The French Pacific at Crossroads : Sovereignty, Autonomy and Diversity in the French Pacific

Colloque « Sovereignty, Autonomy and Diversity in the French Pacific »

Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Campus, Alan MacDiarmid Building (AM 103), le 19 mars 2019.

Organisé par Jon Fraenkel, Serge Tcherkézoff, Yann Bévant

Workshop program : Thursday, 14 March 2019

9.00 — Opening – Vice Chancellor, Victoria University of Wellington.

9.15 — FRAENKEL, Jon Victoria University of Wellington : Sovereignty or Post-Sovereignty in the Pacific Islands?

New Caledonia

9.30 — GODIN, Patrice, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie : Is New Caledonia a pluricultural society? Blind spots and perspectives

10.00 — LAGARDE, Louis, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie : The origins of New Caledonia’s fractured society: what do archaeology and recent colonial history tell us?

10.20 — KORSON, Cadey, Massey University : Rebalancing power dynamics in sub-national island jurisdictions: Defining sovereignty in Kanaky/Nouvelle Calédonie

11.00 — WADRAWANE, Eddie Wayuone, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie : Changes for recreating a shared social and educational imaginary.

11.20 — McDONALD, Caroline, Victoria University of Wellington : Free association: a mixed blessing

11.40-12.20 — DISCUSSION

French Polynesia

1.20 — BROTHERSON, Moetai, Représentant à l’Assemblée de Polynésie, Député de la Polynésie Française à l’Assemblée Nationale : From French Polynesia to M?’ohi nui: A Pacific vision of decolonization

1.50 — AL WARDI, Semir, Université de la Polynésie Française : The politics in French Polynesia: current debates, challenges and perspectives

2.10 — PETIT, Sylvain, Université de la Polynésie Française : What forms of tourism can sustain the development of the French Polynesia economy ?

2.50 — CHAILLOUX, Steve, Chargé de la valorisation du patrimoine culturel de la ville de Faa’a : Is the autonomy/pro-independence dichotomy still relevant in M?’ohi Nui (French Polynesia) today?

Wallis and Futuna

3.10 — PASTOREL, Jean-Paul, Université de la Polynésie Française : Reflections on Wallis and Futuna Islands

3.30 – 4.20 — DISCUSSION

The French Pacific in a Comparative Context

4.20 — BEVANT, Yann, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie : Implications of the New Caledonian Experience for Divided Societies

4.40 — FRAENKEL, Jon Victoria University of Wellington : Implications of the New Caledonian & Northern Ireland Experience for Divided Societies: Constructive Ambiguity, Intermediation and the Brexit Dilemma

5.00 – 6.00 FINAL DISCUSSION