Securing a peaceful Pacific
By: edited by John Henderson and Greg Watson
Publisher: Canterbury University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Christchurch, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9781877257377
Subjects: Foreign relations; International Security
Description: Securing a Peaceful Pacific was held in Christchurch, New Zealand, in October 2004, bringing together a diverse group of people, including academics, diplomats, soldiers, police, aid workers, NGOs and island residents. From the contributions of 60 delegates, comes this important book about how a peaceful Pacific can be ensured.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / John Henderson; title: Preventing conflict: what role for the Pacific Islands Forum? / Greg Urwin; title: Securing peace: New Zealand's role / Marian Hobbs; title: Pacific security: a Micronesian perspective / Robert Underwood; title: Conflict prevention Peter Wallensteen; title: New Zealand's Pacific advantage / Fuimaono Les McCarthy; title: New modes of security management / David Hegarty; title: The relevance of theory / Jacob Bercovitch; title: On integrating theory: research and practice / Daniel Druckman; title: Straddling the theory - practice divide / Kevin Clements; title: Secessionist wars as enduring internal rivalries / Karl DeRouen; title: A new era in security / Stewart Firth; title: Target Oceania? / Eric Shibuya; title: Approaches to terrorism / Dell Higgie; title: Nuclear issues, terrorism and Pacific security / Tanya Ogilvie-White; title: Myths of Pacific terrorism / Jon Fraenkel; title: Australia, New Zealand and regional intervention / Derek McDougall; title: New Zealand and Australia: contrasting agendas? / Chris Seed; title: Bringing peace to Bougainville / John Hayes; title: Regionalism and the reduction of conflict / Ron Crocombe; title: Conflict: is regionalism the answer? / Gerald McGhie; title: The Pacific Islands Forum and regional security / Sheryl Boxall; title: Regionalism and prevention: EU and Pacific perspectives / Malakai Koloamatangi; title: A Pacific conflict transformation network? / Ema Golea Tagicakibau; title: The role of the military / Roger Mortlock; title: RAMSI - the New Zealand experience / Beth Greener-Barcham; title: RAMSI - the role of the police / Tony McLeod; title: Policing vulnerable states / David Baker; title: Will there be more coups in Melanesia? / John Henderson and Paul Bellamy; title: Good governance, human rights and conflict resolution / Graham Hassall; title: Westminster in Oceania: a Samoan perspective / Asofou So'o; title: Good governance: good for what? / Iati Iati; title: Good governance and human rights / Michael Powles; title: Democracy and its Pacific discontents / Jon Fraenkel; title: Ethnicity and identity / Teresia Teaiwa; title: Preventing conflict: ethnicity and inequality / Ron May; title: The VSA Pacific experience / Peter Swain; title: The role of women in conflict resolution / Ambalika Devi Kutty; title: The media effect / Jim Tully; title: Structuring a peaceful society: reflections on Palau / Karen Nero; title: Custom, crime and restorative justice in Vanuatu / Ted Hill; title: The role of NGOs and civil society / Kate Dewes; title: Traditional Maori reconciliation / Pauline Tangiora; title: Environmental security / Bert Jenkins; title: US nuclear testing in the Marshall Isalnds / Nancy Pollock; title: Environmental damage and socio-political instability / Lawrence Kalinoe; title: A new development paradigm / Sabina Brendel Lautensach; title: ANZAC aid - the New Zealand experience / Beverley Turnbull; title: ANZAC aid - The Australian experience / Susan Moore; title: Conflict overview Fiji / Greg Watson; title: Institutionalised conflict: a nation adrift / Tupeni Baba; title: Under-development and conflict / Vijay Naidu; title: The Fiji military: politics, culture and leadership / Greg Watson; title: Talanoa: from traditional to modern conflict resolution / Unaisi Nabobo-Baba; title: Conflict overview Solomon Islands / Greg Watson; title: Crowded stage: actors, actions and issues / Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka; title: Voices of civil society / John Roughan; title: From ignorance to intervention: the role of Australia / Judith Bennett; title: Digging deeper: resolving conflict at a community level / Kabini Sanga; title: Conflict overview Papua New Guinea / Greg Watson; title: The Bougainville conflict and its resolution / Ron May; title: Lessons from Bougainville / Roger Mortlock; title: Gun-running: from arrows to assault weapons / Philip Alpers; title: Conflict overview West Papua / Greg Watson; title: Understanding the conflict / Peter Cozens; title: Expediency, hypocrisy, policy / Maire Leadbeater; title: The road ahead / Vince McBride; title: The international setting / John Henderson.