Sandra Tarte
Dr. Sandra Tarte is an academic and political commentator from Fiji.
Dr Sandra Tarte | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Fijian |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne, Australian National University, University of Tokyo |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of the South Pacific |
Background
Tarte grew up in Fiji. She has a BA in Political Science from the University of Melbourne and a PhD in East Asian Studies from Australian National University. She has also studied at the University of Tokyo.[1]
Career
Tarte began her career as a journalist for the Fiji Times and Islands Business magazine.[2]
Since 1995, Tarte has been a lecturer and senior lecturer at the University of the South Pacific in Suva. She is currently Associate Professor and Head of the School of Government, Development and International Affairs in the Faculty of Business and Economics. Prior to her current position she was Head of School of Social Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Law between 2007–2009.[2]
Published books by Tarte include The New Pacific Diplomacy (2015, co-editor with Greg Fry),[3] Japan’s Aid Diplomacy and the Pacific Islands (1998)[4] and Diplomatic Strategies: the Pacific Islands and Japan (1997).[5] She is also the author of numerous academic papers, including publishing in The Contemporary Pacific[6] and Journal of Pacific Studies.[7]
Tarte's academic focus is the Pacific region, specifically regarding regional cooperation and politics. She has consulted for several international organizations including the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency, the South Pacific Regional Environment Program, and Greenpeace (Pacific).[1] She is currently on the advisory panel for the Pacific Leadership Forum[2] and a regular speaker with the leadership forum, Leadership Fiji.[2][8]
References
- "Faculty of Business and Economics: Assoc. Prof Sandra Tarte". University of the South Pacific. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "Dr. Sandra Tarte - Pacific Leadership Program". Pacific Leadership Forum. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- Fry, Greg; Tarte, Sandra (2015). The New Pacific Diplomacy. ANU Press. ISBN 978-1925022810.
- Tarte, Sandra (1998). Japan's Aid Diplomacy and the Pacific Islands. National Centre for Development Studies. ISBN 0731523636.
- Tarte, Sandra (1997). Diplomatic Strategies: the Pacific Islands and Japan. Australia-Japan Research Centre. ISBN 0864132115.
- Tarte, Sandra; et al. (Fall 2002). "Melanesia in Review: Issues and Events, 2001". The Contemporary Pacific. 14 (2): 439–476. doi:10.1353/cp.2002.0070. JSTOR 23718415.
- Tarte, Sandra; Naidu, Vijay (2015). "No Ordinary Election: The Fiji General Election of 2014". Journal of Pacific Studies. 35 (2).
- "Leadership Fiji Newsletter Issue 1, 2016" (PDF). Leadership Fiji. 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
Further reading
Research Gate profile for Sandra Tarte, including selected published journal articles