Description: This international conference explores innovative social, cultural, and political responses to global processes in Oceania. Speakers will discuss viable local alternatives to the institutions and practices commonly advocated in development discourse but difficult to implement in Pacific settings. There will be a particular focus on expanding perceptions of cultural heritage in Pacific societies, and how this awareness intersects with local political forms emerging in response to the challenges of global political economy. Pacific Alternatives features situations from many parts of Oceania, with some emphasis on Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Dates: March 24-27, 2009
Location: Hawaii Imin International Conference Center, East-West Center, Honolulu
Keynote speaker(s): Edvard Hviding, University of Bergen
Sponsors/Co-Sponsors:
Convener: Terence Wesley-Smith
For more information about the Pacific Alternatives project, you can visit http://pacific.b.uib.no/projects/main-projects/pacific-alternatives/.