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This paper develops the theory of the social contagion of violence by proposing a four-part analytical framework that focuses on: (1) contagious narratives and the accompanying behavioural script about the use of violence as a response to those ...
Miranda Forsyth, Philip Gibbs
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Sorcery and the Criminal Law in Vanuatu [PDF]
This paper examines the problems of incorporating norms of customary law into the substantive criminal laws of a Melanesian state system. It focuses on the particular crime of sorcery in Vanuatu.
Forsyth, Miranda
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Ben Bohane's portrayal of spirit and war in Melanesia
As a photojournalist, writer and producer of television documentaries, Ben Bohane has spent the past 12 years posting stories about life on the islands of Melanesia to the Western media—illuminating the struggles and the spirit worlds behind the news ...
Ben Bohane, Bec Dean
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Who’s setting the agenda? Philanthropic donor influence in marine conservation
We are in a period of unprecedented growth in conservation philanthropy. How will this influx of private funding affect conservation agendas? Inspired by a collaborative research co-design process, this paper addresses questions about how foundations ...
Ash Enrici +9 more
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On the human ethology of food sharing
This paper compares various explanatory concepts of food sharing in humans. In many animal species, parents share food with their offspring, thus investing into the 50% of their own genes present in each child.
Schiefenhövel Wulf
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Commentary: In a global context of national security anxiety, governments across the world are passing an increasing number of laws in response to terror-related threats.
Marie M'Balla-Ndi Oelgemoeller +1 more
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Notes on the amphipacific relations of Hawaiian Cladoniaceae [PDF]
The total number of currently accepted species of Cladoniaceae in the Hawaiian Islands is 22. Several taxonomic problems still exist, however. The effects of isolation are clear among Cladoniaceae. Endemism is high (c.
Smith, Clifford W., Stenroos, Soili
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The strength of the 'enabling environment' for development is often considered to be one of the key elements in whether development initiatives fail or succeed. Attempts to strengthen the enabling environment have resulted in a series of checklists and
Katherine F. Shields +6 more
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Malaysia's Primary Industries Minister Datuk Seti Dr Lim Keng Yaik, disturbed by attacks by environmentalists on companies from his country for overlogging, led a two-week forestry mission to PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in early 1996 to have a first-
Alex Choong
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Working out abjection in the Panapompom bêche-de-mer fishery: Race, economic change and the future in Papua New Guinea [PDF]
This is the accepted version of the following article: Rollason, W. (2010), Working out abjection in the Panapompom bêche-de-mer fishery: Race, economic change and the future in Papua New Guinea. The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 21: 149–170. doi:
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