Vanuatu
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Journal Article Review of Sheng, F., & Smith, G. (2021). The Shifting Fate of China’s Pacific Diaspora.
In this article we review Sheng and Smith’s (2021) chapter, The Shifting Fate of China’s Pacific Diaspora in the edited book The China Alternative: Changing Regional Order in the Pacific Islands. Roxane de Waegh engages with Sheng and Smith’s (2021) material on the founding of a Chinese diaspora in the Pacific in the colonial period… Continue reading
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Journal Article Review of Rousseau, B., & Taylor, J. P. (2012). Kastom Ekonomi and the Subject of Self-Reliance.
This week we discussed Rousseau and Taylor’s (2012) article “Kastom Ekonomi and the Subject of Self-Reliance”. This is a particularly pertinent topic to discuss during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oceanic communities disconnected to the rest of the world due to border shut downs have been turning to the traditional economy to get by. For many (although… Continue reading
Cash Economy, evaluative dualism, Fiji, gift economy, Informal Settlement, Kastom Economy, Kastom Ekonomi, Modernity, Papua New Guinea, Ralph Regenvanu, relational economy, Self-Reliance, Soicalization of Money, Traditional economy, Vanuatu, Vanuatu National Self Reliance Strategy 2020, Year of the Traditional Economy -
Journal Article Review of Ryan (2001), “Tourism in the South Pacific – A Case of Marginalities”
In the public imaginary, Oceania is a remote region of tropical paradise, perfect for a family holiday away from the troubles of everyday life. As much as Oceania’s geographic, political and economic remoteness defines its islands as alluring holiday destinations, Chris Ryan (2001) argues that it is this very remoteness that also defines the tourism… Continue reading
Ambrym, Australia, Carvings, Chris Ryan, Climate Change Fund, Cook Islands, Core/Periphery, COVID-19, Dependency, GLobal Disruption, Happy Planet Index, HPI, Human Capital, Marginalities, Marginality, Marginalization, Mark Brown, New Economic Foundation, New Zealand, ODA, Overseas Development Aid, Pandemic, Remoteness, Resilience, Stewardship, Tourism, Vanuatu -
The Mind-Trick of Participatory Development in Oceania
In this article, we investigate how participatory development programs are implemented in our own under-covered region of Oceania. We investigate how participatory programs do the opposite of what they promote, to subordinate local populations to pre-set foreign agendas. This idea is firstly explored in a discussion on the historical emergence of participatory development as a… Continue reading
A New Song for Coastal Fisheries, CBFM, Community Based Fishery Management, COVID-19, Fiji, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Melanesian Spearhead Group, MSG, Neoliberalism, Oceania, Pacific Islands Development Forum, Pacific Islands Forum, Participatory Development, PIDF, PIF, Secretariat of the Pacific Island Community, Solomon Islands, SPC, Sugar, Vanuatu, World Bank, World Trade Organisation, WTO -
Vanuatu: The Historical-Social Context of Migration to Port Vila and the Moderating Effect of Kastom on Problems of Urbanisation.
Pacific culture is widely recognised for its rich vibrancy, interwoven social norms, and unique customs. Melanesian culture is viewed and revered by outsiders as a model of collectivised community; the last vestige of the authentic other from a past time. However, increasing globalisation, better access to transport and an insistence by developmental institutions to follow… Continue reading
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Homes of the Island Exile: A Historical Perspective
Exile is a word that signifies the forced physical expulsion from a place without the permission to return. For many, the idea of exile conjures an image of being removed from society and being abandoned on an uncharted island as commonly depicted in novels and movies. Exile has come to mean something different in the… Continue reading