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Coup editorial content: Analysis of the Fiji 2000 political crisis
Both the Fiji Times and the Daily Post reinforced the colonial myth that Fijian chiefs are the rightful rulers of Fiji, emphasising that Fiji, and this presumably means Fijians, was not ready for a multiracial constitution.
Lynda Duncan
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Emerging human dimensions research in coastal and nearshore Oceania
Abstract Calls for incorporating human dimensions into marine conservation have increased and begun to coalesce as marine social science. However, it is unclear what types of research and foci have been centered in this new interdisciplinary field and what gaps remain.
Rachel Dacks +2 more
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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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ABSTRACT In Indonesian‐occupied West Papua, Christianity has been adopted, adapted, and transformed by the indigenous people of various ethnic groups to become part of their social and cultural landscape. Christianity has also prominently figured in their continuing struggle for political self‐determination.
Cypri Jehan Paju Dale
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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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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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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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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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When the barking stopped: Censorship, self-censorship and spin in Fiji
After four military coups in 20 years, Fiji is poised to return to democracy in elections promised for 2014. An emergency decree placing censors in newsrooms was lifted in January 2012, but with domestic media gagged by lawsuits and Fiji Television ...
Robert A. Hooper
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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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