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Adapting Postcolonial Island Societies: Fiji and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific
Sovereign Pacific island states attract little attention from the great powers. They achieved independence peacefully, mostly from the United Kingdom, and have generally maintained functional democratic societies.
Adrien Rodd
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Abstract Thailand is facing ongoing trade‐related challenges that threaten access to an affordable and sustainable supply of medicines. Despite Thailand's history of balancing trade pressures and public health priorities, little is known about the factors that enable or constrain a focus on access to medicines in trade‐related intellectual property (IP)
Brigitte Tenni +5 more
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Tuning in: Does TV news influence the political process in Fiji?
Local television news programmes in Fiji have been the most watched programmes for the entire 13-year history of broadcast television in the country. Although survey polls consistently show that television news is extremely popular, the influence it may ...
Dale Hermanson
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Fiji tourism slides 41 percent after coup
Coverage: United State of ...
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Challenging colonial logics of habit in Australiaʼs economic statecraft with Pacific Islands
Abstract When Australia deploys tools of statecraft in attempts to develop influence with Pacific Island neighbours, inherent colonial legacies exist which are not always recognised, but ultimately affect relationships. We examine Australian economic tools of statecraft applied to migration, trade and development aid, and how a colonial ‘logic of habit’
Maima Koro, Henrietta McNeill
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‘Short views’ on Fiji coups fail to answer key media questions
The first premier of the People’s Republic of China, Zhou Enlai (1949-1976), when asked about the impact of the late eighteenth century French Revolution, supposedly responded that it was too early to tell. Apocryphal or not, his ‘long view’ always needs
Scott MacWilliam
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Realistic in vitro cardiac models are needed to improve disease modeling, drug screening, and safety pharmacology. In this study, an innovative heart‐on‐chip platform featuring engineered heart tissues is developed. Endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells enhance cardiomyocyte functional performance, and, through a self‐organization process ...
Carla Cofiño‐Fabres +8 more
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POLITICAL JOURNALISM: Fiji media regulation: Emerging from ‘worst of times’ to ‘best of times’?
A tragic result of the repressive media environment in Fiji has been a huge brain drain within the industry. Many of the best and experienced media workers have left or been forced out.
Ricardo Morris
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Constitutional Engineering in Post‐Coup Fiji
AbstractAnalyses the historical background to the constitutional crisis that flared up in Fiji in 1987, when a military coup, led by native Fijians, overthrew a government democratically elected by a majority immigrant population. It then discusses the issues that led to the Fiji Constitution of 1990, and that continue to engage the attention of the ...
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Adapting postcolonial societies: two case studies from the Pacific island region [PDF]
Sovereign Pacific island states attract little attention from the great powers. They achieved independence peacefully, mostly from the United Kingdom, and have generally maintained functional democratic societies.
Adrien Rodd
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