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Insecurity in the Southern Highlands: the nature, triggers and consequences of violence in Hela region

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Title: Insecurity in the Southern Highlands: the nature, triggers and consequences of violence in Hela region
Author(s): Kopi, Michelle
Hinton, Rachael
Robinson, Sarah
Maiap, Sylvia
Guman, Yanny
Keywords: governance;conflict;Papua New Guinea
Date published: 2011
Publisher: Canberra, ACT: State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) Program, School of International, Political and Strategic Studies, College of Asia & the Pacific, The Australian National University
Citation: Kopi, M., Hinton, R., Robinson, S., Maiap, S. & Guman, Y. (2011). Insecurity in the Southern Highlands: the nature, triggers and consequences of violence in Hela region. SSGM Discussion Paper 2011/3. Canberra, ACT: ANU College of Asia & the Pacific, School of International, Political and Strategic Studies, State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program
Series/Report no.: Discussion Paper (The Australian National University, State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) Program): 2011/3
Description: 
"Violence is widely perceived to be a serious problem in Papua New Guinea (PNG), but there is substantial geographical variation and data is limited on the nature and causes of violence. There is some evidence to suggest that violent trauma is a leading cause of injury and death in PNG, and in some parts of the Highlands provinces, trauma is the leading cause of death amongst adults and a large proportion of injuries are intentionally inflicted ..." - page 1
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/9878
ISSN: 1328-7854

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