F iji Futures: Militarism, Politics and Sustainable Governance

Building on the Talanoa process, this undertaking will represent a major contribution to Fiji’s future stability. Six distinguished scholars, including both Fijians and Indo-Fijians, have been commissioned to author analytical papers on policy approaches that will advance Fiji’s social and economic climate. Two workshops allowing for review and critique of the authors contributions to a book on this subject have been held in 2003-2004 and the final papers will be compiled into a book to be published by PIDP.

The topics being addressed include:

• "Politics of Access to Natural Resources in Fiji"

• "Militarism and Politics in Fiji"

• "Fijian Institutions, Governance, and Development"

• "Constitutional Development in Fiji: 1997 and Beyond"

• "International Principles of Human Rights and Good Governance and Politics of Implementation Within Fiji"

• "Growth of Indigenous Fijian Business Community and Its Influences on Futures Governance and Politics in Fiji"

Dr. Sitiveni Halapua is the leading the Fiji Futures project.