Political Parties In The Pacific Islands

Author : Roland Rich,Luke Hambly,Michael G. Morgan
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781921313769

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Political Parties in the Pacific Islands by Roland Rich,Luke Hambly,Michael G. Morgan Pdf

"ANU E Press edition of work originally published by Pandanus Books. While political parties remain an indispensable institutional framework for representation and governance in a democracy, the democracies of many Pacific Islands nations are undermined by the weakness and inefficacy of their local political parties. Addressing the implications of the lack of established party systems across the Pacific, this collection seeks to illuminate the underlying assumptions and suppositions behind the importance of coherent and effective parties to overall democratic functioning Focusing on the political systems of East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji and Samoa, the coherent structure of the volume makes it consistently useful as both an articulate analytical text and as a reference tool concerning the political composition, history and direction of Pacific states. Featuring contributions from scholars who are familiar names to even the most casual of Pacificists, Political Parties in the Pacific is the benchmark reference work on the political parties of the Pacific: an invaluable resource for students, scholars and researchers of the Pacific and international politics."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Roland Rich,Luke Hambly,Michael G. Morgan
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Pacific Area
ISBN : 1921313757

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Political Parties in the Pacific Islands by Roland Rich,Luke Hambly,Michael G. Morgan Pdf

While political parties remain an indispensable institutional framework for representation and governance in a democracy, the democracies of many Pacific Islands nations are undermined by the weakness and inefficacy of their local political parties. Addressing the implications of the lack of established party systems across the Pacific, this collection seeks to illuminate the underlying assumptions and suppositions behind the importance of coherent and effective parties to overall democratic functioning. Focusing on the political systems of East Timor, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji and Samoa, the coherent structure of the volume makes it consistently useful as both an articulate analytical text and a reference tool concerning the political composition, history and direction of Pacific states. Featuring contributions from scholars who are familiar names to even the most casual of Pacificists, Political Parties in the Pacific is the benchmark reference work on the political parties of the Pacific: an invaluable resource for students, scholars and researchers of the Pacific and international politics.

Author : Stephen Levine
Publisher : Victoria University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781776560264

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Pacific Ways by Stephen Levine Pdf

Examining the politics of each Pacific Island state and territory, this well-researched volume discusses historical background and colonial experience, constitutional framework, political institutions, political parties, elections and electoral systems, and problems and prospects. Pacific Island countries and territories included are the original seven member states—New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Nauru, and the Cook Islands—along with all the new member states and organizations. A wide-ranging political survey, this comprehensive and completely up to date reference will appeal to Pacific peoples and anyone with an interest in politics.

Author : Jack Corbett
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780824854584

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Being Political by Jack Corbett Pdf

Politicians everywhere tend to attract cynicism and inspire disillusionment. They are supposed to epitomize the promise of democratic government and yet invariably find themselves cast as the enemy of every virtue that system seeks to uphold. In the Pacific, "politician" has become a byword for corruption, graft, and misconduct. This was not always the case—the independence generation is still remembered as strong leaders—but today's leaders are commonly associated with malaise and despair. Once heroes of self-determination, politicians are now the targets of donor attempts to institute "good governance," while Fiji's 2006 coup was partly justified on the grounds that they needed "cleaning up." But who are these much-maligned figures? How did they come to arrive in politics? What is it like to be a politician? Why do they enter, stay, and leave? Drawing on more than 110 interviews and other published sources, including autobiographies and biographies, Being Political provides a collective portrait of the region's political elite. This is an insider account of political life in the Pacific as seen through the eyes of those who have done the job. We learn that politics is a messy, unpredictable, and, at times, dirty business that nonetheless inspires service and sacrifice. We come to understand how being a politician has changed since independence and consider what this means for how we think about issues of corruption and misconduct. We find that politics is deeply embedded in the lives of individuals, families, and communities; an account that belies the common characterization of democracy in the Pacific as a "façade" or "foreign flower." Ultimately, this is a sympathetic counter-narrative to the populist critique. We come to know politicians as people with hopes and fears, pains and pleasures, vices and virtues. A reminder that politicians are human—neither saints nor sinners—is timely given the wave of cynicism and disaffection. As such, this book is a must read for all those who believe in the promise of representative government.

Author : Fay Alailima,University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies
Publisher : [email protected]
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Manners and customs
ISBN : UOM:39015034967631

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New Politics in the South Pacific by Fay Alailima,University of the South Pacific. Institute of Pacific Studies Pdf

Focusses on the newer forces on the political scene within the Pacific Islands, examining the evolving impact of women in politics and relations with the wider world.

Author : David Hegarty,Darrell Tryon
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781922144874

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Politics, Development and Security in Oceania by David Hegarty,Darrell Tryon Pdf

"French and Australian collaborative research in the humanities and the social sciences in the South Pacific has grown and intensified significantly over the past two decades, beginning with the international symposium Changing Identities in the Pacific at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century held at the Australian Embassy in Paris in 1997 ... In April 2006, another French-government sponsored international symposium, AGORA (Ateliers Gouvernance et Recherche Appliquée) was held at IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), Noumea, New Caledonia, major themes being governance and economic development, again bringing together Francophone and Anglophone scholars from France and the Pacific region. This was followed in October 2009 by two conjoint Francophone/Anglophone conferences, held at the IRD Centre in Noumea, Stability, Security and Development in Oceania, preceded by AGORA-2, an international conference on Anglophone research in the humanities and the social sciences in the Francophone Pacific, sponsored by the French Government and the Government of New Caledonia. The first of these conferences was sponsored by the French Fonds Pacifique and the State, Society and Governance Program at The Australian National University. An edited selection of presentations from this symposium constitutes the present volume."--Preface.

Author : Haruhiro Fukui
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Political parties
ISBN : UCSD:31822003275872

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Political Parties of Asia and the Pacific by Haruhiro Fukui Pdf

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Author : Brij V. Lal
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781920942755

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Islands of Turmoil by Brij V. Lal Pdf

By rights, the island nation of Fiji should be thriving. It is easily the most developed country in the South Pacific; it is a hub for regional transportation and communication links, the home of international diplomatic, educational and aid organisations, with a talented multiethnic population. Yet, since its independence it has suffered two military coups in 1987 and an attempted putsch in 2000, resulting in strained institutions, and disrupted improvements to essential infrastructure, and to educational, social and medical services.

Author : Haruhiro Fukui
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1985-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313213502

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Political Parties of Asia and the Pacific [2 Volumes] by Haruhiro Fukui Pdf

Gives brief history of political development of each country and brief history of political parties of each country.

Author : Sinclair Dinnen,Stewart Firth
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781921313660

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Politics and State Building in Solomon Islands by Sinclair Dinnen,Stewart Firth Pdf

Politics and State Building in Solomon Islands examines a crisis moment in recent Solomon Islands history. Contributors examine what happened when unrest engulfed the capital of the small Melanesian country in the aftermath of the 2006 national elections, and consider what these events show about the Solomon Islands political system, the influence of Asian interests in business and politics, and why the crisis is best understood in the context of the country's volatile blend of traditional and modern politics. Until the disturbances of April 2006 and subsequent deterioration in bilateral relations between Australia and Solomon Islands under the Sogavare government, experts had hailed the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) as an unqualified success. Some saw it as a model for 'cooperative intervention' in 'failing states' worldwide. Following these developments success seems less certain and aspects of the RAMSI model appear flawed. Using the case of Solomon Islands, this book raises fundamental questions about the nature of 'cooperative intervention' as a vehicle for state building, asking whether it should be construed as a mainly technical endeavour or whether it is unavoidably a political undertaking with political consequences. Providing a critical but balanced analysis, Politics and State Building in Solomon Islands has important implications for the wider debate about international state-building interventions in 'failed' and 'failing' states.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Political parties
ISBN : UOM:39015012988997

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Political Parties of Asia and the Pacific: Laos-Western Samoa by Anonim Pdf

Gives brief history of political development of each country and brief history of political parties of each country.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : East-West Center
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Islands of the Pacific
ISBN : UCSD:31822018699199

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The Pacific Islands by Anonim Pdf

" ... This book is an introduction to the contemporary Pacific Islands, intended primarily for interested individuals in government, business, and academia, as well as for students. It provides a succinct account of trends, issues, and recent developments affecting the islands in the political, economic, and international relations fields. The book is organized functionally, but also contains sketches of the individual island nations and groups ..."--Back cover.

Author : Kerryn Baker
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780824878597

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Pacific Women in Politics by Kerryn Baker Pdf

Women are significantly underrepresented in politics in the Pacific Islands, given that only one in twenty Pacific parliamentarians are female, compared to one in five globally. A common, but controversial, method of increasing the number of women in politics is the use of gender quotas, or measures designed to ensure a minimum level of women’s representation. In those cases where quotas have been effective, they have managed to change the face of power in previously male-dominated political spheres. How do political actors in the Pacific islands region make sense of the success (or failure) of parliamentary gender quota campaigns? To answer the question, Kerryn Baker explores the workings of four campaigns in the region. In Samoa, the campaign culminated in a “safety net” quota to guarantee a minimum level of representation, set at five female members of Parliament. In Papua New Guinea, between 2007 and 2012 there were successive campaigns for nominated and reserved seats in parliament, without success, although the constitution was amended in 2011 to allow for the possibility of reserved seats for women. In post-conflict Bougainville, women campaigned for reserved seats during the constitution-making process and eventually won three reserved seats in the House of Representatives, as well as one reserved ministerial position. Finally, in the French Pacific territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna, Baker finds that there were campaigns both for and against the implementation of the so-called “parity laws.” Baker argues that the meanings of success in quota campaigns, and related notions of gender and representation, are interpreted by actors through drawing on different traditions, and renegotiating and redefining them according to their goals, pressures, and dilemmas. Broadening the definition of success thus is a key to an understanding of realities of quota campaigns. Pacific Women in Politics is a pathbreaking work that offers an original contribution to gender relations within the Pacific and to contemporary Pacific politics.

Author : David Stephen Lewis,Darren J. Sagar
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political parties
ISBN : UCSD:31822018808097

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Political Parties of Asia and the Pacific by David Stephen Lewis,Darren J. Sagar Pdf

Author : Yash P. Ghai
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : UCSD:31822005291901

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Law, Government, and Politics in the Pacific Island States by Yash P. Ghai Pdf