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.
This web site gives more information about SSGM's activities, staff, students, and research. If the information you need is not here, please contact us.
SSGM Discussion Paper 2012/4 Building the Wrong Peace: Re-viewing UNTAET through a Political Settlement Lens
SSGM Discussion Paper 2012/3: Tales of Intellectual Property in the South Pacific
SSGM Discussion Paper 2012/2: Christianity, Masculinity and Gender Violence in Papua New Guinea
SSGM Discussion Paper 2012/1: The Influence of Culture on Economic Development in Solomon Islands
