[ANU Pacific.Institute] PAH Seminar Thu, 11 Dec

[Nicholas Mortimer]

Dear All,
Please see below for details of next Thursday's Pacific and Asian History seminar. It may be of interest to some.
With apologies for cross-posting.


School of Culture, History and Language
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Department of Pacific and Asian History
2014 Seminar Series


Thursday, 11 December 2014, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Seminar Room B, Coombs Building (9), Fellows Road, ANU


Land Reform in Melanesia: Solomon Islands 1893 – 2014



Mid-Term Review



Joseph D. Foukona



School of Culture History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, the Australian National University





This seminar provides a general overview on the progress of my research, both archival and fieldwork, on land reform in Melanesia, primarily Solomon Islands. I take a multi-disciplinary approach to the process of land reform from the inception of Solomon Islands as a British Protectorate in 1893, through the establishment of an Independent State in 1978, until the present day. I draw on a range of concepts and theoretical positions, including the frontier/contact zone, the role of violence and depopulation, property rights and actor network theory, to explore how key actor experiences have shaped and influenced the process of land reform in Solomon Islands. A brief outline of my proposed chapters is followed by a discussion of my methodological approach, highlighting some of the themes and findings that have emerged from my research.

Joseph D. Foukona is currently a PhD candidate at the Australian National University. He is a lawyer and an experienced teacher lecturing at the School of Law, University of the South Pacific since 2004. His research focus matches closely his keen personal interest in finding solutions to the seemingly intractable problem of the alignment in Melanesia between customary land tenure systems on one hand and state legislation, land administration and commercial demands on the other.




Enquiries:
Danton Leary <danton.leary at anu.edu.au<mailto:danton.leary at anu.edu.au>>

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Danton Leary
PhD. Candidate
Pacific and Asian History,
School of Culture, History and Language,
College of Asia and the Pacific
The Australian National University,
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