'Hoo-ha in Huli': considerations on commotion and community in the southern highlands province of Papua New Guinea

Abstract

In May 2003, the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project and the Centre for Conflict & Post-Conflict Studies Asia-Pacific hosted the Southern Highlands Province Workshop at the Australian National University. The workshop explored key issues in the Southern Highlands, the nature of conflict, the prospects for conflict transformation, and the possible roles for donors in conflict and post-conflict situations. This discussion paper by Laurence Goldman focuses on the Huli, their reasons for engaging in conflict and their strategies for conflict resolution. A full report on the workshop may be accessed at http://rspas.anu.edu.au/melanesia/conferences.htm