Chieftainship and social change in the Trobriand islands: A new theory of leadership and sub-state political dynamics for the Pacific

特罗布里恩群岛的酋长制和社会变革：太平洋地区领导力和次国家政治动态的新理论

• 批准号: DP0985594
• 负责人: Prof Mark Mosko
• 金额: $ 8.08万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-02-02 至 2013-02-01
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0985594
• 关键词: Chieftainship; social; change; Trobriand; islands

Australia's closest neighbours to the north and east are Pacific nation-states where in many instances 'chieftainship' has been a dominant locus of social organisation and change from pre-colonial times to the present. While these systems in their modern forms have appeared to outsiders as 'weak', 'unstable' or 'failing', the real problem is that they have been poorly understood by social scientists, policy-makers and others. This research will develop a more accurate theory of the dynamics of Pacific chieftainship that will enhance Australia's understanding of its neighbours and the effectiveness of our policies and approach to the region.

澳大利亚北部和东部最接近的邻国是太平洋民族国家，在许多情况下，“酋长制”一直是社会组织的主导地位，从前殖民时代到现在都在发生变化。虽然这些现代形式的系统在外人看来是“脆弱的”、“不稳定的”或“失败的”，但真实的问题是，社会科学家、政策制定者和其他人对它们的理解很少。这项研究将发展一个关于太平洋酋长制动态的更准确的理论，这将加强澳大利亚对其邻国的了解，并提高我们对该区域的政策和做法的效力。