The Domestic Politics of International Relations: Cases from Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1 Introduction The Sovereignty Paradox The Pluralist Synthesis The Normative Challenge Chapter Scope of this Study Approach Notes References 2 New Zealand and the World Court Project Introduction: A Conference in New York Nuclear Disarmament Origins of the World Court Project New Zealand: From Nuclear Ally to Nuclear Free Activist? New Zealand and the World Court Project Nuclear Weapons and the World Court Transformational Conduct The WCP as Transformational Conduct The WCP as a ‘Politics of Project’ Norm Creation and Social Energy Post-1996 Moves to Institutionalise Abolition The Canberra Commission The New Agenda Coalition The Middle Powers Initiative South Asian Nuclear Testing Conclusions Notes References 3 Australia and Climate Change Introduction Australia and the Framework Convention From Rio to Berlin Australia’s ‘Special Case’ Differentiation Contested Domestic Institutions Australia and the 1997 Kyoto Conference Hostility to the EU ‘bubble’ South Pacific Frictions Australia’s pre-Kyoto Positioning The Kyoto Conference and Outcome Post-Kyoto Explaining Australia’s Position Equity Economic Development Appropriate Responsibility Conclusions Notes References 4 The Bougainville Conflict Introduction Bougainville: The Roots of Strife Internal Conflict as a Generic Bougainville’s Protracted Stalemate Sovereign Sheltering Distortions Illegitimate Recourse to Force The Rocky Road to Peace New Zealand's Role The Burnham Talks The Lincoln Agreement Profile of Interests State-based Interests Bougainville's Insurgent Factions Humanitarian Interests Post-1998 Developments Rules and Norms The Institutional Dimension Transformative Factors Conclusions Notes References 5 Decolonisation Introduction Cases Considered New Caledonia East Timor West Irian Identity and External Linkages Decolonisation’s Wider Political Agenda Decolonisation Options The ‘Qualified’ Independence Option? Rules and Norms Institutions Transformations Conclusions Notes References 6 Indigenous Rights Introduction Contrasting Agendas The Cases Compared Identity Contrasts Australia New Zealand Fiji The UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations The UN Draft Declaration on Indigenous Rights Self-Determination Intellectual Property Sacred Rights Norms and Rules Institutions Transformative Aspects Conclusions Notes References 7 Public Management in the South Pacific Introduction The PIC Setting Public Policy System Problems Political Embroilment Diagnosis of PIC Public Sectors The South Pacific Forum Public Sector Reform Processes Good Governance Change Impacts Comparing Interests State Bureaucratic Development Assistance Donors Powerholders Institutional Aspects Rules and Norms Transformations Conclusions Notes References 8 Environmental Prescription in the South Pacific Introduction Environmental Vulnerabilities Key South Pacific Agencies Extra-regional Multilateral Involvement Key Challenges Climate Change Fisheries Resource Management Coastal Area Management Forestry Biodiversity National Performance Comparing Discontinuities Towards Convergence? Extent o f Convergence Convergence Incentives Managing Convergence Towards the Future Conclusions Notes References 9 Conclusions Chapter Findings Compared Findings in Review Developing Stronger Theory Note Select Bibliography Books Articles Reports Index