The World-Wide Web Virtual Library [Alphabetical || Category Subtree || WWW VL database|| WWW VL Global Search]

Edited by: Dr T.Matthew Ciolek

The Pacific Studies WWW Monitor: Mar-Apr 2003
Vol. 4, No. 2(23)

08 Apr 2003

State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project (SSGM)
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS), The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "[The SSGM] Project is the leading centre for research into contemporary issues of governance in Melanesia. Launched in 1996 the SSGM Project's key objectives are to: * encourage scholarship on governance and state-society relations * generate dialogue throughout Melanesia and the Pacific Islands on these issues * assist in bridging policy and research.
The Project's research and outreach focuses on island Melanesia - Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji; on the culturally-related region to the west including Papua/Irian Jaya and Timor; and on the countries of the Pacific Islands region to the north and east."
Site contents: * Project Fellows and Staff; * Publications (Monographs, Discussion Papers, Working Papers); * Conferences/Workshops [1998-2002]; * Seminars/Seminar Papers [details of approx. 120 papers from 1999-2003]; * Regional Information [peace process documents/ documents, transcripts and discussion papers/ press releases/ conferences, seminars and other links - ed.] : Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, Solomon Islands [articles/reports/discussion papers/ press releases/ transcripts/ reports - ed.], Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua (Irian Jaya); * Associates Scheme; * About SSGM and Contact Details.
URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/melanesia/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/rspas.anu.edu.au/melanesia/
Link reported by: Allison Ley (allison.ley@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

07 Apr 2003

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS)
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), Honolulu, HI, USA
Self-description "The Center was created [in 1994/95 ed] to build on the strong bilateral relationships between the United States Pacific Command and the armed forces of the nations in the Asia-Pacific region by focusing on the broader multilateral approach to addressing regional security issues and concerns."
Site contents: * Welcome from President H.C. Stackpole; * History of the Asia-Pacific Center; * Contact Information and Biographies; * College of Security Studies; * Conference Division; * Research Division; * Alumni Branch; * Admissions; * Publications (Special Assessment Series, (Asia-Pacific Responses to U.S. Security Policies [2003 - the publication comprises 3,500 word country-specific analyses of responses to U.S. policies as set forth in the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), the National Security Strategy (NSS), and other key policy statements and speeches - spl.]), Asia-Pacific Security Studies Series (Security in Southeast Asia, Japan Crosses the Rubicon, Taiwan 2001 Elections, China and Southeast Asia); Occasional Paper Series (Hindu Nationalism-What's Religion Got To Do With It? - By Dr. Arun Swamy, Taiwan's Threat Perceptions: The Enemy Within. - By Dr. Denny Roy, The China Factor In the India-Pakistan Conflict - By Dr. Mohan Malik, Japan's Burden of History-Can It Be Lifted? - By Dr. John Miller, Rethinking Education, National Security and Social Stability in China - By Xiong Yonggen, Security Policy in Indonesia: By Guess, or By Golly? - By John B. Haseman, Low Energy and High Friction: How Domestic Determinants Shape U.S. National Security Policy, in the Asia-Pacific - By Stephen D. Wrage, Reviewing the ASEAN Regional Forum and its Role in Southeast Asian Security - By Maria, Consuelo C. Ortuoste, SLOC Security in the Asia Pacific - By Professor Ji Guoxing, Chinese Negotiating Styles: Japan's Experience - By Ambassador Kagechika Matano, Financial Crisis in Korea: Implications for U.S.-Korean Relations - By Jin Song); Monographs (Domestic Determinants and Security Policy Policy-Making in East Asia - By Satu P. Limaye and, Yasuhiro Matsuda). * Library; * APCSS News; * Countries of the Region [links to the appropriate sections of the www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html - ed.] (Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Canada, China, Comoros, Cook Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Niue, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States, Vanuatu, Vietnam); * Employment Information; * Links to other sites (Our Sister Organizations, Research Organizations, [US] Government Organizations).
URL http://www.apcss.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.apcss.org
Link reported by: Satu P. Limaye (limayes@apcss.org), forwarded by h-asia@h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Government
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

03 Apr 2003

Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania (ASAO)
College of Social Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
Self-description "The Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania (ASAO) is an international organization dedicated to comparative studies of Pacific topics."
Site contents: Annual Meetings; ASAO monograph series and a special publication series; ASAONET - an electronic bulletin board (listserv); Newsletter and Membership; Pacific Islands Scholars' Fund; Tips for ASAO Session Organizers and Participants; ASAO Board Members and Officers; ASAO Membership Database; ASAO Archives: Photos and Newsletters; Employment Opportunities; ASAO Members' Websites; Websites of General Interest to ASAO Members.
URL http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/asao/pacific/hawaiki.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.soc.hawaii.edu/asao/pacific/hawaiki.html
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

02 Apr 2003

Pacific Islands Update, March 2003 (Sydney)
Pacific Economic Bulletin, National Centre for Development Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "For those of you who were unable to attend the Pacific Update in Sydney [21 March 2003] recently, a selection of the papers presented is now available at [the URL below]. Other Pacific and PNG-related 'policy dialogue' papers from the Pacific Economic Bulletin are available at http://peb.anu.edu.au/cn-index.htm - dg."
Site contents: Pacific Islands Update, 21 March 2003 (Sydney) [online papers in PDF format]: Satish Chand - Economic trends in the Pacific island countries; Ron Duncan - Governance in the Pacific; Liz Petersen and Michael Pretes - Rethinking fisheries policy in the Pacific: a trust funds approach; Aivu Tauvasa - Promoting investment in the Pacific islands: challenges and perceptions; Teuea Toatu - The institutional framework of economic development; Related papers [presented at earlier Pacific and Papua New Guinea Updates between 2000-2003 and dealing with Kiribati, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu]; Other resources.
URL http://peb.anu.edu.au/updatespapers.htm
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/peb.anu.edu.au/updatespapers.htm
Link reported by: Debra Grogan (email address suppressed at the owner's request)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

21 Mar 2003

Caroline Island Script: a study site
Dan and Andy Koch, Skokie, IL, USA
Supplied note: "This resource is Version 1.1 of a website that contains some basic facts concerning the Caroline Island Script, a writing system that was first reported in Central Micronesia in the early 20th century. The developers have an unpublished collection of original manuscripts containing the script, with a few samples in an Archive section of the website. - dk."
URL http://www.carolineislandscript.com/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Dan Koch (dankoch.enteract@rcn.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

19 Mar 2003

'Papua New Guinea on the Brink' - a 2003 paper
The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), Sydney, Australia
Supplied note: "[...] a recent paper by Susan Windybank and Mike Manning has caused some controversy in Papua New Guinea and the region: 'Papua New Guinea on the Brink', Issue Analysis No 30, 12 March 2003 [...]. - al."
Self-description: "Papua New Guinea is showing every sign of economic paralysis, governmental collapse and social despair. Australia cannot afford to ignore our closest neighbour, and needs to reasses its approach to helping PNG, and how this will affect Australia's aspirations to regional leadership."
[A PDF document - ed.]
URL http://www.cis.org.au/IssueAnalysis/ia30/ia30.pdf
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Allison Ley (allison.ley@anu.edu.au), forwarded by pacific-islands-l@coombs.anu.edu.au
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30