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Item Open Access Pacific women in climate change negotiations(Canberra, ACT: Dept. of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University, 2020) Carter, George; Howard, EliseThe contribution of Pacific women to climate negotiations is underacknowledged. Women may have limited roles as heads of delegations or the face of climate negotiations, yet behind the scenes they often play proactive leadership roles either as technical negotiators or coalition coordinators. Using a global talanoa methodology, the article traces the role of Pacific women in climate negotiations, with a focus on the Paris Climate Conference 2015. It finds that women take on leadership roles that have the potential to disrupt stereotypical gendered divisions of expertise. It also highlights how further in-depth research is required to ascertain whether the leadership space created by climate change negotiations can transform gender relations writ large. These counter narratives contribute to feminist research by highlighting that Pacific women are not passive victims of climate change.Item Metadata only State and Society in Papua New Guinea: The First Twenty-Five Years(ANU Press, 2004-05) May, RonOn the eve of Papua New Guinea’s independence in 1975 there were many – both within the country and outside – who predicted political anarchy, with the possibility of an army coup or authoritarian single-party dominance, and economic collapse. Such fears appeared to have been justified when in 1975 both the North Solomons (Bougainville) and Papua unilaterally declared their independence. In fact, however, PNG achieved a smooth transition, and in its first decade as a new state enjoyed a high degree of political and economic progress. It remains one of the few post-colonial states that has maintained an unbroken record of democratic government. Nevertheless, from around the mid-1980s a number of problems have become apparent, including: a decline in government capability; increasing problems of urban and rural lawlessness; poor economic management, with growing evidence of nepotism and corruption; environmental degradation associated with mining and logging, and increasing pressure on land; and, from 1988, a rebellion on Bougainville. This volume brings together a number of papers written by the author between 1971 and 2001 which address issues of political and economic development and social change in Papua New Guinea. Dr R.J. May is a senior fellow in the Department of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University. He was formerly a senior economist with the Reserve Bank of Australia and later foundation director of IASER in PNG (now the National Research Institute). In 1976 he was awarded the Independence Medal for his services to banking and research in PNG.Item Metadata only The Military and Democracy in Asia and the Pacific(ANU Press, 2004) May, Ron; Selochan, Viberto; May, Ron; Selochan, VibertoItem Metadata only Globalisation and Governance in the Pacific Islands : State, Society and Governance in Melanesia(ANU Press, 2007) Firth, Stewart; Firth, StewartItem Metadata only From Election to Coup in Fiji : The 2006 campaign and its aftermath(ANU Press, 2007) Fraenkel, Jon; Firth, Stewart; Fraenkel, Jon; Firth, StewartItem Metadata only Conflict and Resource Development : In The Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea(ANU Press, 2007) Haley, Nicole; May, Ron; Haley, Nicole; May, RonItem Metadata only The China Alternative : Changing Regional Order in the Pacific Islands(ANU Press, 2021) Smith, Graeme; Wesley-Smith, Terence; Smith, Graeme; Wesley-Smith, TerenceItem Metadata only A Time Bomb Lies Buried: Fiji’s Road to Independence, 1960-1970(ANU Press, 2008-03) Lal, Brij V.A Time Bomb Lies Buried discusses the debates which took place in Suva and London as well as the politics and processes which led Fiji to independence in 1970 after 96 years of colonial rule. It provides an essential background to understanding the crises and convulsions which have haunted Fiji ever since in its search for a constitutional settlement for its multiethnic population.Item Metadata only Telling Pacific Lives : Prisms of Process(ANU Press, 2008) Lal, Brij V.; Luker, Vicki; Lal, Brij V.; Luker, VickiItem Metadata only RAMSI–the way ahead(ANU Press, 2008) O’Callaghan, Mary-Louise; Dinnen, Sinclair; Firth, StewartItem Metadata only The coup nobody noticed: the Solomon Islands Western State movement in 2000(ANU Press, 2008) Scales, Ian; Dinnen, Sinclair; Firth, StewartItem Metadata only Crisis in Solomon Islands: foraging for new directions(ANU Press, 2008) Aqorau, Transform; Dinnen, Sinclair; Firth, StewartItem Metadata only Kastom and theocracy: a reflection on governance from the uttermost part of the world(ANU Press, 2008) Timmer, Jaap; Dinnen, Sinclair; Firth, StewartItem Metadata only No more walkabout long Chinatown: Asian involvement in the economic and political process(ANU Press, 2008) Moore, Clive; Dinnen, Sinclair; Firth, StewartItem Metadata only Westminster meets Solomons in the Honiara riots(ANU Press, 2008) Kabutaulaka, Tarcisius Tara; Dinnen, Sinclair; Firth, StewartItem Metadata only Rainbows across the mountains: the first post–RAMSI general elections(ANU Press, 2008) Alasia, Sam; Dinnen, Sinclair; Firth, StewartItem Open Access Helping Family and Sexual Violence Survivors in Papua New Guinea: Evaluation of Femili PNG, Lae Operations 2014-2020(Canberra, ACT: Dept. of Pacific Affairs, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University, 2021) Putt, JudyThe key evaluation questions covered whether the Lae operations of Femili PNG was achieving the organisation’s four strategic priorities, which relate to service delivery and organisational resilience, and the impact it was having on its clients, the local community and more broadly. The evaluation was undertaken from March to June 2020. It was informed by prior contact with the service, and involved 40 interviews, mostly face to face, with staff and stakeholders. Femili PNG gave unfettered access to non-confidential information and reports, and provided invaluable statistics from its client data platform. Being based in Lae, a provincial capital and the second-largest urban centre of PNG, has its advantages because of the presence of justice services, such as the police and courts, and several dedicated FSV units such as the Family Support Centre at the hospital and the police’s Family and Sexual Violence Unit. However, it cannot be stressed enough that Femili PNG operates in a difficult and complex environment, in which levels of domestic, family and sexual violence are high, community and personal safety are often at risk, and the delivery of any service is hampered by a poorly resourced and politicised public sector. It was within this context that the introduction of a specialist and well-funded FSV service has made a significant difference to FSV survivors and service provision in Lae. The first chapter covers the purpose and scope of the evaluation, the methods and approach employed in the evaluation and then provides a short account of the environment in which Femili PNG began and operates in. The second chapter documents the origins of Femili PNG, its growth and development during the past six years. The chapter looks at the size of the organisation, and the different dimensions to its service delivery and practices. The third chapter assesses Femili PNG’s Lae operations against its four strategic priorities, namely effective and coordinated case management, strong partnerships with key stakeholders, operation and research based advocacy, and being a well-run and sustainable non-government organisation (NGO). The fourth chapter discusses the impact of Femili PNG’s Lae operations on clients, the local community and more broadly. It canvasses lessons learnt and suggests future directions.Item Metadata only The 1997-98 Drought in Papua New Guinea: Failure of Policy or Triumph of the Citizenry?(ANU Press) Allen, Bryant J.; Bourke, R. Michael; May, RonItem Metadata only Foreign Policy Making(ANU Press) Wolfers, Edward P.; Dihm, Bill; May, RonItem Metadata only Thirty Years of Law and Order Policy and Practice: Trying To Do ‘Too Much, Too Badly, With Too Little’?(ANU Press, 2009) Dinnen, Sinclair; May, Ron