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 Mā’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 Mā’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