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Since its founding, the primary purpose of the Bell School has been grounded in our scholars' ability to conduct and publish academically rigorous, conceptually innovative, world-leading research, and use that knowledge to educate, train, and engage with multiple stakeholders.

We have demonstrated commitment to high quality, multi-disciplinary, and impactful research. We have maintained a strong record of research partnerships with other universities, government agencies, and international organisations. And we have collaborated and helped build capacity with regional partners and local communities.

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Greed and Grievance: Ex-Militants' Perspectives on the Conflict in Solomon Islands, 1998-2003
This work offers important new perspectives on the violence and unrest that gripped Solomon Islands between late 1998 and mid-2003, a period known as the Ethnic Tension.
Election 2007 The Shift to Limited Preferential Voting in Papua New Guinea
This volume provides an analysis of Papua New Guinea’s general election in 2007, drawing on the work of a domestic monitoring team and addressing key issues.
Politics, Development and Security in Oceania
This book explores these themes of governance, development and security that signal both continuity and change in the Pacific’s pattern of islands.
Development in Practice: Paved with Good Intentions
Development in Practice explores the reasons for the failure of the Magarini Settlement Project in Kenya, and looks at the lessons to be learned from this experience for development in general.
Civic Insecurity Law, Order and HIV in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has a complex ‘law and order’ problem and an entrenched epidemic of HIV. This book explores their interaction joint challenges and opportunities—most fundamentally for civic security.
Pillars and Shadows Statebuilding as peacebuilding in Solomon Islands
This volume of the Peacebuilding Compared Project examines the sources of the armed conflict and coup in the Solomon Islands before and after the turn of the millennium.
Light Intervention: Lessons from Bougainville
Regan examines the ideal conditions for light international intervention and analyzes the remarkably successful Bougainville peace process.
Policy Making and Implementation Studies from Papua New Guinea
This volume examines the record of policy making and implementation in Papua New Guinea since independence.