Melanesia’s test: The political quandary of West Papua

West Papuans often say that the conflict in their homeland, the self-determination struggle against Indonesian territorial control and the impact of a heavy military presence, are a regional issue. As a people, the West Papuans have historically identified as being Pacific Islanders and particularly...

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Autor principal:	Johnny Blades
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2014
Materias:	decolonisation diplomacy Fiji Indonesia Melanesia Melanesian Spearhead Group Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5df7bf15e75a4444b137686c5d7dd3a92021-12-02T12:52:36ZMelanesia’s test: The political quandary of West Papua10.24135/pjr.v20i2.1641023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/5df7bf15e75a4444b137686c5d7dd3a92014-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/164https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035West Papuans often say that the conflict in their homeland, the self-determination struggle against Indonesian territorial control and the impact of a heavy military presence, are a regional issue. As a people, the West Papuans have historically identified as being Pacific Islanders and particularly as Melanesians. If a regional solution is required to address the political quandary of West Papua, it is informative to adopt a regional lens and explore the way the other Melanesian countries, especially the governments and media, respond to the situation there; also how they engage with Indonesia over West Papua. Events of the last few years within the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) have made it clear that some leverage is being applied on the issue in the geopolitical domain. At the same time, mainstream media coverage of events unfolding in West Papua, as well as the MSG’s response, has been largely missing. However, a true internationalisation of the West Papua issue has arrived and deserves close inspection.Johnny BladesAsia Pacific NetworkarticledecolonisationdiplomacyFijiIndonesiaMelanesiaMelanesian Spearhead GroupCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 20, Iss 2 (2014)
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description	West Papuans often say that the conflict in their homeland, the self-determination struggle against Indonesian territorial control and the impact of a heavy military presence, are a regional issue. As a people, the West Papuans have historically identified as being Pacific Islanders and particularly as Melanesians. If a regional solution is required to address the political quandary of West Papua, it is informative to adopt a regional lens and explore the way the other Melanesian countries, especially the governments and media, respond to the situation there; also how they engage with Indonesia over West Papua. Events of the last few years within the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) have made it clear that some leverage is being applied on the issue in the geopolitical domain. At the same time, mainstream media coverage of events unfolding in West Papua, as well as the MSG’s response, has been largely missing. However, a true internationalisation of the West Papua issue has arrived and deserves close inspection.
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Melanesia’s test: The political quandary of West Papua

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