Lal, Brij2015-12-130035-8533http://hdl.handle.net/1885/86643Fiji's 1997 multiracial constitution has had a short but troubled history. It has survived a putsch and an attempted abrogation by Fiji's military, but nationalist forces have made its revocation a central plank of their political agenda. At the heart ofKeywords: ethnopolitics; military intervention; multiculturalism; political system; Fiji Constitutional review and change; Fiji; Military coup; Politics in multi-ethnic societies20032015-12-12