About - AAPS

The Australian Association for Pacific Studies grew from a meeting at the Australian National University in 2004, called to initiate a new organisation to be a broad umbrella for Pacific Studies in Australia.

The fields represented within AAPS include (but are not restricted to) anthropology, gender, geography, health, history, law, literature/cultural studies, media studies, linguistics, museums/cultural heritage, the arts, political science, sociology, adult education, sustainable agriculture and community development.

AAPS aims:

To promote the international excellence of Australian research and teaching in Pacific Studies
To play an advocacy role with Government, NGOs, schools, business, media, universities and communities
To promote Pacific Studies and its component disciplines at the undergraduate and postgraduate level
To promote the role of Australian repositories in the collection, preservation and access to Pacific Islands research, cultural and historical materials
To promote excellence in the teaching of Pacific Studies through professional development programs for university teachers
To promote public knowledge on the region and the study of Australia-Pacific Islands relations

AAPS Constitution updated 10 May 2013

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