Tag Archives: Solomon Islands

New Pacific Islands Field School course at ANU

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Katerina Teaiwa

This new Pacific Studies course introduces students to the Pacific through practical engagement with the islands. The emphasis is on integrating formal learning with first hand experience. The in-country work will include fieldtrips, practical assignments and formal classes and tutorials … Continue reading →

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Pacific Buzz (June 19): MSG summit underway | Deep-sea minerals | Fisheries agreements | Tonga budget | More

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Devpolicy-PiPP

A roundup of political and economic news by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy and the Development Policy Centre. POLITICS West Papua decision delayed: MSG summit gets underway Political leaders and officials from Fiji, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia’s indigenous political movement–the Front De Libération Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS)–have gathered in Noumea for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) summit. Members will discuss a wide range of issues [...] Continue reading →

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Summary of main themes emerging from the conference on Sorcery & Witchcraft-Related Killings in Melanesia, 5-7 June 2013, ANU, Canberra

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Miranda Forsyth

This three day multi-disciplinary conference focused on the negative social consequences of belief in sorcery and witchcraft in Melanesia (the conference booklet with program, abstracts and speakers is available here).  Approximately half the speakers were from PNG, Vanuatu and Solomon … Continue reading →

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Second Chance for Pacific Island Countries to Avoid the Intellectual Property Straightjacket

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Miranda Forsyth

Last week it was reported that the World Trade Organisation’s TRIPS Council have given Least Developed Countries (LDCs) an exemption from implementing any intellectual property laws until 2021. So what does this mean for the Pacific Islands?  Simply put, it … Continue reading →

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Job: Systems Administrator for PIF Secretariat

Posted on June 14, 2013 by pacificinstitute

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Administrator to join their Corporate Services team in Suva, Fiji on a full time basis.

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Australia Awards Fellowships (Round 14 closes 19 June 2013)

Posted on June 7, 2013 by pacificinstitute

Applications are currently open for Round 14, for Australia Awards Fellowships beginning in 2014 (close 19 June 2013). Visit AusAID’s AAF page for more information. Australia Awards Fellowships provide senior officials and mid-career professionals from developing countries with the opportunity … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Spell: update on sorcery and witchcraft conference

Posted on June 5, 2013 by pacificinstitute

“Widespread practice and belief in sorcery and witchcraft are not only linked to brutal violence and killings in Melanesia – they are stifling the development and modernisation of the region” writes Belinda Cranston. Read her article, or more about the … Continue reading →

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Update on GEF IWRM projects in Pacific Island Countries

Posted on May 30, 2013 by pacificinstitute

The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Pacific Implementing Sustainable Water Resources and Wastewater Management in Pacific Island Countries project recently issued progress snapshots for: Fiji, FSM, Majuro Atoll (Marshall Islands), Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.

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Tribute to The Late Professor Darrell Tryon (1942-2013)

Posted on May 18, 2013 by pacificinstitute

by Emeritus Professor Malcolm Ross, Pacific Linguistics, ANU. Emeritus Professor Darrell Tryon, longtime researcher into the languages of Vanuatu, the Solomons and the Loyalty Islands, died in Canberra on Wednesday 15th May at the age of 70. Darrell had been … Continue reading →

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Final Report of the Solomon Islands Truth & Reconciliation Commission unofficially released

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Tess Newton Cain

At the height of the ethnic tensions in Solomon Islands, in 2000, the Solomon Islands Christian Association requested that a Truth and Reconciliation Commission be established. Further to the passage of an Act of Parliament in 2008, this came about in 2009. In February of 2012 the Commission presented its five-volume report to Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo. Under the terms of the governing Act, ‘The Prime Minister on receiving [...] Continue reading →

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Pacific Missionary George Brown 1835-1917: Wesleyan Methodist Church

Posted on April 29, 2013 by pacificinstitute

by Margaret Reeson. This publication is now available in  PDF View Online ePub mobi or print copy formats from ANU Epress. George Brown (1835-1917) was many things during his long life; leader in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Australasia, explorer, linguist, political activist, apologist for the … Continue reading →

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Politics, development and security in Oceania

Posted on April 8, 2013 by pacificinstitute

Edited by David Hegarty and Darrell Tryon. This publication, Volume 7 in the Studies in State and Society in the Pacific series, is now available in  PDF View Online ePub mobi or print copy formats from ANU Epress. “The chapters in this volume canvass political … Continue reading →

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PNG slowdown pushing regional growth lower in the Pacific

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Christopher Edmonds and Aaron Batten

In the latest issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor, released yesterday (March 26), the ADB forecasts that the average rate of growth in its 14 developing member countries in the Pacific region will fall to 5.2%, as earlier gains from major foreign investments and public infrastructure projects fade. The performance of the region’s larger natural resource exporting economies (Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Timor-Leste) continues to drive the economic outlook, [...] Continue reading →

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Australia Awards Scholarships and Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships (applications now open)

Posted on March 15, 2013 by pacificinstitute

Applications are now open for the 2014 round of Australia Awards Scholarships. Information for applicants, (including details of who to contact with scholarship inquiries and cut-off-dates for applications) are available on AusAID’s website. You may also view eligibility and other … Continue reading →

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New website for “Engendering Persons, Transforming Things: Christianities, Commodities and Individualism in Oceania”

Posted on March 15, 2013 by pacificinstitute

Professor Margaret Jolly’s ARC Laureate Project Engendering Persons, Transforming Things: Christianities, Commodities and Individualism in Oceania has a new website.* This project “addresses a profound and long-debated question about the historical interaction between Oceanic and western constructs of the person and contemporary controversies … Continue reading →

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Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) celebrates its 25th Anniversary!

Posted on March 14, 2013 by pacificinstitute

On 14 March 1988 representatives of The Republic of the Fiji Islands, The Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, The Republic of Vanuatu and Front de Liberation Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) of New Caledonia met in Port … Continue reading →

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Jobs: new academic positions for SSGM

Posted on March 13, 2013 by pacificinstitute

State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) Program seeks to appoint up to eight early to mid-career scholars, with ongoing research interests in Melanesia or Timor-Leste. SSGM seeks scholars with backgrounds in political science, anthropology, human geography, law, gender studies and … Continue reading →

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Pacific Buzz (March 13): PNG elections criticised | Fiji Wrap | Border dispute | Mining veto | More

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Devpolicy-PiPP

A fortnightly roundup of policy news in the Pacific by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy and the Development Policy Centre. Politics 2012 PNG elections worse than 2007: Reports Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has defended the 2012 elections, after two separate organisations criticised the process. Transparency International PNG labeled the elections ‘unacceptable’ due to observer reports indicating that at 21% of polling places the election was believed [...] Continue reading →

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The South Pacific: from ‘arc of instability’ to ‘arc of opportunity’ (summary and video presentations)

Posted on March 3, 2013 by pacificinstitute

A major workshop was held in the ANU’s College of Asia & the Pacific on 8 February 2013 to challenge the highly influential (although controversial) characterisation of the region as an ‘arc of instability’. There was broad agreement amoung presenters … Continue reading →

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Christian Politics in Oceania

Posted on March 1, 2013 by pacificinstitute

An overview of this new release from Berghahn Books by its editors, Matt Tomlinson and Debra McDougall. * As anthropologists who have worked in the Pacific Islands since the 1990s, we both felt that most political analyses of the region … Continue reading →

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Transition of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)

Posted on February 26, 2013 by pacificinstitute

SSGM Discussion Paper 2012/10 by Nicholas Coppel, Special Coordinator to RAMSI, is now available. “RAMSI… is not the ideal means for assisting the Solomon Islands Government address the full range of development challenges facing the country: it is a short-term intervention, while … Continue reading →

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Marketi Ples 2013 (art and handicrafts from the Pacific Islands)

Posted on February 19, 2013 by pacificinstitute

Opening 6pm Wed 20 February (exhibition runs from 20 Feb – 10 Mar 2013) Global Gallery, 5 Comber St, Paddington, Sydney (download a flyer). Sponsored by Pacific Islands Trade and Invest.

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Fostering skilled migration and the APTC

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Michael Clemens

Michael Clemens is a Senior Fellow and Research Manager at the Center for Global Development (CGD) where he leads the Migration and Development Initiative. This post is the second in a two part series. It is an edited transcript of an interview conducted by Stephen Howes (a podcast of the interview is available here) after a recent presentation at ANU that Michael delivered on his work (podcast of the presentation [...] Continue reading →

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It’s 2013, And They’re Burning ‘Witches’

Posted on February 17, 2013 by pacificinstitute

In her latest article in The Global Mail, Jo Chandler writes that ”Belief in black magic persists in Papua New Guinea, where communities are warping under the pressure of the mining boom’s unfulfilled expectations. Women are blamed, accused of sorcery and … Continue reading →

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Pacific Buzz (Feb. 13): Solomon Is recover | PNG seeks stability | Funding cuts | More

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Devpolicy-PiPP

A fortnightly roundup of policy news in the Pacific by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy and the Development Policy Centre. POLITICS Solomon Islands recovers In spite of aftershocks that damaged an important wharf, Solomon Islands has begun the recovery from the tsunami that damaged hundreds of homes and killed as many as 10 in the Santa Cruz islands. Australian foreign minister Bob Carr diverted his Pacific tour to visit with Solomon Islands prime minister Darcy Lilo. Disaster management officials and [...] Continue reading →

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How Australia’s aid program is helping to pay asylum-seeker bill

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Jonathan Pryke and Robin Davies

Six weeks after Foreign Minister Bob Carr announced that $375 million would be reallocated within the Australian aid program to finance asylum-seeker costs, AusAID has released (pdf, p. 102 onward) its updated 2012-13 budget estimates. The reallocation represents an effective cut of 7.3 per cent to other elements of the aid budget. Savings had to be harvested from all global, regional and country programs. Below is our preliminary analysis, looking [...] Continue reading →

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UQ ePress new Pacific titles

Posted on January 21, 2013 by pacificinstitute

Prof. Clive Moore (UQ) and Prof. Brij Lal (ANU) have been working to establish a Pacific series in the UQ ePress. The first publications in this series contain two new titles (the first in this list) and the reissue of … Continue reading →

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Pacific predictions 2013 – Fiji falters, and more

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Tess Newton Cain

This time last year, I offered Pacific predictions for 2012: you can see them here. Looking back, I didn’t do too badly, so I thought I’d have another go this year. There will no doubt be many other highlights and key moments but here I identify some of what I think will be the big ticket items, under the headings of politics, economics, and regionalism. Politics Elections – forthcoming and [...] Continue reading →

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ADB Pacific Economic Monitor (December 2012)

Posted on December 19, 2012 by pacificinstitute

“The December 2012 edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor examines the fiscal position of ADB’s Pacific developing member countries and their budget plans for 2013. Special articles included in this issue focus on economic management and growth prospects in smaller … Continue reading →

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AVID Jobs: Environmental Defenders in the Pacific…

Posted on December 7, 2012 by pacificinstitute

Environmental Defender’s Office (EDO) NSW’s International Program facilitates and coordinates Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) positions in the Pacific on an ongoing basis. EDO NSW helps the AVID program to place skilled Australian volunteers in developing countries and is funded by AusAID. EDO … Continue reading →

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Workshop: “The South Pacific: From ‘arc of instability’ to ‘arc of opportunity’?”

Posted on December 6, 2012 by pacificinstitute

The South Pacific: From ‘arc of instability’ to ‘arc of opportunity’? Is it time for Australia to shift its priorities from security to development in the South Pacific? 08:45am – 05:45pm, 08 February 2013 The Common Room, University House, Liversidge … Continue reading →

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Workshop Symposium: Political Life Writing in the Pacific Islands (Report)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by pacificinstitute

by Co-Convenors: Brij V Lal and Jack Corbett. On 18 October 2012 the first Workshop Symposium on Political Life Writing in the Pacific Islands was held at the Australian National University. The conference was co-hosted by the College of Asia … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Professor Simon Haberle!

Posted on November 29, 2012 by pacificinstitute

In November 2012, Simon Haberle was appointed Professor of Natural History in the Department of Archaeology and Natural History (ANH), ANU. Simon has a long association with the Australian National University, completing his undergraduate degree here in 1986 before continuing with … Continue reading →

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Women Leadership in Peacebuilding Program 2013 Academic Scholarship (deadline for applications extended)

Posted on November 26, 2012 by pacificinstitute

The Pacific Institute has just received news from The Pacific Centre for Peacebuilding (PCP) that the deadline has been extended on applications for The Women Leadership in Peacebuilding Program 2013 Academic Scholarship.  This scholarship is intended to meet all of the costs associated with … Continue reading →

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Raising awareness of violence against women in the Pacific

Posted on November 25, 2012 by pacificinstitute

Earlier this month, in advance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November), the World Bank organised a series of workshops and a televised panel discussion around the theme of domestic violence. This forum had … Continue reading →

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Call for proposals: ‘Supporting culture as a vector of democracy and economic growth’

Posted on November 23, 2012 by pacificinstitute

EuropeAid has issued a call for proposals for ‘Supporting culture as a vector of democracy and economic growth’ under the EU thematic programme Investing in People. Deadline for submission of concept notes is 18 December 2012. The call includes two … Continue reading →

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Talanoa Oceania 2012 (conference report)

Posted on November 22, 2012 by pacificinstitute

Conference Report by Dr Roannie Ng Shiu and Nacanieli Rika, Co-Convenors of Talanoa Oceania 2012. The 5th Talanoa Oceania conference was held in Canberra from 9-10 November. Talanoa Oceania in Canberra and the Australian National University (ANU) Pacific Institute and … Continue reading →

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Priorities for linguistic research in the Pacific (workshop report)

Posted on November 21, 2012 by pacificinstitute

by Dr Rachel Hendery, Linguistics ANU. [NB: Rachel’s map is interactive and provides information on the research priorities for these various language communities. We have included it here to suggest just one of the many ways Google Maps may facilitate … Continue reading →

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AAA Conference 2012 (Pacific-related papers)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by pacificinstitute

The 111th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) has just been held in San Francisco with the theme Borders and Crossings (November 14-18). This year’s program had 717 sessions, 34 workshops, 13 innovents and 183 special events. The … Continue reading →

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Diminishing conflicts in Asia and the Pacific: why some subside and others don’t

Posted on November 15, 2012 by pacificinstitute

Diminishing conflicts in Asia and the Pacific: why some subside and others don’t (2012) Edited by Edward Aspinall, Robin Jeffrey & Anthony Regan.* Since the publication of the 2005 Human Security Report, scholars and policy-makers have debated the causes, interpretation … Continue reading →

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