The State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project is an outstanding example of collaboration between university and government sectors. The Project was conceived in December 1994 when Pacific Islands specialists in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) of the Australian National University (ANU) agreed that there was an urgent need to address issues of governance and state-society relationships in the Melanesian region. Accordingly, a detailed proposal was made by the School to the University’s Strategic Development Fund. In September 1995, in University-wide competition, this bid won a major commitment of $275,000 per annum from the University to provide for the appointment of three fellows to the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM) Project. In the meantime an approach had been made by the Director of the RSPAS, Professor Merle Riklefs, to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). DFAT agreed to finance the secondment of a senior officer, Mr David Ambrose, to the RSPAS for three years to liaise at a senior level with the Australian and foreign governments, with other universities and with the corporate sector in developing and coordinating research activities on the perceived crises of governance...

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

Blueprint.; Relief shown by form lines in bodies of water.; (Funding) Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Florida Heritage Project of the State University Libraries of Florida, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the U.S. Department of Education's TICFIA granting program.; (Statement of Responsibility) State of Florida, State Road Dept.

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