organisation
	8.4 Findings Related to the Use of Local Staff and Resources
	8.5 Findings Related to the Role of Assignments for Local Democracy
	8.6 Findings Related to the Contribution to Networking and Cooperation
9 Overall Assessment
	9.1 The Framework
	9.2 The NORDEM Cycle of Activities
	9.3 The Mobilisation of Norwegian Comparative Advantages
	9.4 The Upgrading of the Resource Base
	9.5 Possible Types of Assignment
	9.6 Local Capacity Building in Recipient Countries
	9.7 Comparison with other Similar Agencies
	9.8 Field studies
	9.9 Learning and Using New Skills from the Assignment
10 Overall Conclusions
	10.1 Effectiveness and Impact related to Management, Communication, Training and Capacity Enhancement
	10.2 Effectiveness and Efficiency in NORDEM’s Response to Needs, Quality of Procedures and Candidates
	10.3 Relevance and Quality of Implementation through the Seconded Organisations in the Recipient Countries
11 Recommendations
	11.1 Effectiveness and Impact related to Managerial, Communication, Training and Capacity Enhancement Issues
	11.2 Effectiveness and Efficiency in NORDEM’s Response to Needs, Quality of Procedures and Candidates
	11.3 Relevance and Quality of the Implementation through the Seconded Organisations in the Recipient Countries

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