Jason Titifanue
Biographic Data
| ID | 90664 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jason Titifanue |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jason |
| FAMILY NAME | Titifanue |
| SIGNATURE | TITIFANUE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of the South Pacific, Fiji |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9086-3912 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Platform Necropolitics
Justice washing extractivism
Aims to reach Net Zero Emissions (NZE) are packaged using the Just Transition. • This has triggered a resource scramble informed by geopolitics and economic growth. • Deep Sea Mining (DSM) proponents frame DSM as a pathway to Just Transition. • DSM is framed as a means for Pacific to save the world while also prospering. • Pacific Island Activists view DSM as justice-washed iteration of colonial dynamics. The notion of the just transition highlig…
Disaster Preparedness and the Abeyance of Agency
International practices of disaster preparedness presume human agency, particularly at the household level, as an important pre-emptive response to anticipated natural hazards. Our analysis of Fijian responses to Tropical Cyclone Winston indicates that preparedness is also regarded as important by cyclone survivors but has a moral dimension that can be used to assign blame to underprepared members of the community. However, Fijian villagers’ expe…
A new frontier in digital activism
Social media has become a crucial feature of the Pacific islands in the 21st century, providing people with the means to demand greater accountability and transparency and offering an alternative platform through which to engage in policy processes, dialogue, and debate. Increasing social media access and use has altered the existing media and communications landscape, with implications for mainstream media reporting, censorship, and citizen voic…
Digital diaspora, reinvigorating Indigenous identity and online activism
The island of Rotuma in Fiji poses a paradox. Indigenous Fijians make up more than 60% of Fiji's population. However, as a unique ethnic group, Rotumans are a demographic minority, with their language listed on the UNESCO list of endangered languages. This is caused by extensive outmigration, with more than 80% of Rotumans residing outside of Rotuma. Recently, Rotuman migrants have heavily relied on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT…
Disaster Preparedness and the Abeyance of Agency
International practices of disaster preparedness presume human agency, particularly at the household level, as an important pre-emptive response to anticipated natural hazards. Our analysis of Fijian responses to Tropical Cyclone Winston indicates that preparedness is also regarded as important by cyclone survivors but has a moral dimension that can be used to assign blame to underprepared members of the community. However, Fijian villagers’ expe…
A new frontier in digital activism
Social media has become a crucial feature of the Pacific islands in the 21st century, providing people with the means to demand greater accountability and transparency and offering an alternative platform through which to engage in policy processes, dialogue, and debate. Increasing social media access and use has altered the existing media and communications landscape, with implications for mainstream media reporting, censorship, and citizen voic…
Digital diaspora, reinvigorating Indigenous identity and online activism
The island of Rotuma in Fiji poses a paradox. Indigenous Fijians make up more than 60% of Fiji's population. However, as a unique ethnic group, Rotumans are a demographic minority, with their language listed on the UNESCO list of endangered languages. This is caused by extensive outmigration, with more than 80% of Rotumans residing outside of Rotuma. Recently, Rotuman migrants have heavily relied on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT…
Justice washing extractivism
Aims to reach Net Zero Emissions (NZE) are packaged using the Just Transition. • This has triggered a resource scramble informed by geopolitics and economic growth. • Deep Sea Mining (DSM) proponents frame DSM as a pathway to Just Transition. • DSM is framed as a means for Pacific to save the world while also prospering. • Pacific Island Activists view DSM as justice-washed iteration of colonial dynamics. The notion of the just transition highlig…
A new frontier in digital activism
Social media has become a crucial feature of the Pacific islands in the 21st century, providing people with the means to demand greater accountability and transparency and offering an alternative platform through which to engage in policy processes, dialogue, and debate. Increasing social media access and use has altered the existing media and communications landscape, with implications for mainstream media reporting, censorship, and citizen voic…
Digital diaspora, reinvigorating Indigenous identity and online activism
The island of Rotuma in Fiji poses a paradox. Indigenous Fijians make up more than 60% of Fiji's population. However, as a unique ethnic group, Rotumans are a demographic minority, with their language listed on the UNESCO list of endangered languages. This is caused by extensive outmigration, with more than 80% of Rotumans residing outside of Rotuma. Recently, Rotuman migrants have heavily relied on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT…
Disaster Preparedness and the Abeyance of Agency
International practices of disaster preparedness presume human agency, particularly at the household level, as an important pre-emptive response to anticipated natural hazards. Our analysis of Fijian responses to Tropical Cyclone Winston indicates that preparedness is also regarded as important by cyclone survivors but has a moral dimension that can be used to assign blame to underprepared members of the community. However, Fijian villagers’ expe…
Justice washing extractivism
Aims to reach Net Zero Emissions (NZE) are packaged using the Just Transition. • This has triggered a resource scramble informed by geopolitics and economic growth. • Deep Sea Mining (DSM) proponents frame DSM as a pathway to Just Transition. • DSM is framed as a means for Pacific to save the world while also prospering. • Pacific Island Activists view DSM as justice-washed iteration of colonial dynamics. The notion of the just transition highlig…
Platform Necropolitics
Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Agency (philosophy) (1 works)