BOP has a dedicated research program that aims to contribute to ongoing political economy analysis to inform interventions to influence social norm change around women’s leadership legitimacy. BOP’s approach to research is to partner with Pacific institutions, supporting and nurturing a cohort of skilled and interested Pacific researchers on gender equality and political leadership.
The Vakacoko Vanua model of labour mobility is a community-centered approach by iTaukei Affairs Board integrating traditional social structures and values into the preparation, management, and reintegration of migrant workers. Rooted in vanua, which encompasses land, kinship, and cultural identity, this model integrates collective responsibility and communal support throughout the labour mobility process.
The Vakacoko Vanua model of labour mobility is a community-centered approach by iTaukei Affairs Board integrating traditional social structures and values into the preparation, management, and reintegration of migrant workers. Rooted in vanua, which encompasses land, kinship, and cultural identity, this model integrates collective responsibility and communal support throughout the labour mobility process.
This research has sought to understand the motivations that drive ni-Vanuatu citizens when they make decisions about who to vote for in the lead up to an election.A second focus of this research has been to investigate why and how those decisions factor gender into the equation. We hoped to find evidence of voters’ perceptions […]
