This book examines the attitudes of tertiary students in Melanesia and Timor-Leste to national identity and key issues of nation-building. Their views are pivotal to understanding the challenges of building a more cohesive sense of national identity and political community in these states.

Autorentext

Michael Leach is Associate Professor in Politics and Public Policy at Swinburne University of Technology. James Scambary is a research consultant and PhD candidate in the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia programme at the Australian National University. Matthew Clarke is Professor and Head of School in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University. Simon Feeny is Associate Professor in Development Economics at RMIT University. Heather Wallace is an Adjunct Fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University and an international development consultant.

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Contents: Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Vanuatu Timor-Leste Comparative Analysis Looking to the Future.