The future of democracy in Melanesia: What role for outside powers?

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-241

  Henderson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bougainville; Democracy and governance; Fiji; Melanesia; Military coups; Solomon Islands; Westminster system

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; MILITARY INTERVENTION; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0346334549     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2003.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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