Welcome to SSGM

State, Society & Governance in Melanesia is the leading centre for research into contemporary issues of governance in Melanesia. Launched in 1996 the SSGM's key objectives are to:

• encourage scholarship on governance and state-society relations
• generate dialogue throughout Melanesia and the Pacific Islands on these issues
• assist in bridging policy and research.

The Program's research and outreach focuses on:

• Island Melanesia - Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji;
• The culturally-related region to the west including Papua/Irian Jaya and Timor;
• The countries of the Pacific Islands region to the north and east.

The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) provides financial support to the Program.