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This cluster of papers encompasses an interdisciplinary study of islands and island nations, focusing on their economic development, vulnerability, sustainability, governance, decolonization, and resilience. It explores the unique challenges and opportunities faced by small states and island communities, particularly in the Pacific region, and delves into the complexities of globalization, political representation, and environmental impact.

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Islands; Small States; Vulnerability; Economic Development; Sustainability; Governance; Pacific; Decolonization; Globalization; Resilience

Strategies for Cultural Change

1994-01-01

S. Paul Bate

The commonwealth of Oceana and a system of politics

2002-12-23

James Harrington

The first Ukrainian translation of James Harrington's «The Commonwealth of Oceana and A System of Politics» The first Ukrainian translation of James Harrington's «The Commonwealth of Oceana and A System of Politics»

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The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991

1995-01-01

Francis Fukuyama , Eric Hobsbawm

Nature reserves: island theory and conservation practice

1991-10-01

Craig L. Shafer

Tahitians: Mind and Experience in the Society Islands.

1975-03-01

G. B. Milner , Robert I. Levy

seminal work in several fields-person-centered anthropology, comparative psychology, and social history-documents the inner life of the with sensitivity and insight. At the same time Levy reveals the ways in which … seminal work in several fields-person-centered anthropology, comparative psychology, and social history-documents the inner life of the with sensitivity and insight. At the same time Levy reveals the ways in which private and public worlds interact. Tahitians is an ethnography focused on private but culturally organized behavior resulting in a wealth of material for the understanding of the interaction among historical, cultural, and personal spheres. This is a unique addition to anthropological literature. . . . No review could substitute for reading it.-Margaret Mead, American Anthropologist

The inner ocean: individualism and democratic culture

1993-04-01

George Kateb

The Mirab Economy in South Pacific Microstates

1985-10-01

Ivo Bertram , R. F. Watters

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Race to the Finish: Identity and Governance in an Age of Genomics

2006-02-13

Hilary Cunningham

Race to the Finish: Identity and Governance in an Age of Genomics . Jenny Reardon. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005. 312 pp. Race to the Finish: Identity and Governance in an Age of Genomics . Jenny Reardon. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005. 312 pp.

Global Assemblages: Technology, Politics, and Ethics as Anthropological Problems

2006-02-13

Ulf Hannerz

Global Assemblages: Technology, Politics, and Ethics as Anthropological Problems . Aihwa Ong and Stephen J. Collier, eds. Williston, VT: Blackwell Publishers, 2005. 494 pp. Global Assemblages: Technology, Politics, and Ethics as Anthropological Problems . Aihwa Ong and Stephen J. Collier, eds. Williston, VT: Blackwell Publishers, 2005. 494 pp.

Empowering Place: Multilocality and Multivocality

1992-09-01

Margaret Critchlow Rodman

The concept of “voice” has received considerable attention in anthropology recently. This article suggests that the concept of “place” requires a concomitant rethinking. It explores ways in which place, like … The concept of “voice” has received considerable attention in anthropology recently. This article suggests that the concept of “place” requires a concomitant rethinking. It explores ways in which place, like voice and time, is a politicized social and cultural construct. It applies insights from geography and sociology to the anthropological study of place, drawing on research in Melanesia, including the author's fieldwork in Vanuatu. The article concludes that attention to multilocality as well as multivocality can empower place conceptually and encourage understanding of the complex social construction of spatial meaning.

Lilliputians' Dilemmas: Small States in Internatinal Politics

1969-01-01

Robert O. Keohane

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Between Pacific Tides

1953-08-26

Robert Rush Miller , Edward F. Ricketts , Jack Calvin

Small island developing states and their economic vulnerabilities

1995-09-01

Lino Briguglio

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Rethinking Context: Language as an Interactive Phenomenon.

1993-09-01

Angela Cora Garcia , Alessandro Duranti , Charles Goodwin

1. Rethinking Context: an introduction Charles Goodwin, and Alessandro Duranti 2. The indexical ground of Deictic Reference William F. Hanks 3. Language in context and language as context: the Samoan … 1. Rethinking Context: an introduction Charles Goodwin, and Alessandro Duranti 2. The indexical ground of Deictic Reference William F. Hanks 3. Language in context and language as context: the Samoan respect vocabulary Alessandro Duranti 4. Context contests: debatable truth statements on Tanna (Vanuatu) Lamont Lindstrom 5. Contextualization, tradition, and the dialogue of contexts: Icelandic Legends of the Kraftaskald Richard Bauman 6. Assessments and the construction of context Charles Goodwin, and Marjorie Harness Goodwin 7. In another context Emanuel A. Schegloff 8. Contextualization and understanding John Gumperz 9. Contextualization in Kalapalo narratives Ellen Basso 10. Radio talk-show therapy and the pragmatics of possible worlds Frank Gaik 11. The interpenetration of communicative contexts: examples from medical encounters Aaron Cicourel 12. The routinization of repair in courtroom discourse Susan U. Philips 13. The negotiation of context in face-to-face interaction Adam Kendon 14. Indexing gender Elinor Ochs.

The Kantian Peace: The Pacific Benefits of Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations, 1885–1992

2015-01-01

John R. Oneal , Bruce Russett

The Fame of Gawa: A Symbolic Study of Value Transformation in a Massim (Papua New Guinea) Society

1989-01-01

Alice Pomponio , Nancy D. Munn

This new edition of the critically acclaimed The Fame of Gawa-originally published in 1986-makes available for the first time this important work in paperback. The Fame of Gawa is concerned … This new edition of the critically acclaimed The Fame of Gawa-originally published in 1986-makes available for the first time this important work in paperback. The Fame of Gawa is concerned with fundamental practices of value creation on Gawa, a small island off the southeast coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, the inhabitants of which participate in the long-distance kula shell exchange ring. Integrating various aspects of the study of society and culture--including the sociocultural construction of space and time, self-other relations and the body, and moral and political problems of hierarchy and equality-Nancy D. Munn shows that it is through achieving fame in the wider inter-island world that the Gawan community asserts its own internal viablity.

The island race: Englishness, empire and gender in the eighteenth century

2003-09-01

Kathleen Wilson

Rooted in a period of vigorous exploration and colonialism, The Island Race: Englishness, empire and gender in the eighteenth century is an innovative study of the issues of nation, gender … Rooted in a period of vigorous exploration and colonialism, The Island Race: Englishness, empire and gender in the eighteenth century is an innovative study of the issues of nation, gender and identity. Wilson bases her analysis on a wide range of case studies drawn both from Britain and across the Atlantic and Pacific worlds. Creating a colourful and original colonial landscape, she considers topics such as: * sodomy * theatre * masculinity * the symbolism of Britannia * the role of women in war. Wilson shows the far-reaching implications that colonial power and expansion had upon the English people's sense of self, and argues that the vaunted singularity of English culture was in fact constituted by the bodies, practices and exchanges of peoples across the globe. Theoretically rigorous and highly readable, The Island Race will become a seminal text for understanding the pressing issues that it confronts.

The Island Mass Effect

1956-10-01

M. S. Doty , Mikihiko Oguri

Journal Article The Island Mass Effect Get access Maxwell S. Doty, Maxwell S. Doty Department of Botany, University of HawaiiHonolulu Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic … Journal Article The Island Mass Effect Get access Maxwell S. Doty, Maxwell S. Doty Department of Botany, University of HawaiiHonolulu Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Mikihiko Oguri Mikihiko Oguri Department of Botany, University of HawaiiHonolulu Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 22, Issue 1, October 1956, Pages 33–37, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/22.1.33 Published: 01 October 1956

The enforcement archipelago: Detention, haunting, and asylum on islands

2011-03-01

Alison Mountz

Social Stratification in Polynesia

1961-01-01

J. H. , Marshall Sahlins

Big men and great men: personifications of power in Melanesia

1992-01-01

John R. Barker , Maurice Godelier , Marilyn Strathern

PART I 1. From great men to big men: peace, substitution and competition in the Highlands of New Guinea PIERRE LEMONNIER 2. Great man, big man, chief: a triangulation of … PART I 1. From great men to big men: peace, substitution and competition in the Highlands of New Guinea PIERRE LEMONNIER 2. Great man, big man, chief: a triangulation of the Massim JOHN LIEP 3. Soaring hawks and grounded persons: the politics of rank and gender in North Vanuatu MARGARET JOLLY PART II 4. Punishing the yams: leadership and gender ambivalence on Sabarl Island DEBBORA BATTAGLIA 5. Great men and total systems: North Mekeo hereditary authority and social reproduction MARK MOSKO 6. The cryptic brotherhood of big men and great men in Ilahita DONALD TUZIN 7. Complementarity and rivalry: two contradictory principles in Yafar society BERNARD JUILLERAT 8. How Oro province societies fit Godelier's model ERIC SCHWIMMER PART III 9. The fractal person ROY WAGNER 10. The flute myth and the law of equivalence: origins of a principle of exchange GILLIAN GILLISON 11. One man and many men MARILYN STRATHERN 12. Interests in exchange: increment, equivalence and the limits of big-manship RENA LEDERMAN 13. Post-Ipomoean modernism: the Duna example NICHOLAS MODJESKA 14. Big men, great men and women: alternative logics of gender difference DAN JORGENSEN PART IV 15. An unfinished attempt at reconstructing the social processes which may have prompted the transformation of great men societies into big men societies MAURICE GODELIER.

Economic Vulnerability and Resilience: Concepts and Measurements

2009-09-01

Lino Briguglio , Gordon Cordina , Nadia Farrugia +1 more

In this paper, economic vulnerability is defined as the exposure of an economy to exogenous shocks, arising out of economic openness, while economic resilience is defined as the policy-induced ability … In this paper, economic vulnerability is defined as the exposure of an economy to exogenous shocks, arising out of economic openness, while economic resilience is defined as the policy-induced ability of an economy to withstand or recover from the effects of such shocks. The paper briefly reviews the work already carried out on economic vulnerability and extends the research towards the development of a conceptual and methodological framework for the definition and measurement of economic resilience. Towards this end, the paper proposes an index of economic resilience gauging the adequacy of policy in four broad areas, namely macroeconomic stability, microeconomic market efficiency, good governance and social development. The analysis of economic resilience explains how small economies can attain a relatively high level of gross domestic product per capita if they adopt appropriate policy stances. In other words, the relatively good economic performance of a number of small states is not because, but in spite of, their small size and inherent economic vulnerability. The results of this study can be used as a tool towards the formulation of policies aimed at overcoming the adverse consequences of economic vulnerability.

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Poor Man, Rich Man, Big-man, Chief: Political Types in Melanesia and Polynesia

1963-04-01

Marshall Sahlins

With an eye to their own life goals, the native peoples of Pacific Islands unwittingly present to anthropologists a generous scientific gift: an extended series of experiments in cultural adaptation … With an eye to their own life goals, the native peoples of Pacific Islands unwittingly present to anthropologists a generous scientific gift: an extended series of experiments in cultural adaptation and evolutionary development. They have compressed their institutions within the confines of infertile coral atolls, expanded them on volcanic islands, created with the means history gave them cultures adapted to the deserts of Australia, the mountains and warm coasts of New Guinea, the rain forests of the Solomon Islands. From the Australian Aborigines, whose hunting and gathering existence duplicates in outline the cultural life of the later Paleolithic, to the great chiefdoms of Hawaii, where society approached the formative levels of the old Fertile Crescent civilizations, almost every general phase in the progress of primitive culture is exemplified.

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Magic, Science, and Religion and Other Essays.

1948-11-01

John Rawls , Bronisław Malinowski , Robert R. Redfield

In the same way that Frazer mapped out new worlds for modern anthropologists by rediscovering a common poetry in the mythologies of cultures, so Malinowski (through his studies of the … In the same way that Frazer mapped out new worlds for modern anthropologists by rediscovering a common poetry in the mythologies of cultures, so Malinowski (through his studies of the Melanesian peoples) found a poetry in daily living. By exploring the rhythm of work and ritual among primitive peoples, he reveals essentials about ourselves. The three essays included here, first published in the 1920's, retain their power to move. In 'Magic, Science and Religion' Malinowski examines the various views of primitive religion (put forth by Frazer and Durkheim among others) and goes on to explore his own theories. Scientific knowledge, he finds, is common to all peoples, even the most primitive but religion and magic are special means by which man in a specific culture reconciles his place in the universe. The second essay, 'Myth in Primitive Psychology', was written as a tribute to Sir James Frazer, where Malinowski links myth with magic as a source of ethical and philosophical ideas, stressing the changing relationship with the culture that produces it. In the final essay, 'Baloma', Malinowski describes beliefs found in the Trobriand Islands regarding the spirits of the dead and explains his basic ideas on the functional link between behaviour, belief and society.

Argonauts of the Western Pacific

2002-09-10

Bronisław Malinowski

Bronislaw Malinowski’s pathbreaking Argonauts of the Western Pacific is at once a detailed account of exchange in the Melanesian islands and a manifesto of a modernist anthropology. Malinowski argued that … Bronislaw Malinowski’s pathbreaking Argonauts of the Western Pacific is at once a detailed account of exchange in the Melanesian islands and a manifesto of a modernist anthropology. Malinowski argued that the goal of which the ethnographer should never lose sight is ‘to grasp the native’s point of view, his relation to life, to realise his vision of his world.’ Through vivid evocations of Kula life, including the building and launching of canoes, fishing expeditions and the role of myth and magic amongst the Kula people, Malinowski brilliantly describes an inter-island system of exchange - from gifts from father to son to swapping fish for yams - around which an entire community revolves. A classic of anthropology that did much to establish the primacy of painstaking fieldwork over the earlier anecdotal reports of travel writers, journalists and missionaries, it is a compelling insight into a world now largely lost from view. 　 With a new foreword by Adam Kuper.

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The regional acceleratory phenomenon: a review.

1983-01-01

Harold M. Frost

Our Sea of Islands

2017-05-15

Epeli Hauʹofa

This chapter offers a view of Oceania that is new and optimistic. It aims to disturb a number of men and women who have dedicated their lives to Oceania and … This chapter offers a view of Oceania that is new and optimistic. It aims to disturb a number of men and women who have dedicated their lives to Oceania and for whom the greatest respect and affection, and always will. Oceania denotes a sea of islands with their inhabitants. In Oceania, derogatory and belittling views of indigenous cultures are traceable to the years of interactions with Europeans. Nineteenth-century imperialism erected boundaries that led to the contraction of Oceania, transforming a once boundless world into the Pacific Island states and territories. The world of Oceania is neither tiny nor deficient in resources. It was so only as a condition of the colonial confinement that lasted less than a century in a history of millennia. Human nature demands space for free movement, and the larger the space the better it is for people.

Coming of Age in Samoa

1929-07-01

Robert G. Bernreuter , Margaret Mead

Coming of Age in Samoa is a book by American anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978) based upon her research and study of youth on the island of Ta'u in … Coming of Age in Samoa is a book by American anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978) based upon her research and study of youth on the island of Ta'u in the Samoa Islands which primarily focused on adolescent girls. Mead was 23-years old when she carried out her field work in Samoa. First published in 1928, the book launched Mead as a pioneering researcher and the most famous anthropologist in the world. Since its first publication, Coming of Age in Samoa is still the most widely read book in the field of anthropology. The book has sparked years of ongoing and intense debate and controversy on questions pertaining to society, culture and science. It is a key text in the nature vs nurture debate as well as issues relating to family, adolescence, gender, social norms and attitudes.[1] The foreword is written by another anthropologist, Franz Boas (1858 - 1942), a mentor of Meads and a strong opponent of the racial determinism theory, similar to the theory of social determinism. The book also mentions youth in Americ

Social Stratification in Polynesia

1959-01-01

Cora Du Bois , Marshall Sahlins

European Vision and the South Pacific, 1768-1850

1961-03-01

G. A. Langdon , Bernard Smith

The rise and fall of the great powers: economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000

1988-01-01

Gerald Segal

Journal Article The rise and fall of the great powers: economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000 Get access The rise and fall of the great powers: economic … Journal Article The rise and fall of the great powers: economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000 Get access The rise and fall of the great powers: economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000. By Paul Kennedy. London: Unwin Hyman. 1988. 680pp. Index. £18.95. ISBN 0 04 909019 4. Gerald Segal Gerald Segal 1Chatham House Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 64, Issue 3, Summer 1988, Page 498, https://doi.org/10.2307/2622895 Published: 01 July 1988

Sea Level Rise and Implications for Low-Lying Islands, Coasts and Communities

2022-02-02

Michael Oppenheimer , Jochen Hinkel , Alexandre Magnan +7 more

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Argonauts of the Western Pacific: An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea

1922-10-01

A. C. HADDON

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Critical Success Factors for Small Business: Perceptions of South Pacific Entrepreneurs

1995-04-01

Attahir Yusuf

The South Pacific is inhabited by three groups of people: the Polynesians who are the light-skinned, straight haired inhabitants of islands such as Western Samoa and Tonga, the Micronesians from … The South Pacific is inhabited by three groups of people: the Polynesians who are the light-skinned, straight haired inhabitants of islands such as Western Samoa and Tonga, the Micronesians from some tiny islands dotting the region, and finally the Melanesians who are the dark-skinned inhabitants of the region in countries such as Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu (formally New Hebrides). This article discusses a study of critical success factors that are perceived by South Pacific entrepreneurs as being necessary for successful operation of small businesses in the region. It is based on the recognition that entrepreneurship and enterprise have a critical role to play in economic development, especially in developing societies such as the island nations of the South Pacific. Lately, there is a proliferation of small businesses in the South Pacific, attributable mainly to promotion and assistance given to the small business sector by governments and government agencies (such as Small Business Development Corporations), foreign donors and foreign development agencies (such as USAID and CIDA), and voluntary organizations (such as the Friedrick Ebert Foundation). Promotion and assistance are generally in the form of the construction of industrial parks to alleviate location and infrastructural problems; bookkeeping courses to improve financial recording systems, marketing assistance, and management; and technical consulting to provide on-site advice. These are thought to be important ingredients for successful small business development. However, as noted by some researchers of entrepreneurship in developing nations, programs and strategies that succeed in one country may not necessarily succeed in another because of cultural and governmental differences. There are also virtually no empirical data identifying critical success factors for small business development in the South Pacific region - hence our decision to find out these factors from the small business people themselves. Small businesses in the South Pacific dominate the retail, road transportation, tourism, and handicraft sectors. They also participate (to a lesser degree) in the construction, maintenance, domestic agriculture, and manufacturing sectors. The research questions addressed by this study are as follows: (1) What critical success factors do South Pacific entrepreneurs perceive as necessary for small business development? (2) Do non-indigenous entrepreneurs and indigenous entrepreneurs perceive the critical success factors for small business development differently? (3) Do entrepreneurs with formal educations and entrepreneurs without formal educations perceive critical success factors for small business development differently? Results A random sample of 220 entrepreneurs (180 males and 40 females) was selected from Melanesian Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Vanuatu, Polynesian Western Samoa, the Micronesian state of Marshall Islands, and Fiji. Of the entrepreneurs surveyed in the study, 65 percent were indigenous Pacific entrepreneurs, and 35 percent were non-indigenous Pacific entrepreneurs such as the Chinese in PNG and Western Samoa, Vietnamese and French in Vanuatu, and Indo-Fijians in Fiji. Indigenous enterprises are typically small with few employees, low sales volume, inadequate assets, and low profit margins. These enterprises offer retail outlets, urban and inter-village transport systems, and goods and services appropriate to the local communities. Non-indigenous enterprises, on the other hand, are mainly in light manufacturing, hotel/tourist accommodations, fast food, and restaurants. The overall educational level of the entrepreneurs was found to be above the national average. Eighty percent of our respondents had gone through the formal school system at one level or the other. Of this, 40 percent were primary school graduates, 35 percent were high school graduates, and the remaining 25 percent had achieved post-high school education. …

The Myth of Continents

2019-07-24

Martin W. Lewis , Kären Wigen

Becoming sinners: Christianity and moral torment in a Papua, New Guinea society

2005-03-01

Joel Robbins

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue: A Heavy Christmas and a Pig Law for People Introduction: Christianity and Cultural Change PART ONE: THE MAKING OF A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY 1. From Salt … List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prologue: A Heavy Christmas and a Pig Law for People Introduction: Christianity and Cultural Change PART ONE: THE MAKING OF A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY 1. From Salt to the Law: Contact and the Early Colonial Period 2. Christianity and the Colonial Transformation of Regional Relations 3. Revival, Second-Stage Conversion, and the Localization of the Urapmin Church PART TWO: LIVING IN SIN 4. Contemporary Urapmin in Millennial Time and Space 5. Willfulness, Lawfulness, and Urapmin Morality 6. Desire and Its Discontents: Free Time and Christian Morality 7. Rituals of Redemption and Technologies of the Self 8. Millennialism and the Contest of Values Conclusion: Christianity, Cultural Change, and the Moral Life of the Hybrid Notes References Index

Person, self, and experience : exploring Pacific ethnopsychologies

1985-01-01

Geoffrey M. White , John Kirkpatrick

Routes and roots: navigating Caribbean and Pacific Island literatures

2008-02-01

Elizabeth DeLoughrey

Routes and Roots is the first comparative study of Caribbean and Pacific Island literatures and the first work to bring indigenous and diaspora literary studies together in a sustained dialogue. … Routes and Roots is the first comparative study of Caribbean and Pacific Island literatures and the first work to bring indigenous and diaspora literary studies together in a sustained dialogue. Taking the tidalectic between land and sea as a dynamic starting point, Elizabeth DeLoughrey foregrounds geography and history in her exploration of how island writers inscribe the complex relation between routes and roots. The first section looks at the sea as history in literatures of the Atlantic middle passage and Pacific Island voyaging, theorizing the transoceanic imaginary. The second section turns to the land to examine indigenous epistemologies in nation-building literatures. Both sections are particularly attentive to the ways in which the metaphors of routes and roots are gendered, exploring how masculine travelers are naturalized through their voyages across feminized lands and seas. This methodology of charting transoceanic migration and landfall helps elucidate how theories and people travel, positioning island cultures in the world historical process. In fact, DeLoughrey demonstrates how these tropical island cultures helped constitute the very metropoles that deemed them peripheral to modernity. Fresh in its ideas, original in its approach, Routes and Roots engages broadly with history, anthropology, and feminist, postcolonial, Caribbean, and Pacific literary and cultural studies. It productively traverses diaspora and indigenous studies in a way that will facilitate broader discussion between these often segregated disciplines.

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Documentary Film and Grenadian History: The Contributions of <i>Forward Ever: The Killing of a Revolution</i>

2025-06-25

Norman Grant | Latin American Perspectives

This paper will examine the historical relevance of Bruce Paddington’s newly reedited online version of 149-minute documentary entitled Forward Ever: The Killing of a Revolution, which focuses on the period … This paper will examine the historical relevance of Bruce Paddington’s newly reedited online version of 149-minute documentary entitled Forward Ever: The Killing of a Revolution, which focuses on the period from 1973 to 2011. Led by the charismatic Maurice Bishop, the small island nation captured the imagination and hopes of many in the Caribbean. Bishop’s government was supported by the Cuban revolution. Because of that support, the United States took notice. The United States could not tolerate another “communist” country in its lake. The government was undermined and weakened by the State Department, and likely the CIA. The People’s Revolutionary Government imploded. Maurice Bishop and seven cabinet ministers and supporters were executed in Fort Rupert on October 19, 1983. The United States invaded six days later, bringing the revolution to an end. The film captures the era in interviews, photos, and music.

Potential, Challenges and Strategies for Sustainable Growth of Fiji’s Turmeric Industry: A Review

2025-06-25

Deeksha Krishna , H. K. Sachan , Ilisoni L.V. Leweniqila | Asian Journal of Dairy and Food Research

Fiji’s turmeric industry generates about $30 million yearly, making it the third-largest agricultural export of Fiji in 2022. Despite Fiji’s favourable agro-climatic conditions and high curcumin content, turmeric production is … Fiji’s turmeric industry generates about $30 million yearly, making it the third-largest agricultural export of Fiji in 2022. Despite Fiji’s favourable agro-climatic conditions and high curcumin content, turmeric production is still wild-gathered with little organised cultivation. This paper analyses Fiji’s turmeric production, stressing agronomic, socio-economic and infrastructural issues. Fiji’s turmeric production shows immense potential but faces several significant challenges. High-quality planting supplies, pest and disease management and post-harvest processing facilities are scarce. Sustainable agriculture, value-added processing and market integration can boost turmeric production. Exploring organic certification, technological advances and increased export markets positions Fiji’s turmeric sector for sustainable worldwide expansion.

Faithful Tropicalization and Skeleton of M¯0,n

2025-06-24

Jiachang Xu , M. Zhang | Mathematics

We propose a new method to compare between the essential skeleton of Berkovich analytification of (M¯0,n,M¯0,n∖M0,n) and faithful tropicalization of M0,n over a complete discrete valued field. In particular, we … We propose a new method to compare between the essential skeleton of Berkovich analytification of (M¯0,n,M¯0,n∖M0,n) and faithful tropicalization of M0,n over a complete discrete valued field. In particular, we proved the two combinatorial structures are the same in terms of valuation in M¯0,nan.

Macao and Hengqin on China’s southern coast: aesthetic reading of infrastructural materiality and island integration

2025-06-23

Kaian Lam | Visual Studies

Globalisation and policing in Tuvalu: perspectives on negotiating changing power structures

2025-06-22

Danielle Watson , Sara N. Amin , Tanya Trussler +1 more | Policing & Society

Making Dispute Resolution More Effective – Simplified Peer Review, Papua New Guinea (Stage 1)

2025-06-20

| OECD/G20 base erosion and profit shifting project

Commentary: Africa — one colonialism or many?

2025-06-20

Akinwumi Ogundiran | Azania Archaeological Research in Africa

Regional futures, civilisational pasts

2025-06-20

Nitin Govil | Routledge eBooks

Archipelagic Consciousness: Reimagining National Identity Through Local and Maritime Histories in Indonesian Primary Education

2025-06-20

Firzan Dahlan , Grace Freya Purba , Farah Faiza +7 more | Enigma in Education

The formation of national identity in Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic state, has historically been dominated by a centralized, terrestrial-focused historical narrative that often marginalizes the rich diversity of local … The formation of national identity in Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic state, has historically been dominated by a centralized, terrestrial-focused historical narrative that often marginalizes the rich diversity of local and maritime histories. This study addressed the gap in understanding how a pedagogical shift towards these histories could foster a more inclusive and interconnected sense of nationhood, termed 'Archipelagic Consciousness', among young learners. A quasi-experimental, mixed-methods study was conducted over one academic semester in four primary schools across Indonesia. A total of 180 fifth-grade students participated, divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received a pedagogical intervention based on local hero narratives, inter-island trade routes, and project-based learning focused on maritime culture. Data were collected using a validated pre-test/post-test 'Archipelagic Consciousness Inventory' (ACI), supplemented by qualitative data from focus group discussions and student portfolio analysis. Quantitative data analysis revealed a statistically significant, large-effect-size improvement in the ACI scores for the experimental group compared to the control group. Qualitative findings corroborated these results, with major themes emerging that included the validation of local identity as integral to the national story, a conceptual shift from viewing the sea as a barrier to a connector, and an enhanced appreciation for inter-regional cultural diversity. In conclusion, the pedagogical model centered on local and maritime histories was highly effective in cultivating Archipelagic Consciousness. Integrating these narratives into primary education offers a potent pathway for reimagining Indonesian national identity as a dynamic, interconnected, and pluralistic tapestry, moving beyond a monolithic, land-based conception. This study provides empirical support for curriculum reform aimed at fostering a more resilient and inclusive national identity.

The Duality of Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

2025-06-19

Luke Shabro | Routledge eBooks

How to Make Small Beautiful: The Promise of Democratic Innovations

2025-06-19

Christoph Nießen , Wouter Veenendaal | Representation

Monasteries on islands:

2025-06-19

Sophie Hüglin | Oxbow Books

The New South Pacific Diplomacy

2025-06-19

John Wasko | Routledge eBooks

Cultural Dimensions of Oceania

2025-06-19

Dariusz Zdziech | Routledge eBooks

International Law and Security in Indo-Pacific

2025-06-19

Joanna Siekiera | Routledge eBooks

Visual Storytelling of Landscape Change on Rathlin Island, UK

2025-06-19

Ying Zheng , R. McConnell , Z. S. Zhou +4 more | Land

Islands represent distinctive geographical landscapes where cultural heritage, history, and ecological systems converge, offering critical insights into human–environment interactions. This study investigates how visual storytelling through digital tools such as … Islands represent distinctive geographical landscapes where cultural heritage, history, and ecological systems converge, offering critical insights into human–environment interactions. This study investigates how visual storytelling through digital tools such as the Historical Environment Map Viewer, Environment Digimap, Google Maps and Google Street View, and ArcGIS Field Maps can be employed to capture, interpret, and communicate islands’ landscape changes. By integrating historical environmental mapping, landscape change mapping, street map views, and field observations, this study creates a layered visual narrative that reveals shifts in land use, settlement patterns, and ecological features over time. Rathlin Island represents a distinctive island landscape, and this study uses visual storytelling as a tool to foster a broader public understanding of environmental conservation and engagement with the island’s ecologial challenges. The study demonstrates that multi-perspective, interdisciplinary methods provide valuable insights into the complex dynamics of landscape change, while also offering a comprehensive vision of sustainable future landscape on small islands.

Inhabiting Two Places at the Same Time: Layers of Isolation in Chiloé, Southern Chile

2025-06-19

Giovanna Bacchiddu , J. Gómez | Island Studies Journal

Much has been said about the recent socioeconomic transformations in the Chiloé archipelago in southern Chile, with particular focus on the ongoing neoliberal industrialization. Chiloé is often perceived as a … Much has been said about the recent socioeconomic transformations in the Chiloé archipelago in southern Chile, with particular focus on the ongoing neoliberal industrialization. Chiloé is often perceived as a homogeneous territory, perhaps due to its island geography, even though there is acknowledgement of the uneven impact that neoliberalism has had across the region. Life in the more remote and rural areas of the archipelago has evolved differently compared to the Isla Grande of Chiloé, where towns are expanding, and an urban consumer culture has emerged. This paper draws on extensive ethnographic research conducted in two distinct areas of Chiloé to illustrate these differentiated processes of social and cultural change. We suggest that the various processes that have swept across Chiloé in recent decades are embedded in the archipelago’s geography, with barriers and borders between spaces influencing how change is experienced and perceived by Chilotes. This prompts us to consider how different ‘layers of isolation’ impact the archipelago and shape the inventive ways through which Chilotes engage with tradition and modernity.

African Small States in International Relations: Do They Matter or Are They Inconsequential?

2025-06-18

Issa Kansaye | Journal of Scientific Reports

African small states are frequently overlooked in mainstream international relations discourse due to their limited population, territorial size, economic output, and military capacity. Traditionally seen as peripheral actors, these states … African small states are frequently overlooked in mainstream international relations discourse due to their limited population, territorial size, economic output, and military capacity. Traditionally seen as peripheral actors, these states are often assumed to be inconsequential in global affairs. This article challenges that perception by critically examining the agency and influence of African small states within the international system. Drawing on liberal institutionalist and constructivist frameworks, the article explores how these states—despite structural constraints—utilize multilateralism, strategic diplomacy, and norm entrepreneurship to assert their presence and interests. Through case studies including Botswana, Seychelles, Cape Verde, and Djibouti, the paper illustrates how small states engage effectively in global governance, regional integration, and issue-specific diplomacy, particularly in areas such as climate change, security cooperation, and democratic governance. The analysis reveals that African small states matter not because of traditional power metrics, but due to their ability to act as moral leaders, policy innovators, and strategic partners. Institutions like the African Union, SADC, and international forums like the United Nations have provided platforms through which small states can amplify their voices and build coalitions. Moreover, the article identifies key challenges—such as economic vulnerability, limited diplomatic capacity, and susceptibility to external shocks—that constrain these states, while also highlighting the strategic opportunities they harness, including niche diplomacy and diaspora engagement. Ultimately, the article concludes that African small states are not merely passive recipients of international norms or aid, but proactive agents shaping and navigating a complex global order. Their contributions, while modest in scale, are significant in scope, particularly as the world increasingly values normative leadership, soft power, and multilateral collaboration.

Traveling to Islands, Cities, and Small Towns

2025-06-17

| University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc. eBooks

Archipelagic performance

2025-06-16

Angela Labador | Text and Performance Quarterly

The Disaster Culture of the Azores

2025-06-16

David Chester , Angus Duncan , Nicolau Wallenstein +2 more | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science

The Azores are isolated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and were occupied by Portuguese settlers from the 15th century <sc>ce</sc>. For much of their history, the islands have … The Azores are isolated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and were occupied by Portuguese settlers from the 15th century <sc>ce</sc>. For much of their history, the islands have been in a precarious economic position, largely because agriculture has rarely been able to sustain the population at anything but a subsistence basis. The population lived an increasingly unstable existence for more than 5 centuries until the demise of the dictatorial <italic>Estado Novo</italic> regime in 1974. Especially from the 18th century and gathering pace until the 1920s, when major receiving countries including Brazil and the United States legislated to restrict movement, population pressure was relieved by emigration. Precariousness was heightened by frequent disasters associated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that added to migration flows and was associated with the development of a distinctive disaster culture. This involved, <italic>inter alia</italic>: attempts to harmonize responses with the environment; the exploitation of family and extended family networks to relieve suffering; the development of local leadership; establishing links with, and receiving assistance from, North American diaspora communities; religious framing allowing the enhancement of coping mechanisms; and the evolution of a distinctive Azorean consciousness. Aspects of Azorean culture may be of value in coping with future disasters within the context of a democratic Portuguese state and a devolved regional administration as it develops emergency planning measures.