The inverse sovereignty effect

Overton, John; Murray, Warwick E.; Prinsen, Gerard; Ulu, Avataeao Junior; Wrighton, Nicola

doi:10.4324/9780429444814-5

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“…However, the increasing financial pressures and rising unemployment rates forced Pacific Islands people to find alternative income-earning options. The data showed that participants adapted to adverse impacts by revitalizing their traditional socioeconomies which, prior to tourism and labour migration, used to be predominantly dependent on agriculture, fisheries, and informal sectors (Overton et al, 2018;. For example, | 7 of 9 respondents in Tonga discussed how the disruption in global trade and limited access to seasonal workers schemes catalysed the revival of the local agriculture sector, strengthened the local labour force, and decreased their dependence on imported goods by increasing the production of import substitutes.…”

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Foreign aid, human agency, and self‐reliance in the Pacific: Lessons from the pandemic

Teaurere,

Latu,

de Waegh

et al. 2023

Development Policy Review

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MotivationAmidst the highly polarized discourse on development aid in Pacific Islands, few studies explore the perspectives of local people. Missing from the literature is how the subjective experiences of Pacific Islands people responding and adapting to a sudden global disruption influence their perceptions of foreign aid. Faced by sudden shutdown of export markets, tourism, and labour migration, the COVID‐19 pandemic offered an opportunity to investigate how disruptions from international events affect Pacific Island peoples’ perception of foreign aid.PurposeWe investigated how the lived experiences of people in the Cook Islands and Tonga during COVID‐19 may have influenced their perceptions of foreign aid.Methods and approachSemi‐structured interviews guided by open‐ended questions were conducted with 25 persons in the Cook Islands and 24 persons in Tonga. Interviewees were purposively selected from staff in government ministries and environmental NGOs; from people working in tourism and private enterprise; from members of youth empowerment groups; and from among traditional leaders, faith leaders, high school teachers, fisherfolk and farmers. The interviews explored their subjective experiences during the COVID‐19 pandemic and the meanings they attributed to them.FindingsThe pandemic closed down tourism and interrupted labour emigration in both countries. In response, people switched to farming and fishing, and found ways to redeploy their skills. The pandemic saw increased local innovation, strengthened traditional practices, increased local agricultural output, and enhanced collaboration between foreign donor partners and recipient countries to develop local human capacity.Policy implicationsRather than repeating history by integrating Pacific Island societies into the globalised economy, or providing bail outs through economic restructuring, donors should strive to support the agency and self‐determination of Pacific Islands people. They should start by recognizing the resourcefulness and capacity to adapt shown by participants during the pandemic.

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Foreign aid, human agency, and self‐reliance in the Pacific: Lessons from the pandemic

Teaurere,

Latu,

de Waegh

et al. 2023

Development Policy Review

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“…Externally led development interventions are often poorly informed by local knowledge in terms of language, culture, history and politics as a result of colonial legacies, funding sources and the way in which aid is connected to foreign affairs and trade interests [72]. The critical localism agenda seeks to remedy these systemic problems by enhancing local leadership and working more through local systems and partners in order to improve aid effectiveness and sustainability.…”

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Locally Led Opportunities for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Climate Change and Gender Equality Partnerships in the Blue Pacific

Grant,

Willetts

2024

Water

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Partnerships between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and rights-holder organisations (RHOs) have become more common, important and impactful in the international development sector, and they have been driven by aligned agendas, mutual benefits and the pursuit of locally owned and inclusive development agendas. There are opportunities to broaden partnerships and coalitions to include climate change advocacy, adaptation and mitigation organisations given the increased focus on the links between WASH, resilience and climate change action. This article takes a first step in addressing the question: How can the experience of WASH, gender equality and climate organisation partnerships and coalitions in the Blue Pacific inform the WASH sector in its growing support of and investment in diverse partnerships in support of localism? We conducted a systematic scoping review to identify the literature on gender equality, WASH and climate change-related partnerships and coalitions in the Blue Pacific. Three key themes emerged from the systematic scoping review based on 23 studies published from 1996 to 2024. Firstly, partnerships and coalitions are part of a critical localism agenda, though care needs to be taken by potential partners and donors to understand and manage power dynamics between actors and organisations working within and across sectors. Secondly, a range of benefits and success factors have been documented on partnerships and coalitions in the Blue Pacific, including support for emerging leadership, leveraging policy outcomes, facilitating learning and the sharing of frameworks and tools between partners. Thirdly, like all parts of the community and governance ecosystem, gender dynamics and social norms inform and influence partnerships and coalitions. At the same time, partnerships are important for informing and driving gender equality and inclusion at the local and regional levels including within the WASH sector. This article is useful for local actors, donors and civil society organisations wishing to pursue the mutually beneficial goals of WASH, gender equality, climate change action and localisation in the Blue Pacific.

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“…| 3 of 12 KESSLER Kelly, 1985;Poirine, 1998). Many other Pacific aid and development studies have also focused on national-level issues, such as national economic growth and political stability (Brown, 2005;Dornan & Pryke, 2017;Duncan, 2019;Overton et al, 2019). Furthermore, topical issues, such as climate change (Barnett, 2005(Barnett, , 2008Barnett & Campbell, 2010;Barnett & Waters, 2016;Nunn, 2009;Weir & Orcherton, 2013) and people-centred approaches, focusing on target groups among socially marginalized populations (Armstrong & Armstrong, 2020) have been driving foreign aid research and policy.…”

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What do remote outer island populations in the Pacific think about foreign aid? Insights from Mauke, Cook Islands

Kessler

2023

Development Policy Review

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MotivationPacific aid research has largely focused on national issues and social justice, rather than spatial justice and the development of remote outer islands. In particular, the perspectives of remote outer island populations on aid have not previously been assessed.PurposeThis study explores the experiences and views of the population of a remote Pacific outer island, Mauke in the Cook Islands, on the foreign aid they receive. By listening to and learning from local people living with aid on a remote outer island, this article seeks to address spatially insensitive Pacific aid research and policy. Based on these insights, the article derives policy implications for aid and development actors working on Mauke and other remote outer islands in the Pacific.Methods and approachEmploying a mixed‐methods approach, this article draws on field research conducted on Mauke, involving in‐depth semi‐structured interviews and a quantitative survey.FindingsThe people of Mauke are divided about whether the island should receive more or less aid. Those calling for more aid tend to be younger; they stress the need for infrastructure development. Those advocating for less aid tend to be older; they argue that aid has harmed Mauke by decreasing endogenous initiatives and creating social tensions, both of which reduce social cohesion among the remote island population.Policy implicationsRather than investing in “community‐based/−led development”—doing development with the community, aid to remote Pacific outer islands should focus more on “community development”—with the aim of enhancing social cohesion among peripheral islands. Donors, governments, and development partners must carefully reflect on the degree to which their interventions may harm social cohesion and the endogenous development potential of remote outer island populations. These implications matter given the persistence of uncritical (mis)representations and (mis)conceptions of remote Pacific outer island populations as harmonious and mutually supportive.

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The inverse sovereignty effect

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Foreign aid, human agency, and self‐reliance in the Pacific: Lessons from the pandemic

Foreign aid, human agency, and self‐reliance in the Pacific: Lessons from the pandemic

Locally Led Opportunities for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Climate Change and Gender Equality Partnerships in the Blue Pacific

What do remote outer island populations in the Pacific think about foreign aid? Insights from Mauke, Cook Islands

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