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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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A 'Clean Up' Campaign for Fiji's economy [PDF]
It appears that the military-imposed Interim Government will be in power in Fiji for a few years, with the deadline for a democratically elected government to be determined by the time needed for the carrying out of a census, the redrawing of electoral ...
Duncan, Ronald
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Fiji tourism slides 41 percent after coup
Coverage: United State of ...
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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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Accounting for health in climate change policies: a case study of Fiji [PDF]
BACKGROUND Climate change is expected to affect the health of most populations in the coming decades, having the greatest impact on the poorest and most disadvantaged people in the world.
Bowen, Kathryn, Morrow, Georgina
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Centripetalism in Consociational Democracy: The Multiple Proportional Vote and the Belgian Case
Abstract Belgium illustrates that using consociational institutions in divided societies may ensure a peaceful political environment, but it fails in reducing its centrifugal tendencies. As communitarian issues threaten to paralyse the political debate, preserving the efficiency of the state will require adding centripetal incentives to the ...
Laurent de Briey, Aurian de Briey
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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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Political systems, regime memory, and economic freedom
Abstract We expand on the economic research about regime types, culture, institutions, and economic freedom, with the development of a unique measure of regime memory and examine the generational effect of past regimes on a country's level of economic freedom.
Peter Calcagno +3 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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