The Domestic Politics of International Relations: Cases from Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
1 Introduction
The Sovereignty Paradox
The Pluralist Synthesis
The Normative Challenge
Chapter Scope of this Study
Approach
Notes
References
2 New Zealand and the World Court Project
Introduction: A Conference in New York
Nuclear Disarmament
Origins of the World Court Project
New Zealand: From Nuclear Ally to Nuclear Free Activist?
New Zealand and the World Court Project
Nuclear Weapons and the World Court
Transformational Conduct
The WCP as Transformational Conduct
The WCP as a ‘Politics of Project’
Norm Creation and Social Energy
Post-1996 Moves to Institutionalise Abolition
The Canberra Commission
The New Agenda Coalition
The Middle Powers Initiative
South Asian Nuclear Testing
Conclusions
Notes
References
3 Australia and Climate Change
Introduction
Australia and the Framework Convention
From Rio to Berlin
Australia’s ‘Special Case’
Differentiation Contested
Domestic Institutions
Australia and the 1997 Kyoto Conference
Hostility to the EU ‘bubble’
South Pacific Frictions
Australia’s pre-Kyoto Positioning
The Kyoto Conference and Outcome
Post-Kyoto
Explaining Australia’s Position
Equity
Economic Development
Appropriate Responsibility
Conclusions
Notes
References
4 The Bougainville Conflict
Introduction
Bougainville: The Roots of Strife
Internal Conflict as a Generic
Bougainville’s Protracted Stalemate
Sovereign Sheltering
Distortions
Illegitimate Recourse to Force
The Rocky Road to Peace
New Zealand's Role
The Burnham Talks
The Lincoln Agreement
Profile of Interests
State-based Interests
Bougainville's Insurgent Factions
Humanitarian Interests
Post-1998 Developments
Rules and Norms
The Institutional Dimension
Transformative Factors
Conclusions
Notes
References
5 Decolonisation
Introduction
Cases Considered
New Caledonia
East Timor
West Irian
Identity and External Linkages
Decolonisation’s Wider Political Agenda
Decolonisation Options
The ‘Qualified’ Independence Option?
Rules and Norms
Institutions
Transformations
Conclusions
Notes
References
6 Indigenous Rights
Introduction
Contrasting Agendas
The Cases Compared
Identity Contrasts
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
The UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations
The UN Draft Declaration on Indigenous Rights
Self-Determination
Intellectual Property
Sacred Rights
Norms and Rules
Institutions
Transformative Aspects
Conclusions
Notes
References
7 Public Management in the South Pacific
Introduction
The PIC Setting
Public Policy System Problems
Political Embroilment
Diagnosis of PIC Public Sectors
The South Pacific Forum
Public Sector Reform Processes
Good Governance Change Impacts
Comparing Interests
State Bureaucratic
Development Assistance Donors
Powerholders
Institutional Aspects
Rules and Norms
Transformations
Conclusions
Notes
References
8 Environmental Prescription in the South Pacific
Introduction
Environmental Vulnerabilities
Key South Pacific Agencies
Extra-regional Multilateral Involvement
Key Challenges
Climate Change
Fisheries Resource Management
Coastal Area Management
Forestry
Biodiversity
National Performance
Comparing Discontinuities
Towards Convergence?
Extent o f Convergence
Convergence Incentives
Managing Convergence
Towards the Future
Conclusions
Notes
References
9 Conclusions
Chapter Findings Compared
Findings in Review
Developing Stronger Theory
Note
Select Bibliography
Books
Articles
Reports
Index