Discussion paper
Tjibaou’s Kanak: ethnic identity as New Caledonia prepares its future
This paper examines the progression of concepts of indigenous ethnic identity and nationalism in New Caledonia within the context of French colonisation.
Report
Cybersecurity: mapping the ethical terrain
This edited collection examines the ethical trade-offs involved in cybersecurity: between security and privacy; individual rights and the good of a society; and between the types of burdens placed on particular groups in order to protect others. Foreword Governments and society are increasingly reliant on cyber systems. Yet the more reliant we are upon cyber...
Working paper
RMB trade invoicing: benefits, impediments and tipping points
China has approached the internationalisation of the Renminbi (RMB) by taking cautious but deliberate steps towards a more liberalised economy. The intent to internationalise the currency is clearly expressed in China’s five year plan and further endorsed by the 18th Plenum in 2013. However the pathways, sequencing and timing of internationalisation are the subject of...
Book
Future-proofing the state: managing risks, responding to crises and building resilience
This book focuses on the challenges facing governments and communities in preparing for and responding to major crises — especially the hard to predict yet unavoidable natural disasters ranging from earthquakes and tsunamis to floods and bushfires, as well as pandemics and global economic crises.
Report
Post 2015 Development Agenda: progress and challenges regarding the future Pacific women want
Summary: This paper provides a Pacific context for conceptualizing the Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals from the vantage point of Pacific women. It looks critically at the MDGs and the current policy agendas of Pacific Island states, discusses economic and social realities in the region, and incorporates some of the concerns expressed by...