The Belt and Road Initiative: what is in it for China?

China’s outbound investment exceeded inbound investment for the first time in 2015. In years leading up this transition, a maturing demographic transition...

Australia's north, Australia's future: a vision and strategies for sustainable economic, ecological and social prosperity in northern Australia

The release of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Change agreement highlighted the importance of global sustainability...

Pacific seasonal workers: Learning from the contrasting temporary migration outcomes in Australian and New Zealand horticulture

“Crowding out” is a widely accepted claim in migration analysis, which posits that the preference of profit‐maximising employers for irregular and...

The Pacific islands in the twenty‐first century

Editorial for the APPS Special Issue The Pacific islands in the twenty-first century

A new frontier in digital activism: An exploration of digital feminism in Fiji

Social media has become a crucial feature of the Pacific islands in the 21st century, providing people with the means to demand greater accountability and...

The Complex Interdependence of China's Belt and Road Initiative in the Philippines

Complex interdependence refers to the multiple channels of interaction and agenda in interstate relations, which involve domestic (public and private)...

What's in a term? “Green growth” and the “blue‐green economy” in the Pacific islands

The term “green growth” and its sister concepts, “blue‐green growth,” the “green economy,” and the “blue‐green economy,” have gained considerable traction...

Organizational culture and public diplomacy in the digital sphere: The case of South Korea

Digital diplomacy is the latest technological advance to push change in diplomatic practice. It relates to the application of digital technologies,...

Solutions to poor service delivery in Papua New Guinea

The paper discusses the problems that have plagued service delivery in Papua New Guinea—both over the long term and with the rollout of the District...

Collaborative governance for the Sustainable Development Goals

The advent of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals has refocused global attention on the roles of business and other nonstate actors in achieving global...

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