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Conflict in Melanesia: Themes and Lessons

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dc.contributor.authorDinnen, Sinclair
dc.contributor.authorPorter, Doug
dc.contributor.authorSage, Caroline
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-30T16:04:39Z
dc.date.available2017-06-30T16:04:39Z
dc.date.issued2010-11-02
dc.description.abstractThis case study examines contemporary experiences of conflict in four contexts: Papua New Guinea, with particular reference to the island of Bougainville and the Highlands region; Solomon Islands; and Vanuatu. We find common themes in these experiences, despite the regions famous sociolinguistic diversity, fragmented geography and varied experience of globalization. Melanesia offers distinctive lessons about how conflict may be understood, promoted and avoided. The paper is organized in two broad parts. The first part is contextual. It provides a brief account of conflict and violence in social life before and after colonization. It then tracks, largely chronologically, through the local, national and transnational dimensions of contemporary conflict, how it was avoided, how it has changed, and how it has been managed in different contexts. Particular attention is given to global and regional influences, and to how governments, local people, and external security, development and commercial actors, have worked to mitigate and, at times, exacerbate conflict. The second part of the case study is more analytical. It steps back from the particulars to address themes and propositions in the overall conceptual framing of World Development Report (WDR) 2011 about the nature of conflict, and the underlying stresses and interests that may render it more likely. Part two draws lessons from the histories and contexts discussed in part one. The report organizes these around three themes that reflect views shared with us by people during consultations. The first highlights the need to recognize conflict as an inherent part of social change and thus the need to distinguish between socially generative social contest, and forms of conflict that are corrosive and destructive. The second examines how the ways people 'see' and understand the world directly shapes systems of regulation and 'the rules of the game' and thus directly affect responses to conflict. The third theme argues that capable and legitimate institutions to regulate social contest requires not just capable state institutions, but as much, relationships with local and international agents and organizations operating below and above the state.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/970751468144280744/Conflict-in-Melanesia-themes-and-lessons
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27503
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27503
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Development Report 2011 Background Paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectABUSES
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectADOPTION
dc.subjectAGGRESSION
dc.subjectAGREEMENT
dc.subjectAID FLOWS
dc.subjectALIGNMENT
dc.subjectALLIANCE
dc.subjectALLIANCES
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectARMS
dc.subjectARMS RACE
dc.subjectARMY
dc.subjectAUDITOR
dc.subjectBANK
dc.subjectBILATERAL AID
dc.subjectBLOCKADE
dc.subjectBOUNDARIES
dc.subjectBUDGET PRIORITIES
dc.subjectBUSINESSMAN
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCATALYST
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCOLD WAR
dc.subjectCOLLAPSE
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectCOMBATANTS
dc.subjectCOMMON LAW
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY LEADERS
dc.subjectCOMPLAINTS
dc.subjectCOMPROMISE
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONFLICT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCONFLICT MEDIATION
dc.subjectCONFLICT RESOLUTION
dc.subjectCONFLICTING PARTIES
dc.subjectCONFLICTS
dc.subjectCONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectCONSULTATION PROCESS
dc.subjectCONTRACT
dc.subjectCONTROLLING CORRUPTION
dc.subjectCONVENTIONS
dc.subjectCORRUPT
dc.subjectCORRUPT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTIONS
dc.subjectCOUNTERPARTS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCRIMES
dc.subjectCRIMINAL
dc.subjectCRIMINALS
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDEFENCE
dc.subjectDEFENSE
dc.subjectDEMOBILIZATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectDIPLOMACY
dc.subjectDISARMAMENT
dc.subjectDISPUTE RESOLUTION
dc.subjectDISPUTES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC RELATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIES
dc.subjectECONOMY
dc.subjectEXPERTS
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectEXTERNAL INTERVENTION
dc.subjectEXTERNAL INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectEXTORTION
dc.subjectEX­COMBATANT
dc.subjectFIGHTING
dc.subjectFINANCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFOREIGN POLICY
dc.subjectFOREIGNERS
dc.subjectGANG
dc.subjectGANGS
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT CONTROL
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectGROWTH
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectGUERRILLA
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectINDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectINDICATORS
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLE
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectINITIATIVES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DONORS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL PRESSURE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL SECURITY
dc.subjectINVESTIGATION
dc.subjectJUDICIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectJUDICIARY
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectLAW
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subjectLOCAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL LEVELS
dc.subjectLOCAL MECHANISMS
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectMEETINGS
dc.subjectMEMBER STATES
dc.subjectMERCENARIES
dc.subjectMILITARY
dc.subjectMILITARY ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectMILITARY FORCES
dc.subjectMILITIA
dc.subjectMILITIAS
dc.subjectMINISTER
dc.subjectMINISTERS
dc.subjectMODALITIES
dc.subjectMONETARY COMPENSATION
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
dc.subjectNATION
dc.subjectNATION BUILDING
dc.subjectNATIONAL COUNCIL
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONALISM
dc.subjectNATIONS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGOTIATION
dc.subjectNEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF DEATHS
dc.subjectOBSERVER
dc.subjectOBSERVERS
dc.subjectOLDER MEN
dc.subjectORGANIZATION
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENT
dc.subjectPATRONAGE
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPEACE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPEACE BUILDING
dc.subjectPEACE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectPEACE PROCESS
dc.subjectPEACEBUILDING
dc.subjectPEACEKEEPING
dc.subjectPEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
dc.subjectPEACEMAKERS
dc.subjectPEACEMAKING
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLICE FORCE
dc.subjectPOLICE OFFICER
dc.subjectPOLICE OFFICERS
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL FORCES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL LEADERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL LEADERSHIP
dc.subjectPOLITICAL OPPOSITION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STRUCTURES
dc.subjectPOLITICIAN
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPOLITICS
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectPOPULATIONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectPRESCRIPTIONS
dc.subjectPRIME MINISTER
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROJECTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectREBELS
dc.subjectRECONCILIATION
dc.subjectREGULATION
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEES
dc.subjectSECURITY FORCES
dc.subjectSELF-RELIANCE
dc.subjectSERVICE
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOVEREIGNTY
dc.subjectSTATE GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectSTATISTICS
dc.subjectSTRATEGIES
dc.subjectSTUDENTS
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE ABUSE
dc.subjectTACTICS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectTREATY
dc.subjectTRUST
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectURBAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENT CONFLICT
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWARFARE
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWEAPON
dc.subjectWEAPONS
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleConflict in Melanesiaen
dc.title.subtitleThemes and Lessonsen
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okr.crossref.titleConflict in Melanesia
okr.date.disclosure2011-05-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:03:32.024456Z
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.topicConflict and Development::Peace & Peacekeeping
okr.topicConflict and Development::Post Conflict Reconstruction
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicLaw and Development::Corruption & Anticorruption Law
okr.unitJustice Reform (LEGJR)
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