Regionalism,sub-regionalism and the politics of identity in Oceania |
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Authors: | Stephanie Lawson |
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Affiliation: | 1. stephanie.lawson@mq.edu.au |
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Abstract: | Regional organization in Oceania has a history dating to the early post-war period while the rise of regional identities occurred somewhat later in the context of independence. This paper analyzes regionalization processes and accompanying discourses of regionalism relating to both pan-Pacific and more recent sub-regional developments. It pays particular attention to the dynamics of identity politics in the post-independence period and how these have played out in tensions within and between the varying exercises in regionalization. |
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Keywords: | Regionalism sub-regionalism identity politics Pacific islands |
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