Statecraftiness - Investigating Influence in the Pacific

Statecraftiness - Return of the GEDSI - Episode 4

Mar 27, 2023

31:20

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Importance of Locally Led Approaches in Development

3min

The Limits of Donor Driven Investments in Women's Political Leadership

2min

The Importance of Indirect Action in Statecraft

2min

The Importance of Accountability in Development

3min

The Tension Between Gender Programs and the Government of the Day

3min

The Importance of Gender in Leadership

4min

The Problem With China and the Pacific Experts

6min

The Politics of Fiji Rugby Union

6min

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, an army of gender advisors toiled across the Pacific. Gender advisors work in a system they eagerly want to change, swerving their way through atmospheres of complex bureaucracies and evolving cultural norms.
In episode 4, Gordon Peake speaks to Anna Gibert, Hugh White, Jennifer Kalpokas Doan, Fremden Yanhambath, Mereani Rokotuibau, Graeme Smith, and Sevu Waqa. We ask them about the effectiveness of their Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) work and in return receive some candid and intriguing answers.

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