Terence Wesley-Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 3787177 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Terence Wesley-Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Terence |
| FAMILY NAME | Wesley-Smith |
| SIGNATURE | WESLEY-SMITH T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Pacific Studies
US-Pacific Engagement and the Biden Presidency
Concern about China’s growing power is prompting the US to propose unprecedented spending in the Pacific Islands region. This article examines why and how the US seeks to advance engagement and explores implications for island nations. It traces the evolution of America’s Pacific presence and analyses the Indo-Pacific Strategy which informs the new approach in fundamental ways. It argues that the strategy is problematic because it is driven by se…
Teresia K. Teaiwa
1993 ‘Microwomen: US Colonialism and Micronesian Women Activists’, in Pacific History: Papers from the 8th Pacific History Association Conference, ed. Donald H. Rubinstein (Mangilao: University of
China's Rise in Oceania
Remaking area studies
Self-determination in Oceania
The interplay between national self-determination, the colonial legacy, the concept of sovereignty and the nature of state formation is what is at issue in any understanding of political development in the Pacific Islands. These complex territorial entities, scattered over thousands of square miles of ocean, embrace a vast range of cultural, geographical and linguistic diversity. Indigenous social and political organisation has been overlaid by a…
Self-Determination in Oceania
The vast Pacific Islands region, or Oceania, has long been considered an "American lake," its numerous small island states and territories heavily dependent on the United States and its western allies, particularly Australia, New Zealand, and France, for development assistance, trade, and security. However, economic and political ties with Asian states have become increasingly important in recent decades. Japan has been active in Oceania since th…
Coups, Conflicts and Crises
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org
Papua New Guinea in 1991
Research Article| February 01 1992 Papua New Guinea in 1991: Problems of Law and Order Terence Wesley-Smith Terence Wesley-Smith Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1992) 32 (2): 154–161. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645213 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions C…
Papua New Guinea in 1990
Research Article| February 01 1991 Papua New Guinea in 1990: A Year of Crisis Terence Wesley-Smith Terence Wesley-Smith Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1991) 31 (2): 188–195. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644930 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site…
The Politics of Access
(1990). The Politics of Access: Mining Companies, the State, and Landowners in Papua New Guinea. Political Science: Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 1-19
Pre-capitalist modes of production in Papua New Guinea
The Politics of Access
(1990). The Politics of Access: Mining Companies, the State, and Landowners in Papua New Guinea. Political Science: Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 1-19
Self-determination in Oceania
The interplay between national self-determination, the colonial legacy, the concept of sovereignty and the nature of state formation is what is at issue in any understanding of political development in the Pacific Islands. These complex territorial entities, scattered over thousands of square miles of ocean, embrace a vast range of cultural, geographical and linguistic diversity. Indigenous social and political organisation has been overlaid by a…
US-Pacific Engagement and the Biden Presidency
Concern about China’s growing power is prompting the US to propose unprecedented spending in the Pacific Islands region. This article examines why and how the US seeks to advance engagement and explores implications for island nations. It traces the evolution of America’s Pacific presence and analyses the Indo-Pacific Strategy which informs the new approach in fundamental ways. It argues that the strategy is problematic because it is driven by se…
China's Rise in Oceania
Papua New Guinea in 1990
Research Article| February 01 1991 Papua New Guinea in 1990: A Year of Crisis Terence Wesley-Smith Terence Wesley-Smith Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1991) 31 (2): 188–195. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644930 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site…
Coups, Conflicts and Crises
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org
Pre-capitalist modes of production in Papua New Guinea
The Politics of Access
(1990). The Politics of Access: Mining Companies, the State, and Landowners in Papua New Guinea. Political Science: Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 1-19
Papua New Guinea in 1990
Research Article| February 01 1991 Papua New Guinea in 1990: A Year of Crisis Terence Wesley-Smith Terence Wesley-Smith Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1991) 31 (2): 188–195. https://doi.org/10.2307/2644930 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site…
Papua New Guinea in 1991
Research Article| February 01 1992 Papua New Guinea in 1991: Problems of Law and Order Terence Wesley-Smith Terence Wesley-Smith Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1992) 32 (2): 154–161. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645213 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions C…
Coups, Conflicts and Crises
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org
Self-determination in Oceania
The interplay between national self-determination, the colonial legacy, the concept of sovereignty and the nature of state formation is what is at issue in any understanding of political development in the Pacific Islands. These complex territorial entities, scattered over thousands of square miles of ocean, embrace a vast range of cultural, geographical and linguistic diversity. Indigenous social and political organisation has been overlaid by a…
Self-Determination in Oceania
The vast Pacific Islands region, or Oceania, has long been considered an "American lake," its numerous small island states and territories heavily dependent on the United States and its western allies, particularly Australia, New Zealand, and France, for development assistance, trade, and security. However, economic and political ties with Asian states have become increasingly important in recent decades. Japan has been active in Oceania since th…
Remaking area studies
China's Rise in Oceania
Teresia K. Teaiwa
1993 ‘Microwomen: US Colonialism and Micronesian Women Activists’, in Pacific History: Papers from the 8th Pacific History Association Conference, ed. Donald H. Rubinstein (Mangilao: University of
US-Pacific Engagement and the Biden Presidency
Concern about China’s growing power is prompting the US to propose unprecedented spending in the Pacific Islands region. This article examines why and how the US seeks to advance engagement and explores implications for island nations. It traces the evolution of America’s Pacific presence and analyses the Indo-Pacific Strategy which informs the new approach in fundamental ways. It argues that the strategy is problematic because it is driven by se…
Pacific Studies
Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Ethnology (4 works) · New guinea (4 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · History (3 works)