| Title: The Samoan Fa'amatai system : social protection and governance issues Author: Taua'a, Susana Subject: | Customary law|Samoa Samoa|Social life and customs | Volume: Vol.34, 2014 Collation: p. 59-76 Abstract: This paper explores the fa’amatai in the light of social protection in Samoa. Fa’amatai is a way of life, a social political structure and the basis of traditional village governance that cuts into the modern democratic system of government.
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| Title: Schooling in Pacific Islands Nations (PINs) : what place, what role? Author: Tuimaleali'ifano, Eileen Subject: | culture and education | Volume: Vol.30, 2007 Collation: Abstract: Concern with the achievements and adequacy of formal education systems in the contemporary Pacific has, over the past thirty years, led many Pacific Islander educationists to advocate the thoroughgoing adoption of cultural approaches as the remedy for perceived deficiencies. Greater use of Pacific epistemologies and cultures in all areas of education-curricula, pedagogy, psychology, learning theories, assessment techniques and so on-is, they contend, the means most likely to break down the 'foreignness' of the school system and step outside the notion that the primary purpose of schooling is national development. This paper, taking account of the contextual realities of the present globalising world, argues that cultural approaches are no longer enough. Systems and teachers must be prepared to operate more flexibly and variously, rising to the challenge of the mixed classrooms and global consciousness that constitute the world of today's students. Keywords culture and education; Pacific Islands Nations; pedagogyConcern with the achievements and adequacy of formal education systems in the contemporary Pacific has, over the past thirty years, led many Pacific Islander educationists to advocate the thoroughgoing adoption of cultural approaches as the remedy for perceived deficiencies. Greater use of Pacific epistemologies and cultures in all areas of education-curricula, pedagogy, psychology, learning theories, assessment techniques and so on-is, they contend, the means most likely to break down the 'foreignness' of the school system and step outside the notion that the primary purpose of schooling is national development. This paper, taking account of the contextual realities of the present globalising world, argues that cultural approaches are no longer enough. Systems and teachers must be prepared to operate more flexibly and variously, rising to the challenge of the mixed classrooms and global consciousness that constitute the world of today's students. Keywords culture and education; Pacific Islands Nations; pedagogyConcern with the achievements and adequacy of formal education systems in the contemporary Pacific has, over the past thirty years, led many Pacific Islander educationists to advocate the thoroughgoing adoption of cultural approaches as the remedy for perceived deficiencies. Greater use of Pacific epistemologies and cultures in all areas of education-curricula, pedagogy, psychology, learning theories, assessment techniques and so on-is, they contend, the means most likely to break down the 'foreignness' of the school system and step outside the notion that the primary purpose of schooling is national development. This paper, taking account of the contextual realities of the present globalising world, argues that cultural approaches are no longer enough. Systems and teachers must be prepared to operate more flexibly and variously, rising to the challenge of the mixed classrooms and global consciousness that constitute
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| Title: Sciences in the plural : the UNESCO Environmental Encyclopedia of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands Author: Hviding, Edvard Subject: | Marovo Lagoon (Solomon Islands) | Volume: Vol.32 no.2, 2012 Collation: p. 128-143 Abstract: On the basis of 25 years' research in Marovo Lagoon, Western Solomon Islmuis, this paper discusses interactions between wcal development aspirations and introduced agerultls ifbwdWersity managemen4 and argues for increased diawgue between wcal and gwbal ways if !mowing and classijjing bwdwersity. Transnational companier have exploiwd th£ reif> and rainforests if Marovo Lagoon since th£ 1980s, while th£ area has attained international renown as a bwdWersity hotspot 7hrough customary law, th£ Marovo tribal groups still own th£ lagoon and th£ land whose resources are targets if such conjlicting p"!iects as wgging and bwdwersity conservation. Chiefi and leaders in Maravo have also initiated and suppomd academic research documenting resource use, management institutions and enoironmentallmowledge. 7his encounter between wcal and non-wcal!mowledge opens th£ possibility if making meaningfol connections between (1) Western science, (2) agerultls if environmental sustainability and (3) !mowledge and aspirations if local people. To i.lIustraw how such connections can be mediaWd by Wag-term anthropowgical fold research, th£ paper reports a UNESCO initiatioe based on an Environmental Enryclopedia in th£ Marouo Waguage that also contains English translations and scientific identifications. A new approach to environmental education in Marouo schools now uses this book, aiming to prepare youth for sustainable rural lifestyles, while also fo!fiJJing national polily to promow wcally and gwbal[y relevant vernacular education. In 2010 an online version if th£ book was launched as an OER (Open Educational Resource) contributing to a pioneering dfort unrierw'!Y in Marouo Lagoon to use rural internet-based education inaolving th£ OLPC (One Laptop per Child) P"!iect and ¥SA T broadband to remow locations. TheJoW7ll1l <
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| Title: The secret Guam study : how President Ford's approval of he commonwealth was blocked by federal officials Author: Leibowitz, Arnold H. Subject: | Guam|Politics and government United States|Foreign relations|1945-1989 United States|Territories and possessions|Guam | Volume: Vol.28 no.2, 2005 Collation: p. 374-376 Abstract: Book Review
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| Title: Self-determination and the political economy of international law : denial of a right in East Timor Author: Sutherland, William Subject: | Self-determination, National|East Timor International law|Political aspects | Volume: Vol.11, 1985 Collation: p. 45-62 Abstract: This short paper examines the status of Indonesia's actions under international law and the case is made that the annexation of East Timor represents a gross violation of the East Timorese right to self-determination.
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| Title: Shallow coups, thin democracy? : constitutionalism in Fiji, 1987-1999 Author: MacWilliam, Scott Subject: | Constitutional history|Fiji | Volume: Vol.25 no.1, 2001 Collation: p. 9-44 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: Shedding the emperor's clothes : from colonial sugar refining to Fiji Sugar Corporation the take-over and consolidation 1973-1976 Author: Plange, Niik Subject: | Sugarcane industry|Fiji | Volume: Vol.14, 1988 Collation: p. 112-130 Abstract: The reason for the purchase of the CSR was its reluctance to ,hare profits equably with its cane growers.
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| Title: Shifting images of identity in the Pacific : book review Author: Poyer, Lin Subject: | Pacific Area|Ethnic identity|Congresses | Volume: Vol.28 no.2, 2005 Collation: p. 366-368 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: Sidelines and solidarity : race and cultural hegemonies in the transition from mission to national soccer in Fiji and South Africa Author: Prasad, Mohit Volume: Vol.33 no.1, 2013 Collation: p. 26-43 Abstract: Looks at the context and significance of soccer in assignations of race, ethnicity and class under colonialism and apartheid in soccer in two widely differing yet not totally dissimilar multiethnic, formerly colonial countries, Fiji and South Africa
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| Title: Simione Durutalo (1956-1994) and appreciation Author: Naidu, Vijay Volume: Vol.18, 1994-95 Collation: p. 194-197 Abstract: An appreciation
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| Title: The small claims tribunal as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism in Fiji Author: Omar, Muhammed Taufil Subject: | Small claims courts|Fiji Dispute resolution (Law)|Fiji Consumer Council of Fiji | Volume: Vol.23 no.1, 1999 Collation: p. 110-119 Abstract: This study introduces ‘Small Claims Tribunals’ as a method of alternative dispute resolution in Fiji
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| Title: Social accountability : working towards improved transparency and good governance Author: Gopalkrishnan, Narayan Volume: Vol.34, 2014 Collation: p. 91-107 Abstract: This paper critically examines the notion of social accountability and excavates reasons for its increasing popularity in development circles
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| Title: Social scientists in paradise Author: Howard, Michael C. Volume: Vol.09, 1983 Collation: p. 1-8 Abstract: Social science research in the South Pacific has had its ups and downs. depending on the vagaries of the world economy, wars and other geo-political considerations, academic fads, and the like. By and large, however, it can be argued that it has progressed - at least in terms of specialised complexity, the quantity of research and writing, and the range of theoretical perspectives represented. The South Pacific is no longer the preserve of a handful of anthropologists studying kinship and sexual practices and historians recording the glories of imperial expansion. The heterogeneity of social science research in the region has increased significantly over the past couple of decades. As a result, there are those who now feel that social science in the South Pacific has begun to exhibit a higher level of maturity, who believe that it is on the verge of moving beyond simple description, vaguely informed by theoretical concerns, to a more sophisticated plane. The articles in this special issue of the The Journal of Pacific Studies are drawn from the major fields within social science like history, anthropology, and geography, and to a lesser extent political sciences and economics, which have been present in the region over the years as well as from such relatively new fields of study as accounting, administration, and industrial relations.
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| Title: Sociology in the South Pacific Author: Howard, Michael C. Subject: | Anthropology|Oceania|History Sociology|Oceania|History | Volume: Vol.09, 1983 Collation: p.70-132 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: Some comments on the experience of women in Vanuatu Author: Lini, Kathi Rarua Subject: | Women|Vanuatu Women's rights|Vanuatu | Volume: Vol.08, 1982 Collation: p. 70-82 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: The South Pacific Author: Norton, Robert Volume: Vol.25 no.2, 2001 Collation: p. 299-301 Abstract: Book Review
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| Title: South Sea journey Author: Woodcock, George Subject: | Oceania|Description and travel | Volume: Vol.03, 1977 Collation: p. 103-105 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: Space, power and politics in Fiji : geographies of the 1999 general election Author: Britton, James M.R, Murray, Warwick E Subject: | Elections|Fiji|1999 Voting|Fiji|1999 | Volume: Vol.25 no.1, 2001 Collation: p. 45-68 Abstract: This paper investigates Fiji 's significantly asymmetric electoral geography and the voting patterns resulting from the 1999 general election.
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| Title: Squatting in Fiji Author: Bryant, Jenny Subject: | Squatters|Fiji Squatter settlements|Fiji | Volume: Vol.10, 1984 Collation: p. 124 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: SSED MA and PhD theses 2001-2003 Author: Volume: Vol.26 no.1&2, 2004 Collation: p. 238-239 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: SSED PhD and MA theses 2003-2004 Author: Volume: Vol.27 no.2, 2004 Collation: p. 304-305 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: The state and economic development : lessons from the Far East Author: Prasad, Satendra Volume: Vol.19, 1996 Collation: p. 176-180 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: The state as entrepreneur : a case study of the government shareholding agency in Solomon Islands, it's origin and development Author: Carroll, Peter Subject: | Solomon Islands. Government Shareholding Agency Government business enterprises|Solomon Islands Corporations, Government|Solomon Islands | Volume: Vol.06, 1980 Collation: p. 45-86 Abstract: The majority of the countries of the South and West Pacific have achieved independence in the past two decades. Most of these very small countries have become accustomed to using publlic enterprise to promote economic growth more rapid than that which obtained under earlier colonial regimes. Before independence, publlic enterprise was not uncommon, particularly in the field of public utilities, and, to a lesser extent, in the financial sectors - as the several Agricultural and Industrial Loans Boards of the region indicate - but it was nowhere extensive. The loosening of colonial ties at the time of independence, however, sparked off a veritable explosion in its use. Governments, eager to speed up socio-economic growth but faced with relatively undeveloped private sectors, established public enterprises throughout their economies. As a result, one problem has been that of effective coordination and control. Most governments have chosen to place their various public enterprises under a relevant department, ultimately responsible, through ministers, to cabinet and parliament. The Fiji Sugar Corporation, Western Samoa Trust Estates Corporation, Tonga Commodities Board, and many others vital to the well-being of their respective national economies, are dealt in with in this fashion.
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| Title: Statement by Ambassadoe Tenagi R. Lohia at the special committee of 24 Regional Seminar in Port Moresby for Asia/Pacific region 4-6 March 1985 Author: Lohia, Tenagi R. Subject: | International trusteeships | Volume: Vol.11, 1985 Collation: p. 181-189 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: The state of economic development theory in the South Pacific Author: Gunasekera, H. M. Subject: | Economic development|Research|Oceania | Volume: Vol.09, 1983 Collation: p. 218-261 Abstract: This paper is an attempt to review the literature on economic development in the South Pacific written during the past decade and a half. The paper is based on an examination of over one hundred and fifty pieces and reports. The list perused is by no means exhaustive, the authors' input in this regard being constrained by their imperfect knowledge of and accessibility to existing works and by the limited time available. Naturally, we have not been able to make individual mention of all the works examined. In this task we have not been compelled to be selective, not only by the limitation of space but also by the fact that our main concern has been to classify these writings in terms of a certain set of series of development. Hence, those writings which we considered as forming only detailed aspects of these series have been mentioned only in passing.
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| Title: Steering a course for the future with sticks, stones, grass and a little sharkskin : the case for revitalisation of sail technology and sailing culture as a practical sea-transport response to climate change and fossil fuel dependence and supply issues in Fiji Author: Nuttall, Peter Volume: Vol.32, 2012 Collation: p. 163-175 Abstract: The paper makes an initial case for a more detailed inquiry into and analysis of the role sail technology might play in seeking sustainable and Oceanian -centred sea-transport adaptations for the region. Immediate and pressing challenges that face the coastal and island communities of Oceania include increasing environmental degradation, the uncertain effects of a climate change future and increasing dependency on imported fossil fuel with related concerns of supply and price security. Global interest in alternative energy technologies is widespread but sea transport generally and sail technology in particular have not been seriously explored. Past lessons and recent research indicate strong potential for sail technology to provide practical and multiple benefits to island and village communities as a viable alternative, although substantial barriers exist to such a revitalisation. Sail has potential at all levels of local, national and regional sea transport. The example of a fleet of small-scale, village based, sail powered catamarans is explored. The research focus of this paper is geographically limited to a Fijian example but is expected to have regional applicability.
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| Title: Stones rot but words last forever : the influence of culture on the communication of developmental information in the Pacific Islands Author: Thomas, Pamela M. Subject: | Communication and culture|Samoa Samoa|social life and customs | Volume: Vol.06, 1980 Collation: p. [1]-34 Abstract: E pala ma 'a, 'ae 'uppu (stones rot but words last forever). This old Samoan proverb points to the cultural significance of the spoken word in Samoan society. It alludes not only to the enduring nature of myths and legends and the importance of orally transmitted geneologies and history, but to the richness and pleasure of good discussion, pride in the ability to talk well and the Samoans' skill in oratory. Samoa has a talking culture, and oratory is regarded as an art form. The importance of the spoken word is clearly shown in a special category of chief - the 'tulafale' or talking chief. As in many Pacific societies based on an oral culture, the spoken word is more than just a means of communication, it is central to the way of life.
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| Title: The structure of retail food outlets in Suva, Fiji Author: Chandra, Rajesh Subject: | Food industry and trade|Fiji|Suva | Volume: Vol.03, 1977 Collation: p. 23-54 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: A study into the feasibility of establishing a local vegetable seed supply enterprise in Solomon Islands Author: Neave, Suzanne Subject: | Seed supply|developing countries | Volume: Vol.32 no.2, 2012 Collation: p. 144-158 Abstract: This paper examims the factors contributing to the development 'If a robust local seed suPPlY ~s1em in Solomon Islands in the absence 'If conventWrud inftastructure and an enabling regulatory environment It is based on a case stu,y 'If an agricultural input supplier based in Honiara wlw contracted with a localfarmer to grow eggplant and tomato prinuuily for seed productUm. An economic analysis to Ikterenine whether such an enterprise would be economicallY vWhle.for both parti£s and a discussion 'If the practical constraints and opportunitics in the currenJ agribusiness environment are presented. The economic analYsis indicated there are potentio.ljinoncial ineentivesfor a retailer to contract with afarmer to SUPPlY seedfor the local market Based on the data collected during the stu,y, the cost 'lfproduction was SED 443 and 4,126 per kgfor eggplant and tomato respectioeIY, while costsfor processing and retailing were SBD 1,780 and 8,691 per kgfor eggplant and tomato, respectioeIY. The rate 'If return varies according to the price at which the farmer sells the seed to the retailer, and the retail price 'If that seed. However, as the reallkmand.for seed is not yet realised and standards and regulations to ensure qualitY are not yet in ploce, a local, private-sector driven seed supplY enterprise in the near foture seems a limited possibiliry.
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| Title: Successful unionism in a difficult environment. The Papua New Guinea Maritime Workers Industrial Union in the 1990s Author: Hess, Michael Subject: | Laor unions|Papua New Guinea | Volume: Vol.24 no.1, 2000 Collation: p. 5-32 Abstract: The purpose of this article, however, has been not so much to analyse PNG’s maritime transport industry as to identify more narrowly the determinants of the success of its union.
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| Title: Sugar and education in Fiji Author: Routledge, David Volume: Vol.08, 1982 Collation: p. 109-114 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: Supply side obstacles to financing the private sector : empirical evidence from a small island developing state Author: Sharma, Parmendra, Gounder, Neelesh Subject: | State, Small|Economic conditions Developing island countries|Economic conditions | Volume: Vol.33 no.1, 2013 Collation: p. 4-25 Abstract: In light of the positive growing finance-private sector-economic growth findings, this article examines, from a supply side perspective, obstacles to private scetor financing in Fiji, a growth deprived, small island developing state in the Pacific region
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| Title: A survey of market vendors in a rural township : could more schooling assist rutal market vendors? Author: Singh, Jagjit Subject: | Education|Economic aspects|Fiji Economic development|Effect of education on|Fiji | Volume: Vol.19, 1996 Collation: p. 159-172 Abstract: This paper begins investigation of the effects of attainment ofbasic schooling on income earnings of middlemen entrepreneurs in an informal sector
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| Title: Survival responses to demographic and ecological pressures : population density and fishing patterns in Kiribati Author: Singh, Jagjit Subject: | Fishery management|Kiribati Traditional fishing|Kiribati Fishing|Economic aspects|Kiribati | Volume: Vol.19, 1996 Collation: p. 59-82 Abstract: The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to explore the broad socioeconomic patterns and second, to examine the significance of fishing activities in small atolls such as those of the Pacific Island state of Kiribati.
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| Title: Sustainable sea transport research programme : toward a research-based programme of investigation for Oceania Author: Prasad, Biman, Joeli Veitayaki, Elisabeth Holland, Peter Nut-tall, Alison Newell, Amelia Bola and John Kaitu'u Volume: Vol.33 no.1, 2013 Collation: p. 78-94 Abstract: This paper sets out the background, rationale and aims of a newly-established University of the South Pacific (USP) research cluster programme investigating the role that renewable energy might play for sustainable sea transport in the region
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| Title: Sustainable tropical rain forest logging : theory and practice Author: Sisto, Nicholas Subject: | Sustainable forestry|Economic aspects Logging|Economic aspects|Tropics | Volume: Vol.25 no.2, 2001 Collation: p. 253-276 Abstract: This paper proposes an alternative definition of sustainable logging: logging that does not disturb the species and age distribution of the tree population.
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| Title: Suva in a storm, 1920 Author: Ali, Ahmed Subject: | General Strike, Fiji, 1920 Strikes and lockouts|Fiji Labor disputes|Fiji | Volume: Vol.02, 1976 Collation: p. 1-21 Abstract: [ Abstract not available ]
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| Title: Suva Residents’ Views on Cancer, Diabetes and HIV in The Fiji Times Author: Gounder, Farzana Subject: | Public Health Media Analysis Diabetes Cancer | Volume: Vol. 40, no. 1, 2020 Collation: p. 81-101 Abstract: The burden of preventable diseases is increasing in the South Pacific Island Countries and Territories. In Fiji, significant media attention and national finances are spent on public dissemination of the modifiable risk factors of chronic illnesses. However, little is known about lay societal perceptions of chronic illnesses and of people living with these illnesses. This preliminary study takes an area-situated approach to lay knowledge and examines Suva residents’ moral evaluations associated with socially significant health concerns in Fiji. Using the case studies of HIV, cancer, and diabetes, the research employs content analysis to examine 144 Suva residents’ Letters to the Editor, published between 2000 and 2019 in The Fiji Times. The findings indicate that letter writers on chronic illnesses are power sensitive, interested in governmental responsibility, and aware of the role of stigma in creating inequitable health outcomes. The study’s findings locate chronic illness as not only a medical responsibility but also a social justice and human rights concern that requires a multisectoral approach, with community-tailored responses at the heart of all discussions. The lay-societal recognition of the three illnesses as being socially relevant suggests grassroots support for policies directed towards structural reforms for the prevention and management of these illnesses.
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