The use of metaphors in the Pacific Islands reveal a discourse of representation and containment, which emphasizes ‘smallness’ in geographic, political and cultural aspects of development. Heather Wallace contrasts the language and strategies used by policymakers, particularly from...

Heather Wallace discuss a range of issues common to many Pacific Island countries with particular reference being made to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. She looks at the responses of communities, governments and NGOs to competing development pressures and highlights some of the initiatives...

Heather Wallace examines changes in attitudes to women in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. She discusses policy changes and the slow process of these filtering into practice leading to shifting attitudes towards women's decision-making role in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Her focus is on the...