Politics, development and security in Oceania / edited by David Hegarty and Darrell Tryon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hegarty, David, editor.

Tryon, D. T. (Darrell T.), editor.

Series:

Studies in state and society in the Pacific ; Number 7.

Studies in State and Society in the Pacific ; Number 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences.

Developing island countries.

Oceania--Politics and government.

Oceania.

Oceania--Foreign economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Canberra, ACT : ANU E Press, [2013]

Summary:

These essays canvass political change and development across the Pacific Islands from a variety of perspectives, each contributing to the analysis of a region growing in complexity and in confidence. The book explores themes of governance, development and security that signal both continuity and change in the Pacific's pattern of islands.

Contents:

Preliminary

Preface

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Tables and figures

The Pacific Islands Map

Opening Address to 'Politics, Development and Security in Oceania' International Colloquium, Noumea

Introduction

1. A Changing Oceania

Oceania and its Inheritance

2. Post-Colonial Political Institutions in the South Pacific Islands: A Survey

3. The Military in Post-Colonial Fiji

4. The Political Roles of the Fiji Military: A Brief History of the Chiefs' Warriors, Heroes of the World Wars, Peacekeepers and Dictators

5. One Party State: The Samoan Experience

6. Instability and Stability in New Caledonia

7. Democracy in French Polynesia

Oceania: Current Needs and Challenge

8. Stability, Security and Development in Oceania: Whose Definitions?

9. Millennium Development Goals and the Pacific

10. Leading the March for Gender Equality? Women Leaders in the Public Services of Samoa and Solomon Islands

11. Young People Creating the Future Today: Youth Development in the Pacific

12. Tourism Issues in the Pacific

13. Rural Development: Back on the Agenda in the Western Pacific?

Oceania and its Wider Setting

14. Regionalism: Performance and Promise

15. How Relevant are European Models of Government to Pacific Island States?

16. Regional Security and the Major Powers: An Overview.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781922144874

1922144878

OCLC:

853913682

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_459936