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Aspects of conflict in the contemporary Papua New Guinea Highlands

Weiner, James; McLeod, Abby; Yala, Charles

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To the foreign observer, Papua New Guinea is readily associated with violent gang crime, tribal fighting and electoral violence. In the Highlands region, high-powered weapons render tribal fighting increasingly problematic, particularly in provinces hosting large-scale resource extraction operations such as Southern Highlands Province and Enga. This discussion paper, based on presentations made to an AusAID seminar, provides an overview of aspects of conflict in the contemporary Papua New...[Show more]

CollectionsANU Research Publications
Date published: 2002
Type: Working/Technical Paper
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/41836
http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/41836

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