Managing Modernity : Capitalism, Globalisation and Governance in Melanesia

由于“反恐战争”的影响，澳大利亚与其在太平洋地区最亲密的邻国的关系得到了显著的重新评估。美拉尼西亚民族国家的社区发展和国家参与全球项目的目标已与该区域的国家安全问题联系在一起。通过揭示美拉尼西亚国家稳定的重大障碍和积极因素，这项研究将使人们更好地了解这个日益被描绘为腐败、暴力和民主失败的区域。

Australia's relations with its closest neighbours in the Pacific have been significantly reassessed as a consequence of the 'war on terror'. The goals of community development and national participation in global projects in Melanesian nation states have become linked to the issue of national security in the region. By revealing the significant impediments to and positive vectors for stability in Melanesian states, this research will provide better understandings of a region that is increasingly depicted as subject to corruption, violence and the failure of democracy.