Hank Nelson Prize
The objective/s of the Award are to honour the memory of Hank Nelson and his commitment to Papua New Guinea, and to acknowledge the best Doctor of Philosophy thesis submitted by any student, internationally, on any aspect of Papua New Guinea's history or society.
Offered by ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
Overview
Details of prizes including eligibility and Conditions of Award are subject to change without notice.
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2024 winner:
Almah Tararia
Thesis Topic - Women's Influence in Decision-Making in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
2022 winners:
Dr Willem Church
Anticipating Gold: Factional Competition around a Prospective Mine, Morobe District, Papua New Guinea (ANU 2022)
Dr Bradley Underhill
New Deal on the Ground in Papua New Guinea (1945-63) (ANU 2022)
2020 winner
Dr Bal Kama
Reconceptualising the role of the judiciary in Papua New Guinea's 'home grown' Constitution (ANU 2019)
The College of Asia and the Pacific is pleased to congratulate Dr Bal Kama, 2020 recipient of the Hank Nelson Prize, recognising his thesis which examines the role of the judiciary and its complex relationships with the other arms of government in Papua New Guinea.
Dr Kama has a PhD in Law from the ANU College of Law. He specialises in public and constitutional law and governance in the Pacific, and currently works as a lawyer in Canberra. He is also a Commonwealth Pacific Young Person of the Year.
The ANU is a research-intensive university and our research priorities reflect the challenges facing the world today. If you would like more information on supporting the Hank Nelson Prize or the important work done in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, please contact Jason Ketter, Head of Advancement, the College of Asia and the Pacific Jason.Ketter@anu.edu.au or visit /giving/support-us.
Past winners:
2018 - Dr Christiane Falck, "Calling the Dead: Spirits, Mobile Phones, and the Talk of God in a Sepik Community" (JCU 2016).
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