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A ‘helpem fren’ in need… Evaluating the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands
Author: Joanne Wallis
Volume 2, Number 2 (July 2006), pp. 81-98.
Abstract
This article identifies tests which evaluate two phases of intervention to prevent state failure: short-term (preventive) effectiveness and long-term (reconstructive) effectiveness. These tests are applied to the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI). It is argued that RAMSI has been a success and – at least in the short-term – effective. A number of early lessons from the preventive phase of RAMSI are then identified. It is noted that as RAMSI steps up its reconstructive phase, challenges lie ahead which may affect its ongoing effectiveness. Finally, conclusions are drawn about whether this evaluation proves instructive in respect of Australia’s future policies in the Southwest Pacific.
About the Author
Joanne Wallis is a research student in the Department of Political Science, University of Melbourne. She is also a tutor in the Department, and at Ormond and Trinity Colleges, University of Melbourne. She has a MPIL, LLB (Hons) and BA (Hons 1st class in Political Science) from the University of Melbourne. Her research is focused on security and development in the South Pacific. jwallis@unimelb.edu.au.
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