THE SOUTH PACIFIC –THE FANCY, THE PROTOTYPE AND THE IDEATED SUB-REGIONAL
THE SOUTH PACIFIC –THE FANCY, THE PROTOTYPE AND THE IDEATED SUB-REGIONAL

Summary/Abstract: The South Pacific has gained legitimacy as being imbued with a capital of both mistery and lack of interest! These are due to its geographical remoteness, on the one hand, and, on the other, to a shallow form of regionalism, through which it is represented in world affairs. The form of regionalism referred to here is the one pertaining to the Pacific Islands Forum. Throughout this article, we will not be engaging into a discussion of the regionalism propelled through the Pacific Islands Forum. However, we will be streamlining the sub-regional forms of cooperation, as they are rendered by the states resident in the geopolitical divisions of the South Pacific: Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia. The bulk of our focus will be given to why predilections for the existence of sub-regional endeavors in these areas exist and how they can be de-constructed.

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