Balance of Power – Research

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.

BOP-Research-Understanding Tongan Youth Attitude Infograhics

Tonga Youth Attitudes to Voting Research – Inforgrahics

Published: 26 Sep 2025

This inforgrahics highlights the findings of a survey of 300 Tongan youth (defined as aged between 18 to44) undertaken in December 2024 to understand youth attitudes to voting and influences on voting behaviour.

Uncovering the motivations of voters in Vanuatu's Election

Vanuatu Unspoken Rules of Politics Research

Published: 26 Sep 2025

Understanding Tongan Youth Attitudes to Voting - Full Research

Tonga Youth Attitudes to Voting Research – Full Report

Published: 26 Sep 2025

This report details the findings of a survey of 300 Tongan youth (defined as aged between 18 to44) undertaken in December 2024 to understand youth attitudes to voting and influences on voting behaviour.

Understanding Tongan Youth Attitudes to Voting - Full Research

Tonga Youth Attitudes to Voting Research – Full Report

Published: 26 Sep 2025

This report details the findings of a survey of 300 Tongan youth (defined as aged between 18 to44) undertaken in December 2024 to understand youth attitudes to voting and influences on voting behaviour.

Unspoken Rules of Politics

Published: 26 Nov 2024

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 […]

A Pilot Study on the Social Impact of Labour Mobility Schemes on Women and Families

Published: 06 Nov 2023

The body of research on the social effects of labour mobility on families and communities is becoming more widely acknowledged. The purpose of the Pilot Study is to investigate the effects of labour mobility schemes on social cohesiveness and stability within families and communities, in addition to adding to the body of information regarding labour […]

BOP-Research-Understanding Tongan Youth Attitude Infograhics

Tonga Youth Attitudes to Voting Research – Inforgrahics

Published: 26 Sep 2025

This inforgrahics highlights the findings of a survey of 300 Tongan youth (defined as aged between 18 to44) undertaken in December 2024 to understand youth attitudes to voting and influences on voting behaviour.

Uncovering the motivations of voters in Vanuatu's Election

Vanuatu Unspoken Rules of Politics Research

Published: 26 Sep 2025

Social Impacts of Labour Mobility

Published: 04 Jan 2024