Abstract
Recently, some of us who live in the Pacific or spend much of our time thinking about issues affecting the region came together at the ANU in Canberra. Over four days, 2528 June 2013, the inaugural State of the Pacific conference (hosted by the State, Society & Governance in Melanesia program) and the reinvigorated Pacific and PNG Updates (hosted by the Development Policy Centre1) provided some great opportunities for participants from numerous disciplines to identify shared interests, collaborate and, in some instances, highlight intractable points of difference. Across the two events, there was a stimulating mix of academic analysis, practice-oriented observations, emerging research and social commentary. Here, I summarise some of what was discussed with reference to some cross cutting themes
| Original language | English |
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| No. | 2013/4 |
| Specialist publication | In Brief |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |