An Ocean Well Studied
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The Region
Professor Grant McCall reveals that the Pacific is replete with researchers.
THE once unknown and uncharted Pacific is, it seems, crowded with studies and students. Some 85 such endeavors are alive and working in 26 countries and territories in and around the Pacific and the rest of the world.
Most institutions with a major focus on the Pacific date from the 1960 s and, especially, the 19705. But the Polynesian Society of New Zealand was established in 1892, and only the Pacific Science Association in Hawaii comes close in antiquity,
having started its operations in 1920.
Almost all of these organisations produce popular books or journals, hold seminars and/or run teaching programs though some are purely local affairs.
One of the most energetic institutions has been the Institute of Pacific Studies at the University of the South Pacific, in Suva, Fiji. In a recent Report the Institute listed consultancies, teaching, publishing and other programs under 258 separate headings. As well, there are 174 publica-
tions, plus special issues of the journals Pacific Perspective and Pacific Islands Communication Journal.
Names and address of the centres, in stitutes and associations, as well as a com mentary about such activities are to be found in recently retired USP Professor R G Crocombe’s recent article, “Studying the Pacific: Past experiences and future po tentials” in Class & Culture in the South Pacific , published by the Centre for Pa cific Studies at USP. □
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Micronesian Seminar, Box 250, Truk 96942
Fiji
Institute of Pacific Studies, USP Box 1168, Suva.
South Pacific Social Sciences Association, Box 5083, Raiwaqa
Guam
Micronesia Area Research Centre, University of Guam Mangilao 96913 Pacific Studies Institute,
Po Box 20820 Mpo 96921
New Caledonia
Institute Melanesien, Nouville, Noumea ORSTOM, BPAS Cedex Noumea South Pacific Commission, Cedex Box 5, Noumea
Papua New Guinea
Institute for Applied Social and Economic Research, Box 5854, Boroko Institute for PNG Studies, Box 1432, Boroko
Solomon Islands
Melaßesistn Cultural Council, Box 373, Honiara
Tahiti
Societe des Etudes Oceaniennes, Box 110, Papeete ORSTOM BP 259 Papeete
Vanuatu
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (South Pacific Office), Vila
Western Samoa
UNESCO Oceania Programme, Matautu, Apia Institute for Polynesian Studies, Pesega
Australasia
Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific, University of Sydney 2006 Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University Box 4, Canberra ACT 2600
Research Centre for Southwest Pacific Studies, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3083 Pacific Islands Programme, Macquarie University North Ryde 2109 Pacific History Association, Balnarring North 3926 Pacific Basin Economic Council, Box 14, Canberra 2600 Oceanic Research Foundation, Box 247 Windsor 2756 South Pacific Association for Literature and Language Studies, University of Queensland 4067 Centre for Pacific Studies, University of NSW 2033
New Zealand
Centre for Pacific Studies, Polynesian Society, University of Auckland Private Bag, Auckland Pacific Arts Association, c/- National Museum Private Bag, Wellington Asia Pacific Research Unit, Box 3978, Wellington South Pacific Action Network, Box 9792, Wellington Institute of Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury Christchurch Pacific Institute of Resource Management, Box 10-123, Wellington
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Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaii Honolulu 96822, Hawaii Hawaii Loa College, Honolulu Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Centre Honolulu 96848, Hawaii Institute of Polynesian Studies, Brigham Young University Laie 96762, Hawaii Pacific Science Association, Box 17801 Honolulu, Hawaii Centre for South Pacific Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Melanesian Archives, University of California La Jolla, CA 92093 South Pacific Research Institute,
University of California Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Pacific Studies Association, Trinity University San Antonio TX 78284 Micronesia Institute, 2151 Wyoming Ave NW Washington DC 20008 Society for Indo-Pacific Cultures, Box 5482, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Pacific Islands Association, University of Mississippi Box 5074, Sth Station Hattiesburg MS 39406 Foundation for the Peoples of the Sth Pacific, 158 West 57th St New York NY 10019 Centre for Pacific Studies, Pacific Alaska University
Canada
Centre for Pacific and Oriental Studies, University of Victoria Victoria BC South Pacific Peoples’ Foundation, Victoria BC
Peru
Commission del Pacific© Sur, Lima
Uruguay
Institute for Pacific Studies, Montevideo
Chile
Institute de Estudios del Pacifico, Universidad Gabriela Mistral Project on the Pacific, University of Chile Santiago
Asia
Institute for Pacific Studies, 20604 Kirakawa-Cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan-Micronesia Association, 8-10-32 Alasaka Minato-Ku, Tokyo Research Centre for the South Pacific, Kagoshima University 21 Korimoto, 1 Chome Kagoshima 890 Institute for Pacific Studies, Gunma University, Tokyo Pacific Society, 2-6-4 Kirakawa-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Japan/South Pacific Economic Co-operation Society, 301 Keio Ichigaya Bldg 4-1-27 Kudan Kita Chiyoda-ku, Tol-ku 102
China
Oceanic Literature Centre, Anhui Iniversity, Hefei Oceanic Geog r aphy Unit, Henan Normal University
Malaysia
Asia and Pacific Development Centre, Pesiaran Duta Box 2224, Kuala Lumpur
Thailand
Social Sciences Research Centre for Asia and The Pacific, c/- UN Building, Bangkok
Denmark
Institute for Pacific Studies, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen
Netherlands
Centre for Oceanic Studies, Katholieke University Postbus 9108 6500 HK Nijmegen Netherlands Society for Oceanic Studies, c/- Prof JC Anceaux State University Stationsplein 10 2300 RA Leiden
France
Institut du Pacifique, Musee de I’Homme, Paris 75116
Germany
German Pacific Society, Feichmayrstrasse 25 8000 Munchen 50
United Kingdom
Pacific Islands Society, c/- Brian MacDonald-Milne Arden Lodge, Moat Lane Prestwood Gt Missenden Bucks HPI6 9DF
Ussr
Institute for Pacific Affairs, Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117036 Pacific Studies Centre, Vladivostok