Youth participation and security – the case of Fiji

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dc.contributor.authorVakaoti, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-19T21:59:59Z
dc.date.available2016-05-19T21:59:59Z
dc.date.issued2016en
dc.descriptionPolicy summary of paper presented at the regional conference on Rethinking regional security: Nexus between research and policy, November 25-26, 2015, University of Canterbury. A partnership between University of Canterbury, Australian National University, United National Development Program and International Political Science Associationen
dc.description.abstractYoung people exist at the heart of security debates. A common position is to view them as anarchists, victims or opportunities. These images are evoked at the global level via events like the Arab spring revolutions of 2011; in the Pacific through discussions about the ‘youth bulge’. In Fiji, following the reduction of the voting age to 18 years, young people were touted as opportunities. In his campaigns Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama appealed to young people that Fiji needed a new brand of politics and new politicians whilst other political parties were visibly receptive to youth involvement. Youth voter outcomes in the elections was difficult to ascertain, however, given the overwhelming support FijiFirst which campaigned mostly on development and ‘bread and butter’ issues it is safe to suggest that the majority of young people voted on the basis of securing their wellbeing.en
dc.identifier.issn1172-3416
dc.identifier.issn1172-3411
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/12184
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMACMILLAN BROWN CENTRE FOR PACIFIC STUDIES
dc.publisherMACMILLAN BROWN CENTRE FOR PACIFIC STUDIESen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleYouth participation and security – the case of Fijien
dc.title.alternativeMACMILLAN BROWN CENTRE FOR PACIFIC STUDIES PACIFIC POLICY BRIEF 2016/4en
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