Maima Koro
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Malo ni! Talofa. Maima is the Pacific Research Fellow and academic co-lead of the Regional Perspectives research collaboration, between the Adelaide University with Pacific partners funded by the Defence, Science and Technology Group. The program focuses on the security challenges facing the Pacific Islands and examines how Australia pursues its security in the region and beyond. She is also pursuing PhD studies, focusing on the intersection of security and development in Pacific communities. She has a particular interest in whole of country processes and grounded theory approaches.
Her research interests include: Pacific security, geopolitics, development.
Maima has over 20 years of international development experience in the Pacific at national and regional levels. She has presented on Pacific regional security issues and policies at various strategic forums. She has also taught on the Pacific's strategic security priorities and policies as a Visiting Fellow to the Australian College of Defence. She has working experiences of Bougainville, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Fiji, Nauru, Niue, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
She was bestowed the Samoan high chief title of Maualaivao in 2008.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2022 - ongoing Pacific Research Fellow University of Adelaide -
Language Competencies
Language Competency Bislama Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Samoan Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review Tokelau Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Master of Public Policy -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2024 Wallis, J., Koro, M., & O'Dwyer, C. (2024). The 'Blue Pacific' strategic narrative as a tool of Pacific statecraft. In Power and Influence in the Pacific Islands: Understanding Statecraftiness (pp. 84-104). Routledge.
DOI2024 Waqavakatoga, W., Habru, P., & Koro, M. (2024). How do Pacific Island countries respond to China's statecraft?. In Power and Influence in the Pacific Islands: Understanding Statecraftiness (pp. 201-218). Routledge.
DOI2024 Futaiasi, D., Habru, P., Koro, M., Waqavakatoga, W., & McNeill, H. (2024). Pacific Islands' statecraft: Where relationships are more important than might and money. In Power and Influence in the Pacific Islands: Understanding Statecraftiness (pp. 23-40). Routledge.
DOI2024 Koro, M., & McNeill, H. (2024). Reimagining economic tools of statecraft. In Power and Influence in the Pacific Islands: Understanding Statecraftiness (pp. 50-66). Routledge.
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Internet Publications
Year Citation 2022 Koro, M., & Wallis, J. (2022). Australia’s Pacific Policy Under the ALP: Heading in the Right Direction?. Australian Institute of International Affairs. 2022 Wallis, J., & Koro, M. (2022). Amplifying narratives about the ‘China threat’ in the Pacific may help China achieve its broader aims. The Conversation. 2022 McNeill, H., & Koro, M. (2022). Reports of a Pacific fracture fail to understand the region. 360info. 2021 Koro, M. (2021). Development lessons for the security agenda. The Asia Pacific Policy Society Policy Forum.
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2022 - 2023 Member Institute for Regional Security Australia -
Presentation
Date Topic Presented at Institution Country 2023 - 2023 Relational Security: Rethinking Law & Order Approaches in the Pacific 2nd KAS-ANUCES Road Show Rule of Law KAS-ANUCES Vanuatu 2023 - 2023 Tugaki: conversations for autochthonous security and justice approaches in the Pacific The Inaugural Pacific Criminology Symposium Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand 2022 - 2022 Regional Perspectives of Geopolitics in the Pacific Safeguarding Australia Summit 2022 Safeguarding Australia Summit Australia 2022 - 2022 Regional Perspectives on Geopolitics in the Pacific Safeguarding Australia Summit 2022 Safeguarding Australia Summit Australia 2022 - 2022 Strategic Competition in the Pacific Islands Defence and Strategic Studies Course Australian War College Australia 2021 - 2021 Regional diplomacy in the Pacific – Focus on Pacific Island Forum Online presentation Australian National University Australia 2020 - ongoing Pacific Perspectives of Security National Security College Indo-Pacific Breakfast Series: Charting a Course through Contest and Change Australian National University Australia
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