Palau
The World Factbook: Background: :: After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was approved in 1986 but not ratified until 1993. It entered into force the following year when the islands gained independence. :: ...read more [Source: The World Factbook ] Wikipedia: Palau (i/pəˈlaʊ/, sometimes spelled Belau or Pelew), officially the Republic of Palau (Palauan: Beluu er a Belau),[4] is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is geographically part of the larger island group of Micronesia. The country's population of around 21,000 is spread across 250 islands forming the western chain of the Caroline Islands. The most populous island is Koror. The islands share maritime boundaries with Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Federated State...read more [Source: Wikipedia ]
Expertise (alphabetical order)
Petra Maria AUTIO Postdoctoral Fellow, Social and cultural anthropology at University of Helsinki, FinlandKeywords: Social Organization , Dance , Custom , Kinship , Narratives , Social Differentiation , Language Ideology , Migration , Resilience , Colonial Discourse
Camilla BORREVIK PhD Student, Department of Social Anthropology, Bergen Pacific Studies at University of Bergen, NorwayKeywords: Climate Change , Climate Policy , Climate Change Migration , Conservation , Cultural Change , Democracy , Diplomacy , Environment , Epistemology , Globalization
Paul D'ARCY Associate Professor, Department of Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific at Australian National University, AustraliaKeywords: Climate Change , Agency , Anthropology , Conflict Resolution , Coral Reefs , Cultural Geography , Development Studies , Fisheries , Food History , History
Greg DVORAK Associate Professor, Graduate School of Culture and Communication Studies at Waseda University, JapanKeywords: Post-Colonialism , Self-Determination , World War II , Art , Climate Change , Cultural Studies , Critical History , Commemoration , Gender , Sexuality
Patrick NUNN Professor, Sustainability Research Centre at University of the Sunshine Coast, AustraliaKeywords: Climate Change , Coastal Erosion , Cultural Change , Human Ecology , Indigenous Knowledge , Kava , Landscape , Myth , Religion And The Environment , Sustainable Development
Károly Sándor PALLAI Research Fellow, Department of French and Francophone Studies at Eötvös Loránd University, HungaryKeywords: Contemporary Literatures , Francophone Literatures , Identity , Postcolonial Literatures , French Overseas Territories , Post-Colonialism , Narratives , Literature , Cultural Studies , Colonial Imagination
Donald RUBINSTEIN Professor, Micronesian Area Research Center at University of Guam, Guam
Roy SMITH Senior Lecturer, Dept of International Studies at Nottingham Trent University, United KingdomKeywords: Citizenship , Climate Change , Conflict , Diasporas , Disaster , Environment , Food and Nutrition , Globalization , Migration , Nuclear Issues
Suzanna TIAPULA Research Fellow, Ho'omaluhia, Hawai'i, International and Indigenous Division at Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, United StatesKeywords: Customary Law , Diasporas , Gender Violence , Health , Human Rights , Identity , Justice , Law and Culture , Mining , Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Michael WALSH , Center for Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific Studies at Georgetown University, United States
Margaretha WEWERINKE-SINGH Lecturer, School of Law at University of the South Pacific, VanuatuKeywords: Climate Change , Human Right To A Healthy Environment , Human Rights , Human Rights And Environmental Studies , Climate Change Migration , Climate Policy , Intergenerational Equity , International Relationships , Statehood , Sustainable Development
Official Websites Republic of Palau - National Government... US Department of the Interior - Office of ... UNESCO - Rock Islands Southern Lagoon... Research Centres Palau International Coral Reef Center (PIC...
Libraries and Archives Palau Congress Library... Palau National Museum Research Library... Palau Union Catalog...
Museum Collections American Museum of Natural History... Australian Museum... Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum...
Health and Health Research Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS... Ministry of Health - Republic of Palau... United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...
Languages
List of languages More on Glottolog More on Ethnologue
Administrative Areas Aimeliik (State) Airai (State) Kayangel (State) Koror (State) Melekeok (State) Ngaraard (State) Ngarchelong (State) Ngardmau (State) Ngatpang (State) Ngchesar (State) Ngeremlengui (State) Ngiwal (State) Peleliu (State)
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Note that positions may be inaccurate or approximate.