Popular Political Attitudes in Vanuatu: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey

IF 1.4 3区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI:10.1002/app5.70028

Christopher Mudaliar, Michael Leach, Kerryn Baker, Julien Barbara, Milla Vaha, Krishna Kotra, Trevor Leodoro

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Abstract

This paper presents the findings of the second Pacific Attitudes Survey (PAS), conducted in Vanuatu from August–October 2023. Drawing on a nationally representative sample (n = 1330) of ni-Vanuatu of voting-age (18+), the PAS gauges the views of ordinary ni-Vanuatu citizens on a range of questions related to democracy, economics, governance, tradition, climate change, labour mobility and international relations. This article focuses on how ni-Vanuatu understand and participate in democracy, levels of popular trust in institutions, attitudes towards the role of government, the performance of their political system, and womenʼs participation in politics. Findings of the PAS: Vanuatu reveal high levels of popular support for democracy and trust in democratic institutions. At the same time, popular political attitudes also highlight a distinctive and widely embraced respect for kastom values and traditional leadership, and a popular preference for participating in politics through local and traditional, rather than national pathways.

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瓦努阿图民众的政治态度：太平洋态度调查的结果

本文介绍了2023年8月至10月在瓦努阿图进行的第二次太平洋态度调查（PAS）的结果。PAS选取了具有全国代表性的瓦努阿图选民（18岁以上）样本（n = 1330），评估了瓦努阿图普通公民对民主、经济、治理、传统、气候变化、劳动力流动和国际关系等一系列问题的看法。本文的重点是尼瓦努阿图如何理解和参与民主，民众对制度的信任程度，对政府角色的态度，政治制度的表现，以及妇女的政治参与。PAS：瓦努阿图的调查结果显示，民众对民主的支持和对民主机构的信任程度很高。与此同时，大众的政治态度也突出了对kasom价值观和传统领导的独特和广泛接受的尊重，以及通过地方和传统而不是国家途径参与政治的普遍偏好。

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Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies AREA STUDIES-

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3.20

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5.30%

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审稿时长

6 weeks

期刊介绍： Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies is the flagship journal of the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. It is a peer-reviewed journal that targets research in policy studies in Australia, Asia and the Pacific, across a discipline focus that includes economics, political science, governance, development and the environment. Specific themes of recent interest include health and education, aid, migration, inequality, poverty reduction, energy, climate and the environment, food policy, public administration, the role of the private sector in public policy, trade, foreign policy, natural resource management and development policy. Papers on a range of topics that speak to various disciplines, the region and policy makers are encouraged. The goal of the journal is to break down barriers across disciplines, and generate policy impact. Submissions will be reviewed on the basis of content, policy relevance and readability.