New Mana: Transformations of a Classic Concept in Pacific Languages and Cultures (Monographs in Anthropology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Tomlinson, Matt

Kawika Tengan, Ty P.

Anthropology

ANU Press

Geography, Power, Strategy and Defence Policy: Essays in Honour of Paul Dibb

Ball, Desmond

Lee, Sheryn

Politics & Government

War, Strategy and History: Essays in Honour of Professor Robert O'Neill

History

Marston, Daniel P

Leahy, Tamara

Military

In 2017 it will be Australia’s turn to chair the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP), an international organisation set up to regulate the trade in diamonds. Diamonds are a symbol of love, purchased to celebrate marriage, and it is therefore deeply ironic that the diamond trade has become linked with warfare and human rights violations committed in African producer countries such as Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo and, more recently, Zimbabwe and Angola. In their quest for diamonds, or by using diamonds to purchase weapons, armed groups in these countries have engaged in recruiting child soldiers, amputating limbs, and committing rape and murder. In response to the problem, the international community, non-governmental organisations and key industry players such as De Beers combined forces to create the Kimberley Process in 2002. The KP uses an export certificate system to distinguish the legitimate rough diamond trade from so-called ‘blood diamonds’, which are also known as ‘conflict diamonds’. This book considers the extent to which the KP, supported by other agencies at the international and national levels, has been effective in achieving its mandate. In so doing, it presents an original model derived from the domain of regulatory theory, the Dual Networked Pyramid, as a means of describing the operation of the system and suggesting possible improvements that might be made to it.

The Lion that Didn't Roar: Can the Kimberley Process Stop the Blood Diamonds Trade?

Business & Money

Davidson, Nigel

Industries

<p>As the global ‘data revolution’ accelerates, how can the data rights and interests of indigenous peoples be secured? Premised on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, this book argues that indigenous peoples have inherent and inalienable rights relating to the collection, ownership and application of data about them, and about their lifeways and territories. As the first book to focus on indigenous data sovereignty, it asks: what does data sovereignty mean for indigenous peoples, and how is it being used in their pursuit of self-determination? The varied group of mostly indigenous contributors theorise and conceptualise this fast-emerging field and present case studies that illustrate the challenges and opportunities involved. These range from indigenous communities grappling with issues of identity, governance and development, to national governments and NGOs seeking to formulate a response to indigenous demands for data ownership. While the book is focused on the CANZUS states of Canada, Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the United States, much of the content and discussion will be of interest and practical value to a broader global audience.</p>

Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Toward an agenda (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR))

TAYLOR, John

Kukutai, Tahu

Social Sciences

China's New Sources of Economic Growth, Vol. 1: Reform, Resources and Climate Change (China Update)

Fang, Cai

Economics

The Histories of Raphael Samuel: A portrait of a people's historian (ANU Lives Series in Biography)

Biographies & Memoirs

Scott-Brown, Sophie

Historical

The personality cult of Stalin in Soviet posters, 1929-1953: Archetypes, inventions and fabrications

Pisch, Anita

Russia

Gender Violence & Human Rights: Seeking Justice in Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu

Macintyre, Martha

Jolly, Margaret

Biersack, Aletta

<p>Sharpening the Sword of State explores the various ways in which 10 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific enhance their administrative capabilities through training and executive development. It traces how modern governments across this region look to develop their public services and public sector organisations in the face of rapid global change. For many governments there is a delicate balance between the public interest in promoting change and capacity enhancement across the public service, and the temptation to micro-manage agencies and be complacent about challenging the status quo. There is a recognition in the countries studied that training and executive development is a crucial investment in human capital but is also couched in a much wider context of public service recruitment, patterns of entry and retention, promotion, executive appointment and career development. This empirical volume, authored by academics and practitioners, is one of the first to chart these comparative differences and provide fresh perspectives to enable learning from international experiences.</p>

Sharpening the Sword of State: Building executive capacities in the public services of the Asia-Pacific (Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG))

Wanna, John

Podger, Andrew

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