UID:
edoccha_9958095019502883
Format:
1 online resource (282 pages) :
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colour illustrations, charts ; digital file(s)
ISBN:
1-76046-002-8
Series Statement:
Pacific series
Content:
The September 2014 elections in Fiji was one of the most anticipated in the history of the country, coming after eight years of military rule and under a radically new constitution that introduced a system of proportional representative (PR) and without any reserved communal seats. The election was won overwhelmingly by FijiFirst, a party formed by 2006 coup leader Frank Bainimarama. He subsequently embarked on a process of shifting the political configuration of Fijian politics from inter-ethnic to trans-ethnic mobilisation. The shift has not been easy in terms of changing people's perceptions and may face some challenges in the longer term, despite Bainimarama's clear victory in the polls. Ethnic consciousness has the capacity to become re-articulated in different forms and to seek new opportunities for expression. This book explores these and other issues surrounding the 2014 Fiji elections in a collection of articles written from varied political, intellectual and ideological positions.
Note:
1. 'The People Have Spoken ... ' -- 2. Shifting democracy: Electoral changes in Fiji -- 3. Chiefly leadership in Fiji after the 2014 elections -- 4. Fiji Indians and the Fiji general elections of 2014: Between a rock and a hard place and a few other spots in between -- 5. 'Unfree and unfair'?: Media intimidation in Fiji's 2014 election -- 6. From the land to the sea: Christianity, community and state in Fiji-and the 2014 elections -- 7. Native land policy in the 2014 election -- 8. Fiji elections and the youth vote-token or active citizenship? -- 9. The Fiji Military and the 2014 election --10. The genesis of the Social Democratic Liberal Party: A struggle against the odds -- 11. 'Not with a bang but a whimper': SODELPA and the 2014 election -- 12. Fiji's evolving foreign policy and Pacific multilateral order: Pre- and post-election -- 13. A pragmatic approach to a successful election: A personal reflection -- 14. Observing the 2014 Fiji general election -- 15. Concluding note: The election to end all coups?.
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Also available in print form.
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English
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781760460013
Language:
English
