Sandra Tarte

Associate Professor
School of Government, Development and International Affairs
University of the South Pacific
Fiji

Biography

Sandra specializes in the international politics of the Pacific islands region. Her publications include Japan’s Aid Diplomacy and the Pacific Islands (1998) and the New Pacific Diplomacy (2015), co-edited with Greg Fry. She has consulted for the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency, the South Pacific Regional Environment Program, the International Development Centre, Tokyo, and Greenpeace Pacific. Sandra grew up in Fiji and studied at the University of Melbourne, University of Tokyo and Australian National University.

Research Intrest

Politics and democratic transition in Fiji, Regionalism in the Pacific Islands, Oceans governance