Understanding judicial independence in Vanuatu [PDF]
: This paper is intended to fill a gap in the literature concerning the Vanuatu judiciary, as this topic is rarely addressed other than in reports by international non-government organisations, such as Transparency International and its local chapter ...
Miranda Forsyth
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On the bryogeography of Western Melanesian Lejeuneaceae : with comments on their epiphyllous occurrence [PDF]
The phytogeography of Western Melanesian (Papua New Guinea, West Irian and the Solomon Islands) Lejeuneaceae was studied on the basis of previous literature and the Huon Peninsula material from the Koponen-Norris expedition.
Piippo, Sinikka
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Considerations for sustainable tourism development in developing countries: Perspectives from the South Pacific [PDF]
Nations of the South Pacific face a number of major challenges with respect to sustainable tourism development. Much of the literature presents overtly pessimistic conceptualisations of South Pacific nations as environmentally vulnerable and economically
Liu, Ge +3 more
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Conflict, violence and development in the Southwest Pacific: Taking the indigenous context seriously. [PDF]
This article addresses two main issues. The first of these issues is the ongoing conflation of conflict with violence, and the lack of recognition of conflict as a potentially positive force. The second of these issues is the continued push by donors in
Barcham, Manuhuia
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I present a synthesis of some key areal features of Linguistic Melanesia. There are numerous overviews of typological characteristics of Melanesian languages (e.g., Foley 2000, Aikhenvald & Stebbins 2007), but the sheer number of languages in the area means these treatments are often skewed towards a small number (of subsets) of languages.
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Self Care of Mental Health Generation Z Of Melanesia Race In Indonesia
Freodisa Meilisa Behuku +2 more
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Narrow margins: standardised manufacturing of obsidian stemmed tools as evidence for craft specialisation and social networks in mid-Holocene New Britain. In From Field to Museum—Studies from Melanesia in Honour of Robin Torrence, ed. Jim Specht, Val Attenbrow, and Jim Allen [PDF]
Paul Dickinson
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Islandness: Vulnerability and resilience in Oceania [PDF]
Pacific and other islands have long been represented as sites of vulnerability. Despite this, communities on many Pacific islands survived for millennia prior to the intrusion of people from Europe into their realm. An examination of traditional disaster
Campbell, John
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Contains fulltext : 14700.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)T. Ensink. Of J.
Muysken, P.C.
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Divine powers and exchange with ‘others’ in Melanesia [PDF]
Eric Hirsch
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