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Fault lines for unrest in the Pacific: Youth, livelihoods and land rights in driving and mitigating conflict.
- Source :
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Asia Pacific Viewpoint . Aug2022, Vol. 63 Issue 2, p278-289. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Instances of civil unrest and disorder have pockmarked the mainly peaceful functioning of multiple Pacific states in recent decades. This paper examines factors which can be seen as fault lines for predicting and mitigating such unrest, with a particular focus on Fiji and Solomon Islands. Drawing on data collected through interviews with youth advocates and activists, it becomes clear that the common justification of 'ethnic tensions' for past unrest and fears of future unrest being necessitated by a 'youth bulge' oversimplifies the complexity of factors that lead to disorder. Issues of land rights, uncertain livelihood futures and public perceptions of inequality provide more salient framings for understanding why citizens engage in unrest. Indeed, it is perceptions of injustice and inequality which may well prove to be the greater indicator of the likelihood of any future destabilisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PROPERTY rights
*SOCIAL unrest
*PUBLIC opinion
*PUBLIC spaces
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13607456
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Asia Pacific Viewpoint
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158341624
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apv.12311