# Island Studies and Pacific Affairs

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/island-studies-and-pacific-affairs/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 332,913 |
| Description | This cluster of papers encompasses an interdisciplinary study of islands and island nations, focusing on their economic development, vulnerability, sustainability, governance, decolonization, and resilience. It explores the unique challenges and opportunities faced by small states and island communities, particularly in the Pacific region, and delves into the complexities of globalization, political representation, and environmental impact. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12629 |
| Works | 104,941 |

## Topic papers all

- [South Pacific Museums: Experiments in Culture](https://scholariq.org/papers/south-pacific-museums-experiments-in-culture/)
- [Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Development](https://scholariq.org/papers/sustainable-communities-sustainable-development/)
- [Lessons learned and policy implications from climate-related planned relocation in Fiji and Australia](https://scholariq.org/papers/lessons-learned-and-policy-implications-from-climate-related-planned-relocation/)
- [A Tale of Two Cities: Climate Change Policies in Vancouver and Melbourne — Barometers of Cooperative Federalism?](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-tale-of-two-cities-climate-change-policies-in-vancouver-and-melbourne/)
- [Earning a Living in PNG: From Subsistence to a Cash Economy](https://scholariq.org/papers/earning-a-living-in-png-from-subsistence-to-a-cash-economy/)
- [Fiji and the Fijians . And Missionary labours among the cannibals : extended with notices of recent events, also new preface and index](https://scholariq.org/papers/fiji-and-the-fijians-and-missionary-labours-among-the-cannibals-extended-with/)
- [Taking It to the People](https://scholariq.org/papers/taking-it-to-the-people/)
- [Improving opportunities for economic development for women smallholders in rural Papua New Guinea.](https://scholariq.org/papers/improving-opportunities-for-economic-development-for-women-smallholders-in-rural/)

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Francis Fukuyama](https://scholariq.org/researchers/francis-fukuyama/)
- [Duncan J. Watts](https://scholariq.org/researchers/duncan-j-watts/)
- [Jeffrey D. Sachs](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jeffrey-d-sachs/)
- [W. Neil Adger](https://scholariq.org/researchers/w-neil-adger/)
- [Kristie L. Ebi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kristie-l-ebi/)
- [Rannveig Sigurvinsdóttir](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rannveig-sigurvinsdottir/)
- [Robert O. Keohane](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-o-keohane/)
- [Robert I. Levy](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-i-levy/)
- [William Easterly](https://scholariq.org/researchers/william-easterly/)
- [Mike Hulme](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mike-hulme/)
- [Stephen Colagiuri](https://scholariq.org/researchers/stephen-colagiuri/)
- [Aart Kraay](https://scholariq.org/researchers/aart-kraay/)

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