Colin Filer
Biographic Data
| ID | 97047 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Colin Filer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Colin |
| FAMILY NAME | Filer |
| SIGNATURE | FILER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7503-4377 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 162 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Contested masculinities in the exploration phase of the Lihir gold mine, Papua New Guinea
Development of the Lihir gold mine featured a power struggle between local and foreign men. • This was also a contest between different conceptions of masculinity that changed over time. • Both contests created some room for local women to escape their traditional subordination. • But this space was still constrained by the male domination of mining company employment. The large gold deposit that is now being mined on the island of Lihir in Papua…
Small Islands in Peril: Island Size and Island Lives in Melanesia
This book explores the idea that small island communities could be regarded as canaries in the coalmine of sustainable development because of scientific and anecdotal evidence of a common link between rapid population growth, degradation of the local resource base, and intensification of disputes over the ownership and use of terrestrial and marine resources
Prisoners of a distant past? Linguistic diversity and the time-depth of human settlement in Papua New Guinea
Discombobulated Actor-Networks in a Maritime Resource Frontier
Papua New Guinea's first deep-sea mining project, once touted as the first of its kind in the world, now appears to be "dead in the water." The mining company behind it has been liquidated, the mining equipment has been rendered obsolete, and the host government has been made to look foolish for supporting the enterprise. This paper examines the application of two concepts-that of the "resource frontier" and that of the "actornetwork"- to reach a…
One Hundred Years of Land Reform on the Gazelle Peninsula
People who write about customary land in Papua New Guinea commonly make the observation that it accounts for ninety-seven per cent of the country’s surface area. If they are right, then the ‘bare facts’ of land tenure have not changed since Independence in 1975. In fact they are wrong, but the appearance of a static division of space continually motivates a debate about what (if anything) should be done about the ‘mobilization’ of customary land …
Why green grabs don’t work in Papua New Guinea
Extractive Industries and Development
Engagement of anthropologists with the subject of extractive industries and development has now lasted for three‐quarters of a century, with a primary focus on the (hard‐rock) mining industry and the various forms of “community” that it has either created or affected. The perspectives that anthropologists have adopted in their accounts of the social relationships that characterize this branch of production have not only changed in ways that refle…
Large-scale Mines and Local-level Politics: Between New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea
Despite the difference in their populations and political status, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea have comparable levels of economic dependence on the extraction and export of mineral resources. For this reason, the costs and benefits of large-scale mining projects for indigenous communities has been a major political issue in both jurisdictions, and one that has come to be
Oil Palm Development and Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Papua New Guinea
[Extract] Throughout the developing world, large tracts of land are being acquired from customary owners by corporations for the purpose of commercial agriculture (Deininger and Byerlee 2011; Anseeuw et al. 2012). This ‘land grabbing’ typically occurs in conditions of poor governance and results in benefits to powerful elites at the expense of local populations (Nolte 2014). It has been argued that the loss of access to land by customary owners i…
The Formation of a Land Grab Policy Network in Papua New Guinea
Kastom, property and ideology: Land transformations in Melanesia
The relationship between customary land tenure and 'modern' forms of landed property has been a major political issue in the 'Spearhead' states of Melanesia since the late colonial period, and is even more pressing today, as the region is subject to its own version of what is described in the international literature as a new 'land rush' or 'land grab' in developing countries
Tourist Initiatives and Extreme Wilderness in the Nakanai Mountains of New Britain
In 2013, the Government of Papua New Guinea identified East New Britain as the country's tourism centre. Tourism operators in the provincial capital welcomed the government's plan, but warned that poor infrastructure and the country's bad image overseas could prevent it from reaping the benefits of 'huge' tourism potential. Landowners in the Tentative World Heritage area of the Nakanai Mountains are keen to tap into the perceived potential of tou…
The Double Movement of Immovable Property Rights in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of many countries around the world where the relationship between customary land tenure and economic development has been hotly debated for a long time. A commonplace of the debate in PNG is that 97% of the nation's land is held under customary tenure, while only 3% has been alienated, and these proportions have not changed since the country became independent in 1975. This paper shows that the boundary between custo…
Unravelling property relations around forest carbon
Market‐based interventions to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation ( REDD +) enable the carbon stored in land and forests to be traded as a new and intangible form of property. Using examples from C ambodia, the P hilippines and P apua N ew G uinea, we examine the property negotiations underpinning this new forest carbon economy. We show that the institutions and land use negotiations needed to ‘produce’ forest carbon intera…
Asian Investment in the Rural Industries of Papua New Guinea: What's New and What's Not
One part of the Australian colonial legacy in Papua New Guinea (PNG hereafter) is the Australian government's attempt to forge partnerships with foreign companies in different economic sectors in order to lay the economic foundations for rural development in the newly independent nation. American and Australian capital was invited to develop the mining industry, European capital to develop the oil palm industry, and Japanese capital to develop th…
Why green grabs don't work in Papua New Guinea
In recent years, private companies have acquired long-term leasehold titles to more than five million hectares of what was formerly customary land in Papua New Guinea (PNG), but hardly any of this land has been devoted to production of the four green commodities in which PNG might have some comparative advantage - sustainable palm oil, bio-ethanol, biodiversity and carbon credits. Nearly all of it is dedicated to so-called 'agro forestry' project…
The Creation and Dissolution of Private Property in Forest Carbon: A Case Study from Papua New Guinea
The Social Life of Forest Carbon: Property and Politics in the Production of a New Commodity
What is this thing called 'Brideprice
Custom, Law and Ideology in Papua New Guinea
This paper seeks to illustrate some of the distinctive national features of the relationship between custom, law, and ideology in Papua New Guinea. While the concept of 'native custom' was initially the creation of Australian colonial law, the relationship between custom and law acquired a new complexion around the time of national independence in 1975, and the political use of the Tok Pisin words kastom and lo, both then and since, reveals that …
Dilemmas of Development: The Social and Economic Impact of the Porgera Gold Mine, 1989-1994
The main purpose of this volume is to publish, and thus to publicise,\nthe factual material contained in a series of consultancy reports\ncommissioned by the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) between 1992 and\n1994 (Banks 1993, 1994a, 1994b, 1994c; Bonnell 1994). These reports\ndealt with the social and economic impact of the Porgera gold mine on\nthe population of the Porgera Valley during the period which had\nelapsed since the Government of Papua Ne…
The Business of Marriage: Transformations in Oceanic Matrimony
Marriage in Transition in Oceania, Richard A. Marksbury Marriage Exchange on Ponam Island, from 1920 to 1985, Achsah Carrier Money and marriage in Telefolmin - From Sister Exchange to Daughter as Trade Store, Dan Jorgensen Bachelors, Spinsters and Pamuk Meris, Laura Zimmer-Tamakoshi Manga Marriage in Transition from 1961 to 1981, Susan M. Flanz-Cook Tying the Knot in Pohnpei, Suzanne Falgout Courtship and Marriage on Yap - Budweiser, U-Drives and…
The Bougainville Rebellion, The Mining Industry And The Process Of Social Disintegration In Papua New Guinea
Analyse des causes politiques et sociales du mouvement de rebellion des proprietaires fonciers de Bougainville, archipel des Salomon, qui debuta en 1988 contre les activites minieres installees dans l'ile par l'administration coloniale australienne
The Voice of the Tambaran: Truth and Illusion in Ilahita Arapesh Religion
The Leaders and the Led: Social Control in Wogeo, New Guinea
The Bougainville Rebellion, The Mining Industry And The Process Of Social Disintegration In Papua New Guinea
Analyse des causes politiques et sociales du mouvement de rebellion des proprietaires fonciers de Bougainville, archipel des Salomon, qui debuta en 1988 contre les activites minieres installees dans l'ile par l'administration coloniale australienne
Why green grabs don't work in Papua New Guinea
In recent years, private companies have acquired long-term leasehold titles to more than five million hectares of what was formerly customary land in Papua New Guinea (PNG), but hardly any of this land has been devoted to production of the four green commodities in which PNG might have some comparative advantage - sustainable palm oil, bio-ethanol, biodiversity and carbon credits. Nearly all of it is dedicated to so-called 'agro forestry' project…
Custom, Law and Ideology in Papua New Guinea
This paper seeks to illustrate some of the distinctive national features of the relationship between custom, law, and ideology in Papua New Guinea. While the concept of 'native custom' was initially the creation of Australian colonial law, the relationship between custom and law acquired a new complexion around the time of national independence in 1975, and the political use of the Tok Pisin words kastom and lo, both then and since, reveals that …
Kastom, property and ideology: Land transformations in Melanesia
The relationship between customary land tenure and 'modern' forms of landed property has been a major political issue in the 'Spearhead' states of Melanesia since the late colonial period, and is even more pressing today, as the region is subject to its own version of what is described in the international literature as a new 'land rush' or 'land grab' in developing countries
The Business of Marriage: Transformations in Oceanic Matrimony
Marriage in Transition in Oceania, Richard A. Marksbury Marriage Exchange on Ponam Island, from 1920 to 1985, Achsah Carrier Money and marriage in Telefolmin - From Sister Exchange to Daughter as Trade Store, Dan Jorgensen Bachelors, Spinsters and Pamuk Meris, Laura Zimmer-Tamakoshi Manga Marriage in Transition from 1961 to 1981, Susan M. Flanz-Cook Tying the Knot in Pohnpei, Suzanne Falgout Courtship and Marriage on Yap - Budweiser, U-Drives and…
What is this thing called 'Brideprice
The Social Life of Forest Carbon: Property and Politics in the Production of a New Commodity
The Double Movement of Immovable Property Rights in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of many countries around the world where the relationship between customary land tenure and economic development has been hotly debated for a long time. A commonplace of the debate in PNG is that 97% of the nation's land is held under customary tenure, while only 3% has been alienated, and these proportions have not changed since the country became independent in 1975. This paper shows that the boundary between custo…
Discombobulated Actor-Networks in a Maritime Resource Frontier
Papua New Guinea's first deep-sea mining project, once touted as the first of its kind in the world, now appears to be "dead in the water." The mining company behind it has been liquidated, the mining equipment has been rendered obsolete, and the host government has been made to look foolish for supporting the enterprise. This paper examines the application of two concepts-that of the "resource frontier" and that of the "actornetwork"- to reach a…
The Creation and Dissolution of Private Property in Forest Carbon: A Case Study from Papua New Guinea
The Leaders and the Led: Social Control in Wogeo, New Guinea
Small Islands in Peril: Island Size and Island Lives in Melanesia
This book explores the idea that small island communities could be regarded as canaries in the coalmine of sustainable development because of scientific and anecdotal evidence of a common link between rapid population growth, degradation of the local resource base, and intensification of disputes over the ownership and use of terrestrial and marine resources
Tourist Initiatives and Extreme Wilderness in the Nakanai Mountains of New Britain
In 2013, the Government of Papua New Guinea identified East New Britain as the country's tourism centre. Tourism operators in the provincial capital welcomed the government's plan, but warned that poor infrastructure and the country's bad image overseas could prevent it from reaping the benefits of 'huge' tourism potential. Landowners in the Tentative World Heritage area of the Nakanai Mountains are keen to tap into the perceived potential of tou…
Asian Investment in the Rural Industries of Papua New Guinea: What's New and What's Not
One part of the Australian colonial legacy in Papua New Guinea (PNG hereafter) is the Australian government's attempt to forge partnerships with foreign companies in different economic sectors in order to lay the economic foundations for rural development in the newly independent nation. American and Australian capital was invited to develop the mining industry, European capital to develop the oil palm industry, and Japanese capital to develop th…
The Leaders and the Led: Social Control in Wogeo, New Guinea
The Voice of the Tambaran: Truth and Illusion in Ilahita Arapesh Religion
The Bougainville Rebellion, The Mining Industry And The Process Of Social Disintegration In Papua New Guinea
Analyse des causes politiques et sociales du mouvement de rebellion des proprietaires fonciers de Bougainville, archipel des Salomon, qui debuta en 1988 contre les activites minieres installees dans l'ile par l'administration coloniale australienne
The Business of Marriage: Transformations in Oceanic Matrimony
Marriage in Transition in Oceania, Richard A. Marksbury Marriage Exchange on Ponam Island, from 1920 to 1985, Achsah Carrier Money and marriage in Telefolmin - From Sister Exchange to Daughter as Trade Store, Dan Jorgensen Bachelors, Spinsters and Pamuk Meris, Laura Zimmer-Tamakoshi Manga Marriage in Transition from 1961 to 1981, Susan M. Flanz-Cook Tying the Knot in Pohnpei, Suzanne Falgout Courtship and Marriage on Yap - Budweiser, U-Drives and…
Dilemmas of Development: The Social and Economic Impact of the Porgera Gold Mine, 1989-1994
The main purpose of this volume is to publish, and thus to publicise,\nthe factual material contained in a series of consultancy reports\ncommissioned by the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) between 1992 and\n1994 (Banks 1993, 1994a, 1994b, 1994c; Bonnell 1994). These reports\ndealt with the social and economic impact of the Porgera gold mine on\nthe population of the Porgera Valley during the period which had\nelapsed since the Government of Papua Ne…
Custom, Law and Ideology in Papua New Guinea
This paper seeks to illustrate some of the distinctive national features of the relationship between custom, law, and ideology in Papua New Guinea. While the concept of 'native custom' was initially the creation of Australian colonial law, the relationship between custom and law acquired a new complexion around the time of national independence in 1975, and the political use of the Tok Pisin words kastom and lo, both then and since, reveals that …
What is this thing called 'Brideprice
Why green grabs don't work in Papua New Guinea
In recent years, private companies have acquired long-term leasehold titles to more than five million hectares of what was formerly customary land in Papua New Guinea (PNG), but hardly any of this land has been devoted to production of the four green commodities in which PNG might have some comparative advantage - sustainable palm oil, bio-ethanol, biodiversity and carbon credits. Nearly all of it is dedicated to so-called 'agro forestry' project…
The Creation and Dissolution of Private Property in Forest Carbon: A Case Study from Papua New Guinea
The Social Life of Forest Carbon: Property and Politics in the Production of a New Commodity
Unravelling property relations around forest carbon
Market‐based interventions to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation ( REDD +) enable the carbon stored in land and forests to be traded as a new and intangible form of property. Using examples from C ambodia, the P hilippines and P apua N ew G uinea, we examine the property negotiations underpinning this new forest carbon economy. We show that the institutions and land use negotiations needed to ‘produce’ forest carbon intera…
Asian Investment in the Rural Industries of Papua New Guinea: What's New and What's Not
One part of the Australian colonial legacy in Papua New Guinea (PNG hereafter) is the Australian government's attempt to forge partnerships with foreign companies in different economic sectors in order to lay the economic foundations for rural development in the newly independent nation. American and Australian capital was invited to develop the mining industry, European capital to develop the oil palm industry, and Japanese capital to develop th…
The Double Movement of Immovable Property Rights in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of many countries around the world where the relationship between customary land tenure and economic development has been hotly debated for a long time. A commonplace of the debate in PNG is that 97% of the nation's land is held under customary tenure, while only 3% has been alienated, and these proportions have not changed since the country became independent in 1975. This paper shows that the boundary between custo…
Tourist Initiatives and Extreme Wilderness in the Nakanai Mountains of New Britain
In 2013, the Government of Papua New Guinea identified East New Britain as the country's tourism centre. Tourism operators in the provincial capital welcomed the government's plan, but warned that poor infrastructure and the country's bad image overseas could prevent it from reaping the benefits of 'huge' tourism potential. Landowners in the Tentative World Heritage area of the Nakanai Mountains are keen to tap into the perceived potential of tou…
Large-scale Mines and Local-level Politics: Between New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea
Despite the difference in their populations and political status, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea have comparable levels of economic dependence on the extraction and export of mineral resources. For this reason, the costs and benefits of large-scale mining projects for indigenous communities has been a major political issue in both jurisdictions, and one that has come to be
Oil Palm Development and Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Papua New Guinea
[Extract] Throughout the developing world, large tracts of land are being acquired from customary owners by corporations for the purpose of commercial agriculture (Deininger and Byerlee 2011; Anseeuw et al. 2012). This ‘land grabbing’ typically occurs in conditions of poor governance and results in benefits to powerful elites at the expense of local populations (Nolte 2014). It has been argued that the loss of access to land by customary owners i…
The Formation of a Land Grab Policy Network in Papua New Guinea
Kastom, property and ideology: Land transformations in Melanesia
The relationship between customary land tenure and 'modern' forms of landed property has been a major political issue in the 'Spearhead' states of Melanesia since the late colonial period, and is even more pressing today, as the region is subject to its own version of what is described in the international literature as a new 'land rush' or 'land grab' in developing countries
Why green grabs don’t work in Papua New Guinea
Extractive Industries and Development
Engagement of anthropologists with the subject of extractive industries and development has now lasted for three‐quarters of a century, with a primary focus on the (hard‐rock) mining industry and the various forms of “community” that it has either created or affected. The perspectives that anthropologists have adopted in their accounts of the social relationships that characterize this branch of production have not only changed in ways that refle…
One Hundred Years of Land Reform on the Gazelle Peninsula
People who write about customary land in Papua New Guinea commonly make the observation that it accounts for ninety-seven per cent of the country’s surface area. If they are right, then the ‘bare facts’ of land tenure have not changed since Independence in 1975. In fact they are wrong, but the appearance of a static division of space continually motivates a debate about what (if anything) should be done about the ‘mobilization’ of customary land …
Discombobulated Actor-Networks in a Maritime Resource Frontier
Papua New Guinea's first deep-sea mining project, once touted as the first of its kind in the world, now appears to be "dead in the water." The mining company behind it has been liquidated, the mining equipment has been rendered obsolete, and the host government has been made to look foolish for supporting the enterprise. This paper examines the application of two concepts-that of the "resource frontier" and that of the "actornetwork"- to reach a…
Prisoners of a distant past? Linguistic diversity and the time-depth of human settlement in Papua New Guinea
Small Islands in Peril: Island Size and Island Lives in Melanesia
This book explores the idea that small island communities could be regarded as canaries in the coalmine of sustainable development because of scientific and anecdotal evidence of a common link between rapid population growth, degradation of the local resource base, and intensification of disputes over the ownership and use of terrestrial and marine resources
Contested masculinities in the exploration phase of the Lihir gold mine, Papua New Guinea
Development of the Lihir gold mine featured a power struggle between local and foreign men. • This was also a contest between different conceptions of masculinity that changed over time. • Both contests created some room for local women to escape their traditional subordination. • But this space was still constrained by the male domination of mining company employment. The large gold deposit that is now being mined on the island of Lihir in Papua…
Political science (16 works) · Sociology (15 works) · New guinea (14 works) · Ethnology (13 works) · Economics (11 works) · Geography (11 works) · Mining and Resource Management (9 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (8 works) · Law (8 works) · History (7 works)