The Journal of Sāmoan Studies (JSS) is a multidisciplinary publication devoted to the study of Sāmoa. The Centre for Sāmoan Studies gratefully acknowledges the reviewers who contributed to the blind review process for this volume.
Content
Articles
Town as Village: Urbanisation, Governance and Neotraditionalism in Sāmoa
Susana Tauaa and Penelope Schoeffel, National University of Sāmoa.
Village Fono Amendment Act 2017- Some Social and Gender Issues
Ramona Boodoosingh, National University of Sāmoa.
A Bus Ride in Samoa during the 1980s: Hierarchy, Stratification and Individualism in the Fa’asamoa
Serge Tcherkezoff, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and The Australian National University.
Policy Brief
Evaluating the Implementation of the National Information and Communication Technology Policy (NICTP) 2012–2017 in Sāmoa: a Review of the Literature
Victoria Lepou, National University of Sāmoa.
Shorter Communications
Tui’umi: Na ia Fasioti Tamafaiga
Aleni Sofara, Iunivesite Aoao o Samoa.
The Fa’asāmoa and the Election Laws
Aleni Sofara, National University of Sāmoa.
Book Reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa – by Joseph Farrell
Judy-Anne Alexander-Pouono, National University of Sāmoa.
Globalised Reciprocity: Expanding Sāmoan World and Chieftainship. Matori Yamamoto. Kobundo, 2018, Tokyo. Hardback, illustrated, 281 pages. IBSN: 978-4-335-56137-5.
Masami Tsujita Levi, National University of Sāmoa.