THIRD PACIFIC REGIONAL MEETING OF IASCP
Traditional & Indigenous Land Uses and Economies
The International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP) in association with the Australian Property Institute (New South Wales Division) is seeking papers for the Third Pacific Regional Meeting to be held on September 3 – 6, 2006, in Auckland New Zealand at Massey University-Albany.
The purpose of the Third Pacific Regional Meeting is to provide a focus on the following theme:
Traditional and Indigenous Land uses and Economies
The Regional Meeting will focus on the transformation of
traditional and indigenous sustainable uses and economies into untenable
positions in the face of unsustainable “modern” uses and economies.
In some parts
of the IASCP Pacific region this untenable position has produced racial tensions
and changes of national Government (Fiji), while in other parts the traditional
and indigenous cultures associated with these land uses and economies have been
transformed by European colonisation into a mere chimera of their former selves
(New Caledonia, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti).
The pivotal discourse to be canvassed is how the skill sets of researchers
and practitioners in the area of common property resources can be marshaled to
rectify the untenable position of indigenous and traditional societies. The
pressure upon biodiversity in the south created by the demands of the north, has
a parallel manifestation in the social, economic and physical dispossession of
traditional and indigenous peoples throughout the world. In the IASCP Pacific
Region the astounding diversity of marine and terrestrial biota is matched only
by the diversity of the cultures of the traditional and Pacific peoples.
Both are under enormous threat, and if we were honest Suzuki's sacred balance
is clearly on the verge of profound transformation. However, any new balance in
the Pacific region is looking remarkably profane, rather than sacred.
Abstracts
should include a discussion of the objective of the proposed paper, the research
design and methodology (where applicable) and some discussion of the nature and
implications of the findings for CPR’s in the Pacific region. Abstracts must be
received by June 30, 2006 and must include the following information on the
cover page: Title of Paper, two or three key words indicating topic,
corresponding author, institutional affiliation, complete address, telephone,
facsimile and email address. All of the above information is also requested for
each additional author.
Persons interested in organizing a special session/panel discussion, or volunteering to serve as a session chair or discussant is encouraged to indicate interest by June 30, 2006.
Submit abstracts or completed papers via email to api@nsw.api.org.au
or as a 3.5” diskette via mail as shown below, as a Microsoft Word file as one document; length not to exceed 30 pages, including all tables, figures, notes, appendices, and references; margins, 2.54 cm. (1”) on all dimensions; font 12pt. Please direct questions to:
John Sheehan
Pacific Regional Chair
International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP)
C/- NSW Division
Australian Property Institute
60 York Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Email: margaret@nsw.api.org.au
IASCP Pacific Regional Conference Committee Members