Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Huffer, Elise"

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Beyond governance in Samoa: understanding Samoan political thought

Huffer, Elise; So'o, Asofou (University of Hawaii Press, 2005)

In the Samoan polity today, the indigenous institution of the matai (chiefs) continues to play a pivotal role in governance. In determining leadership, the fa‘asämoa (Samoan way) and the fa‘amatai (way of the chiefs) are ...
Consensus versus dissent: democracy, pluralism and governance in Samoa.

Huffer, Elise; Soo, Lau Prof. Asofou Fui, Le apai (Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2003-12)

Consensus is a term widely used in Såmoa and elsewhere in the Pacific. It is considered to be a key feature of decision making and a fundamental characteristic of fa’asåmoa and other Pacific ways of being and doing. In ...

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