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Gerard A. Finin
Deputy Director
PhD, urban and regional planning and Southeast Asian studies, Cornell University
Email: FininJ@EastWestCenter.orgPhone: 808-944-7751
Fax: 808-944-7670
Research Interests: Public policy, social change, development, and urbanization.
Gerard Finin is a senior fellow and since 2004 has served as deputy director of the East-West Center's Pacific Islands Development Program. He conducts research on contemporary social and economic issues in the Pacific islands region, with ongoing projects focusing on governance and globalization. Finin is also engaged in research and teaching related to the Philippines, particularly northern Luzon. His areas of interest include public policy, social change, development, and urbanization. Finin received his Ph.D. from Cornell University. Related Publications: One Year into Fiji's Fourth Coup; Artifacts and Afterthoughts of American Colonial Policy: 'Igorotism,' Rebellion, and Regional Autonomy in the Philippines' Gran Cordillera; Salaam Manoa, Aloha Mindanao: Creating a Student-Centered, Real Time Virtual Classroom; The Making of the Igorot: Contours of Cordillera Consciousness; Coups, Conflicts, and Crises: The New Pacific Way?; Gambling on a Gambler: High Stakes for the Philippine Presidency and Small is Viable: The Global Ebbs and Flows of a Pacific Atoll Nation.Related Publications
Coups, Conflicts, and Crises: The New Pacific Way?Gambling on a Gambler: High Stakes for the Philippine Presidency
Small is Viable: The Global Ebbs and Flows of a Pacific Atoll Nation
The Making of the Igorot: Ramut ti Panagkaykaysa dagiti taga Cordillera (Contours of Cordillera Consciousness)
Related Research Projects
Islands of GlobalizationReinventing Government in the Pacific Islands
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New approaches to governance and economic self-reliance in Pacific Island societies
