State of the Pacific conference on 25-26 June 2013 in Canberra

The State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program at The Australian National University will be hosting the inaugural State of the Pacific conference on 25-26 June 2013 in Canberra.

The aim of the conference is to bring together academics, parliamentarians, policy makers, business leaders, civil society representatives and the media to share and discuss policy-relevant issues and research on and about the Pacific region.
The conference will be structured around the following three themes:
· State of Democracy (including such things as elections, new states, constitutions);
· Challenges Facing Small Island States (including issues to do with viability, climate change, migration) and
· Land (including livelihoods and food security)

In addition there will be a session on New Directions in Research to showcase recent PhD research and other new research initiatives on Pacific themes.
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