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How do ordinary people respond when their lives are irrevocably altered by terror and violence? Susanna Trnka was residing in an Indo-Fijian village in the year 2000 during the Fijian nationalist coup. The overthrow of the elected multiethnic party led to six months of nationalist aggression, much of which was directed toward Indo-Fijians. In State of Suffering , Trnka shows how Indo-Fijians' lives were overturned as waves of turmoil and destruction swept across Fiji.

Describing the myriad social processes through which violence is articulated and ascribed meaning-including expressions of incredulity, circulation of rumors, narratives, and exchanges of laughter and jokes-Trnka reveals the ways in which the community engages in these practices as individuals experience, and try to understand, the consequences of the coup. She then considers different kinds of pain caused by political chaos and social turbulence, including pain resulting from bodily harm, shared terror, and the distress precipitated by economic crisis and social dislocation.

Throughout this book, Trnka focuses on the collective social process through which violence is embodied, articulated, and silenced by those it targets. Her sensitive ethnography is a valuable addition to the global conversation about the impact of political violence on community life. ... Read more

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Contents:Introduction; From Homo Civicus to Homo Politicus, civil society, civic education and democratic governance in Fiji, case study: The UNDP-Fiji Parliament Civic Education Initiative by Steven Ratuva;How modern was SPeight's coup? The case of Naloto by Andare Tuitoga; Spectres of the neo-liberal state and the (im)possibilities of democracy by Ashwin Raj;Governance challenges for Pacific Island states by Graham Hassall;From campus to newsroom in the South Pacific: governance and the quest for a professional journalism ethos by David Robie & Shailendra Singh;How significant is the colonial history of the Pacific? by Ian C. Campbell;The art of governance: a review of discussions of governance in Pacific Island countries by Kate Hannan ... Read more

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These Election Reports are the observations, conclusions and recommendations of Commonwealth Observer Groups. The Secretary-General constitutes these observer missions at the request of governments and with the agreement of all significant political parties. At the end of a mission, a report is submitted to the Secretary-General, who makes it available to the government of the country in question, the political parties concerned and to all Commonwealth governments. The report eventually becomes a public document. ... Read more

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Chapters: Divisions of Fiji, Provinces of Fiji, Rotuma, Local Government in Fiji, Lau Islands, Naitasiri, Cakaudrove, Tailevu, Namosi, Lomaiviti, Rewa, Ba, Western Division, Fiji, Iso 3166-2:fj, Central Division, Fiji, Northern Division, Fiji, Nadroga-Navosa, Eastern Division, Fiji, Macuata, Serua, Bua. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 68. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Rotuma is a Fijian Dependency, consisting of the island of Rotuma and nearby islets. The island group is home to a small but unique indigenous ethnic group which constitutes a recognizable minority within the population of Fiji, known as "Rotumans". Its population at the 2007 census was 2,002, although many Rotumans live on mainland Fijian islands, totaling 10,000. These volcanic islands are located at , approximately 465 kilometres north of Fiji. Rotuma Island itself is 13 kilometres long and 4 kilometres wide, with a land area of approximately 43 square kilometres. The island is bisected into a larger eastern part, and a western peninsula, by a low narrow isthmus only 230 meters wide, the location of Motusa village (Itu'ti'u district). North of the isthmus is Maka Bay, and in the south Hopmafau Bay. The bays are full of coral reefs, through which there are boat passages. Rotuma is a shield volcano made of alkali-olivine basalt and hawaiite, with many small cones, and reaches 256 metres (840 ft) above sea level at Mount Suelhof near the center of the island. Satarua Peak, 166 meters high, lies near the eastern end of the island. . While very secluded from much of Fiji proper, the large reef and untouched beaches are renowned as some of the most beautiful in all of Fiji. There are some islands located at a distance between 50 meters and 2 kilometers from the main island, but still within the fringing reef: Additio...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=327097 ... Read more

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Chapters: Local Government in Ukraine, Local Government in the Isle of Man, Local Government in Fiji, Municipal Politics in the Netherlands. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Local government in Ukraine are guaranteed by state law and the real capacity of the territorial community - residents of a village or a voluntary association of rural community residents of several villages, towns, cities - independently or under the responsibility of agencies and local government officials to solve local issues within the Constitution and laws of Ukraine. Local governments are territorial communities of villages, cities both directly and through the village, township, city councils and their executive bodies, as well as district and regional councils, which represent the common interests of territorial communities of villages, towns and cities. Local governments in Ukraine use the following principles: The system of local government includes: organs of self. In cities with district divisions for the decision of the local community or the city council under the district can be formed in the council. City district councils form their executive bodies and elected council chairman, who is also is the chairman of its executive committee. The primary subject of local government, the main carrier of its functions and powers of a territorial community of villages, towns and cities. Council - the representative bodies of local self-government. Village, township and city councils are local authorities that represent the corresponding territorial communities and carry out on their behalf and for their functions and powers of local government, established by the Constitution of Ukraine, laws. Executive bodies of village, township, city, city district (if a) councils...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25241543 ... Read more

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A Time Bomb Lies Buried discusses the debates which took place in Suva and London as well as the politics and processes which led Fiji to independence in 1970 after 96 years of colonial rule. It provides an essential background to understanding the crises and convulsions which have haunted Fiji ever since in its search for a constitutional settlement for its multiethnic population. ... Read more

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Fijian traditions and ceremonies. Kava, Tabua, Culture of Fiji, Religion in Fiji, Kubuna Confederacy, Viti Levu, Namosi, Fiji, History of Fiji, Politics of Fiji, 2006 Fijian coup d'état, Demographics of Fiji, Local government in Fiji, Geography of Fiji, Economy of Fiji, Music of Fiji, Fijian language, Sport in Fiji. ... Read more