Politics in Papua New Guinea
Subtitle: continuities, changes and challenges
By: edited by Michael A. Rynkiewich and Roland Seib.
Contributors: Rynkiewich, Michael A.; Seib, Roland.
Series: Point,; no. 24
Publisher: Melanesian Institute
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Subjects: Papua New Guinea -- Politics and government -- 1975- -- Congresses.; Papua New Guinea -- Social conditions -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-284) and index.
Based on papers from a workshop held in Goroka, Dec.3-5, 1999.
Table of contents: title: Big-man politics : strong leadership in a weak state / Michael A. Rynkiewich; title: Leadership and political culture / Joseph Ketan; title: The emergence of a non-liberal democratic political culture in Papua New Guinea / Alphonse R.M. Gelu; title: Political parties and elections in Papua New Guinea / Ray Anere; title: Experiences of women in PNG politics and strategies for increased and effective participation / Orovu Sepoe; title: Religion and politics in Papua New Guinea (1997-2000) / Philip Gibbs; title: The media and politics in contemporary Papua New Guinea / James Chin; title: Human rights violations in Papua New Guinea and in Bougainville, 1989-1997 / Dorke de Gedare; title: Political changes in Indonesia (1997-1999) : any lessons for PNG? / Franco Zocca; title: Political trends in the Solomon Islands / Edward Kingmele and Henry Paroi.