Welcome to the State, Society & Governance in Melanesia Program
The State, Society & Governance in Melanesia Program (SSGM) is a leading centre for interdisciplinary research into contemporary issues in the Pacific. One of the most vibrant units in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, SSGM provides the most significant concentration of scholars conducting research on the Pacific at the ANU. SSGM staff, students and visiting fellows are engaged in a program of innovative policy-relevant research on governance, development and state-society relations in Melanesia and the wider Pacific Islands.
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SSGM Discussion Paper 2012/10 Transition of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands
SSGM Discussion Paper 2012/9 Rausim! Digital Politics in Papua New Guinea
Edited Book: Diminishing Conflicts in Asia and the Pacific: Why some subside and others don't.
SSGM Discussion Paper 2012/8 Attitudes to National Identity Among Tertiary Students in Melanesia and Timor Leste: A Comparative Analysis
SSGM Discussion Paper 2012/7 ‘Life in All Its Fullness’: Translating Gender in the Papua New Guinea Church Partnership Program
SSGM Discussion Paper 2012/6 Mapping the Landscape of Young People’s Participation in Fiji
