| ID | 116303 |
| Title Proper | Pre-eminent right to political rule |
| Other Title Information | indigenous Fijian power and multi-ethnic nation building |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Norton, Robert |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The indigenous Fijian conviction of entitlement to political power was encouraged by their privileged position in the colonial state and their marginalisation in the modern economy. The development of a cohesive nation state has been impeded by ongoing conflict between two political imperatives: indigenous nationalism and the need to shape a system of political representation and government accommodating the interests of the non-indigenous citizens, primarily the Indians, who together number over 40% of the population. This paper traces the course of that conflict from the commencement of decolonisation in the early 1960s to the political instability arising from strengthened ethno-nationalism and military intervention since 1987. |
| `In' analytical Note | Round Table Vol. 101, No.423; Dec 2012: p.521-535 |
| Journal Source | Round Table Vol. 101, No.423; Dec 2012: p.521-535 |
| Key Words | Decolonisation ; Indigenous Nationalism ; Multi - Ethnic Accommodation ; Military Coup ; Ethno - Nationalist Ideology ; Great Council of Chiefs ; Fijian Affairs Board ; Fijian Administration ; Royal Fiji Military Forces ; Alliance Party ; Fijian Association ; Taukei Movement ; National Federation Party ; Voreqe Bainimarama ; Methodist Church |