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Indigenous governance in Melanesia

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2007

Authors

White, Geoffrey

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Canberra, ACT: State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) Program, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University

Abstract

"... this paper offers a brief overview of issues and themes emerging from Melanesian studies that bear on current concerns with “indigenous governance". My strategy for doing so is to discuss a recent case of political innovation in Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands. Drawing on my own research in Santa Isabel, I ask what issues and questions emerging in that locale may be relevant for other local systems in Melanesia ..." - page 1

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governance, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji

Citation

White, G. (2007). Indigenous governance in Melanesia. SSGM Discussion Paper 2007/5. Canberra, ACT: ANU Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/10105

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DPA Discussion Papers

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Working/Technical Paper

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Open Access

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10.25911/5f20023348125

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