Bergen Pacific Studies Research Group

Welcome to the Bergen Pacific Studies website!

Since its establishment in 2005, the Bergen Pacific Studies Research Group (BPS) has been focused on research concerning Pacific Islands affairs. Most of our members are social anthropologists, and we cooperate with scholars from other disciplines, such as history, marine sciences, philosophy, political science, geology and law, in our projects. Throughout these pages you can find information about our members, projects, partnerships and events. You can also find lists of publications and contact information for each of the BPS researchers. Please have a look around!

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"Pacific Islands are fast losing their air links as airlines suspend services. While the bigger airlines in the region can make the news when they suspend flights, the smaller airlines often get overlooked. Here’s a wrap up of what’s happening with airlines around the Pacific." ... See MoreSee Less

Pacific Islands Are Losing All Air Services Amid Route Suspensions - Simple Flying

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Pacific Islands are fast losing their air links as airlines suspend services. While the bigger airlines in the...

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1 week ago

PM announces new COVID-19 measures, including ban on ships and visitors

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News PM announces new COVID-19 measures, including ban on ships and visitors Indra Singh Manager News and Sports [email protected] | @IndraFBC March 15, 2020 6:15 pm Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Baini...

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2 weeks ago

How do you become a citizen of a Pacific island? Through birth, marriage, investment or passport sales? The citizenship laws of Oceania reflect the complexities of colonisation, decolonisation and globalisation. In Oceania’s citizenship laws, we can see the significance of the connections between land and peoples in Indigenous custom and law; the movement from self-governing peoples to colonies to independent states; and responses to the status of small states in a globalised world.

A new report by Anna Dziedzic compares the citizenship laws of twelve states in Oceania: Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. It explores the history of citizenship in these countries, modes of acquisition and loss, and current debates and reform plans regarding citizenship policy.

Comparative Regional Report on Citizenship Law: Oceania, RSCAS/GLOBALCIT-Comp 2020/1, February 2020
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Bergen Pacific Studies

2 weeks ago

"For International Women’s Day 2020, we’re getting to know the pioneering women across the Pacific and Papua New Guinea who are breaking barriers and creating change for the decade ahead. Janice Mose Kemakeza comes from a family of diplomats, but as the Solomon Islands Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, she is forging her own path and fighting for the issues that matter most to her country at the global level." ... See MoreSee Less

Breaking Barriers in Solomon Islands: Janice Mose Kemakeza

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Breaking Barriers in Solomon Islands: Janice Mose Kemakeza

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2 weeks ago

Niue’s official Dark Sky recognition is set to provide a significant economic opportunity for the small Pacific island with a growing global interest in Astro-tourism. ... See MoreSee Less

Niue is World’s First Country to Become a Dark Sky Place

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Media Release The Pacific nation now provides protection for sky, sea, and land. The Pacific island of Niue is the world’s first whole country to become an International Dark Sky Place. It has recei...

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2 weeks ago

RMI closes borders to international inbound flights for two weeks - PNC News First

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The Marshall Islands government updated its travel advisory today, with an announcement that it will close its borders to international inbound flights for the next two weeks. The Marshall Islands wil...

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