Tarte, Sandra (2014) Regionalism and changing regional order in the Pacific Islands. Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, 1 (2). pp. 312-324. ISSN NA
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Abstract
Institutional developments in Pacific Islands regionalism have been dramatic in recent years. These include the changing role of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, a grouping of eight ‘tuna-rich’ Pacific Island states that is transforming the dynamics of regional fisheries;
the emergence of a more activist Melanesian Spearhead Group, which comprises the four largest economies of the Pacific Islands and is leading the process of regional economic integration; and the establishment of the Pacific Islands Development Forum, which promises a more inclusive ‘regionalism through partnerships’ approach in addressing climate change and sustainable development
issues. This new dynamism is driven by the discontent of a growing number of island states with the established regional order,defined by prevailing institutions, power and ideas, and by a desire to assert greater control
over their own futures. Against the backdrop of an increasingly dynamic geopolitical and geoeconomic
landscape, Pacific Island states are using alternative regional frameworks to develop new approaches to the challenges facing them.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) > School of Government, Development and International Affairs |
| Depositing User: | Fulori Nainoca - Waqairagata |
| Date Deposited: | 01 May 2015 03:25 |
| Last Modified: | 27 May 2016 00:50 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/8226 |
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