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  • Associate Professor & Research Director, SUM, University of Oslo
  • Adjunct Professor, China Agricultural University, Beijing
  • Head of Academic Network on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (ANLEP)
  • Director, Human Rights and Extreme Poverty Project (HUREP)
  • Advisory board/editorial committee:Nordic Journal of Human Rights, Heidelberg Papers in South Asian and Comparative Politics, Asian Education and Development Studies

Academic Interests

Poverty, inequality, democracy, human rights, development theory, legal empowerment of the poor, policy studies and implementation, development ethics, undernutrition and famine, civil service reform, media in developing countries.

India, China, South Africa, Bangladesh, Malawi, Uganda, Ethiopia

Courses taught

Awards

  • Fulbright stipend for research at Stanford University, USA, 2010-2011
  • Leif Eiriksson stipend, 2010-2011, Research Council of Norway
  • CGIAR stipend, Research Council of Norway, 2001 & 2006
  • Ryoichi Sasakawa Young International Scholar fellowship, 1999, 2001

Positions held

  • Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law, 2010-211
  • Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, 2010-2011
  • Board of Directors, The Norwegian Crown Prince and Crown Princess’s Humanitarian Fund, 2001-2009
  • Head of Reference Group, Norwegian-Finish Trust Fund in the World Bank for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development (TFESSD), Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2008-2010)
  • Board member, CARE Norway, 2008-2009
  • Visiting Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC, 2001 & 2006
  • Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo, 2002-2005

Personal website:

http://folk.uio.no/danbanik/

Tags: Poverty, Rights, Food, Asia, Africa

Publications

Books:

  • The Legal Empowerment Agenda: Poverty, labour and the informal economy in Africa, (ed), Ashgate, 2011.
  • Poverty and Elusive Development, Scandinavian University Press, 2010.
  • Rights and Legal Empowerment in Eradicating Poverty, (ed.), Ashgate 2008.
  • Starvation and India’s Democracy, Routledge 2007

Journal articles:

  • "Human Rights for Human Development: The Rhetoric and the Reality", Nordic Journal of Human Rights 30(1) (forthcoming March 2012)
  • “Growth and Hunger in India”, Journal of Democracy, 22(3), 2011.
  • “Governing an Asian Giant: Judicial Activism on Hunger in India”, Journal of Asian Public Policy, 3(3), 2010
  • “Support for Human Rights-Based Development: Reflections on the Malawian Experience”, The International Journal of Human Rights, 14(1), 2010.
  • “Governing the Asian Giants: Development Policy in China and India” (with B. A. Andreassen), Journal of Asian Public Policy, 3(3), 2010.
  • “Human Rights and Extreme Poverty: African Perspectives” (with B. A. Andreassen), The International Journal of Human Rights, 14(1), 2010.
  • “Legal Empowerment as a Conceptual and Operational Tool in Fighting Poverty”, Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 1 (1): 117-131, 2009.
  • “The Potential of ‘Legal Empowerment’ in Eradicating Poverty”, Rights and Development Bulletin, 13(1), 2009.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Growth and Hunger in India. Journal of Democracy.  ISSN 1045-5736.  22(3), s 90- 104
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Introduction, In Dan Banik (ed.),  The Legal Empowerment Agenda. Poverty, Labour and the Informal Economy in Africa.  Ashgate.  ISBN 9781409411185.  1.  s 1 - 13
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Rights, Legal Empowerment and the Informal Economy in Africa: Concluding Remarks, In Dan Banik (ed.),  The Legal Empowerment Agenda. Poverty, Labour and the Informal Economy in Africa.  Ashgate.  ISBN 9781409411185.  11.  s 215 - 217
  • Andreassen, Bård A. & Banik, Dan (2010). Governing the Asian Giants: Development Policy in China and India. Journal of Asian Public Policy.  ISSN 1751-6242.  1(3)
  • Banik, Dan (2010). Governing a Giant: The Limits of Judicial Activism on Hunger in India. Journal of Asian Public Policy.  ISSN 1751-6234.  3(3), s 264- 281
  • Banik, Dan (2010). Support for Human Rights-Based Development: Reflections on the Malawian Experience. International Journal of Human Rights.  ISSN 1364-2987.  14(1), s 32- 48
  • Banik, Dan & Andreassen, Bård A. (2010). Governing the Asian Asian Giants: Development Policy in China and India. Journal of Asian Public Policy.  ISSN 1751-6234.  3(3), s 207- 214
  • Banik, Dan & Andreassen, Bård A. (2010). Human rights and extreme poverty: African dimensions. International Journal of Human Rights.  ISSN 1364-2987.  14(1), s 4- 12
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Legal Empowerment as a Conceptual and Operational Tool in Fighting Poverty. Hague Journal on the Rule of Law.  ISSN 1876-4045.  1(1), s 117- 131
  • Banik, Dan (2009). The Potential of "Legal Empowerment" in Eradicating Poverty. Rights and Development Bulletin.  ISSN 0974-9470.  12(2), s 5- 7
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Introduction, In Dan Banik (ed.),  Rights and Legal Empowerment in Eradicating Poverty.  Ashgate.  ISBN 9780754674986.  Introduction.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Rights, Legal Empowerment and Poverty: An Overview of the Issues, In Dan Banik (ed.),  Rights and Legal Empowerment in Eradicating Poverty.  Ashgate.  ISBN 9780754674986.  Chapter 1.  s 11 - 30

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  • Banik, Dan (ed.) (2011). The Legal Empowerment Agenda. Poverty, Labour and the Informal Economy in Africa. Ashgate.  ISBN 9781409411185.  227 s.
  • Banik, Dan (2010). Poverty and Elusive Development. Universitetsforlaget.  ISBN 9788215012186.  230 s.
  • Banik, Dan (ed.) (2008). Rights and Legal Empowerment in Eradicating Poverty. Ashgate.  ISBN 9780754674986.  255 s.

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  • Banik, Dan (2011). Aid and Inequality.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). An Introduction to Development Theory and Practice.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Changing Perspectives on Food Insecurity.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Democracy and Development: The Indian Paradox.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Democracy and Poverty: Intrinsic and Instrumental Values.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Democracy, Development and Poverty: A View from Political Science.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Demokrati og sult.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Development at the Crossroads: Which Way Now?.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Development in Africa: The Elusive Agenda.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Governance for Participatory Development: A Research Agenda for China-Norway collaboration.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Human Rights for Human Development: The Rhetoric and the Reality.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Human Rights, Legal Empowerment and the Eradication of Extreme Poverty: Lessons Learnt and the Way Ahead.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Hunger and Famine in the 21st Century.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Hva er suverenitetsprinsippets status og rolle i bistandsarbeid?.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Legal Empowerment and the Eradication of Poverty.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Poverty and Elusive Development: An Overview of the Arguments.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Poverty and Elusive Development: The Future of Poverty Reduction.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Poverty, Inequality and Participatory Development: Domestic and Global Implications of Poverty Reduction in China.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Rights, Empowerment and Poverty in Africa.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Social Safety Nets in Africa.
  • Banik, Dan (2011, 09. mars). Sulten tross økonomisk vekst. [Internett].  Forskning.no.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Sultkatastrofen på Afrikas horn: Hvor går veien videre?.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). The New Face of Poverty.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). The Politics of Development: National and International Interventions.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). When are Rights Useful for Poverty Reduction?.
  • Banik, Dan (2011). Youth Activism and Development.
  • Banik, Dan; McNeill, Desmond & Aase, Maren (2011). Poster presentation:'Ethics, Rights and Poverty: Global theory and national practice'.
  • Banik, Dan (2010). Democracy and Poverty Reduction.
  • Banik, Dan (2010). Gender, Rights and the MDGs: Maternal and Reproductive Health.
  • Banik, Dan (2010, 01. februar). "India i endring". [Radio].  Saann er livet, NRK P2.
  • Banik, Dan (2010). World Hunger and Poverty.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Access to Justice: The Indian Experience.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Can the Language of Human Rights Help Eradicate Poverty?.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Corruption and the Implementation of Anti-Poverty Policy.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Democracy and Poverty: Theory and Practice.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Democracy, Good Governance and the Eradication of Poverty: Reflections on Theory and Practice.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Demokrati og Fattigdom i India.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Development and Democracy: A Critical Overview.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Explaining the Resilience of Poverty: From Reduction to Production?.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Extreme Poverty in the 21st Century: The Causes and Cures of Starvation and Famine.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Fattigdom og utvikling i en komparativ perspektiv.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Health as Foreign Policy: An Overview of the Issues.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Human Rights and Poverty: From Rhetorical Appeal to Implementable Policy.
  • Banik, Dan (2009, 15. mars). Hva skjer når millioner av fattige får drømmer om rikdom i det nye India?. [Radio].  NRK Radio P2.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Income Generation: Beyond Child Labour?.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Law and Development: The Indian Experience.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Legal Empowerment and Poverty Reduction: The conceptual and empirical challenges ahead.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Poverty and Development in the 21st Century: Which Way Now?.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Poverty and Lack of Rights in North Korea.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Poverty and Rights: How Can We Make the Law Work for Everyone?.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Revisiting the Concept of Vulnerability.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Rights and Legal Empowerment in Eradicating Poverty.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Social Accountability for Improved Services and Governance.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). The Financial Crisis: What experiences can be drawn from the years of rapid aid growth?.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). The Globalisation of Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). The Informal Economy and Labour: Some Unresolved Isses.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). The New Kids on the Block: Legal Empowerment and Rights-Based Approaches.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). The Politics of Hunger.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). The Poverty of Rights: A Bottom-Up Perspective on the Recent Trend to "Rights-Proof" Development Projects.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). The World Development Report 2010: A Critical Review.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Ulikhet og fattigdom: årsaker og sammenhenger.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Understanding Deprivation: Causes, Effects and Solutions.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). Vulnerability to Famine.
  • Banik, Dan (2009). What Inequality Is and Is Not: A Comment on Nancy Bermeo's essay.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). ANLEP, the CLEP report and poverty research in the years ahead.
  • Banik, Dan (2008, 01. september). Demokrati og flom-respons i India. [Radio].  NRK Alltid Nyheter.
  • Banik, Dan (2008, 31. august). Donor community harshly criticised by Oslo researcher Dan Banik.  BLADE, Bistandsaktuelt.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Empowerment and Poverty: An Introduction.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Extreme Poverty viewed from the Rights Perspective.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Fattigdomsforskning på juridisk bemyndigelse.
  • Banik, Dan (2008, 15. juni). Forbruk og luksus i Indias voksende økonomi.  Henne.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Global Food Insecurity.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). How can democracy and human rights ensure freedom from hunger? Norwegian Foreign Minister's Task Force on Norwegian interests and foreign policy goals in a changing world .
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Human Rights and Legal Empowerment of the Poor: From Theory to Practice.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Hvordan integrere innvandrere og deres perspektiv i utviklingsrelatert forskning, utdanning og samarbeid.
  • Banik, Dan (2008, 18. august). INFLASJON OG UNDERSKUDD TIL VÆRS: Musharraf etterlater seg et land i krise . [Internett].  E 24.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Long-term Food Insecurity and the Current Food Crisis: An Introduction.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Poverty, Human Rights and Legal Empowerment of the Poor.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Property Rights and Poverty Reduction.
  • Banik, Dan (2008, 01. september). Respons til Hurricane Gustav i USA og flom i Bihar (India). [Radio].  NRK Radio P 1.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). “Rights” and “Empowerment”: Sexy Rhetorics vs Dreary Reality.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). Sult i India.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). The Peace Corps and Development.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). The Resilience of Poverty: A View from the South.
  • Banik, Dan (2008). The UNDP and Legal Empowerment of the Poor.

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