Priestley Habru
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Currently a PhD Candidate at The University of Adelaide researching Public Diplomacy and its implication in the Pacific. Attained a Master of Arts in Global Media from The University of Adelaide in July 2019 under an Australian Awards Scholarship. Also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Gender Studies from the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, under the Australian Awards Pacific Scholarship. Attained a Bachelor of Arts Majoring in Journalism, Language and Literature from the University of the South Pacific under a New Zealand Government funded scholarship. A journalist by profession having worked in Solomon Islands for over 15 years before embarking on a PhD study in October 2022.
My research interests are in public diplomacy, cross cultural communications and media in the Pacific.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2021 - 2022 Communication Coordinator Australia Solomon Islands Resource Facility/Cardno 2020 - 2022 Communication Officer Solomon Islands Roads and Aviation Project 2006 - 2022 Editor/Reporter Island Sun Newspaper Ltd 2002 - 2006 Reporter/Sports Editor Solomon Star Newspaper Ltd -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2018 - 2019 The University of Adelaide Australia Master of Arts (Global Media) 2004 - 2004 University of the South Pacific Fiji Postgraduate Certificate in Gender Studies 2000 - 2002 University of the South Pacific Fiji Bachelor of Arts (Journalism, Language and Literature) -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country 2024 - 2024 Certificate in Philosophical Competency Pasifika Communities University Fiji Islands 2011 - 2011 Building the Capacity of National Women’s Machineries for Gender Sensitive Good Governance Flinders University Australia -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2023 Taylor, M., Habru, P., Middleby, S., Naupa, A., & Tarai, J. (2023). Perspectives from Melanesia: Aboriginal relationalism and Australian foreign policy (vol 77, pg 649, 2023). AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 77(6), 693.
2023 Middleby, S., Taylor, M., Habru, P., Naupa, A., & Tarai, J. (2023). Perspectives from Melanesia: Aboriginal relationalism and Australian foreign policy. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 77(6), 1-7.
Scopus3 WoS22023 Wallis, J., Xie, G., Waqavakatoga, W., Habru, P., & Koro, M. (2023). Ordering the Islands? Pacific Responses to China's Strategic Narratives. Chinese Journal of International Politics, 16(4), 457-481.
Scopus10 WoS7- Habru, P. (2001). REVIEW: Handy guide for dealing with ethnic reporting. Pacific Journalism Review : Te Koakoa, 7(1), 185-188.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2024 Waqavakatoga, W., Habru, P., & Koro, M. (2024). How do Pacific Island countries respond to China's statecraft?. In J. Wallis, H. McNeill, M. Rose, & A. Tidwell (Eds.), Power and Influence in the Pacific Islands: Understanding Statecraftiness (pp. 201-218). Routledge.
DOI Scopus12024 Futaiasi, D., Habru, P., Koro, M., Waqavakatoga, W., & McNeill, H. (2024). Pacific Islands' statecraft: Where relationships are more important than might and money. In J. Wallis, H. McNeill, M. Rose, & A. Tidwell (Eds.), Power and Influence in the Pacific Islands: Understanding Statecraftiness (pp. 23-40). Routledge.
DOI Scopus12024 Habru, P., Utukana, W., Mapu, F. S., Biliki, J. T., & Mark, E. (2024). Scholarships as tools of statecraft. In J. Wallis, H. McNeill, M. Rose, & A. Tidwell (Eds.), Power and Influence in the Pacific Islands: Understanding Statecraftiness (pp. 41-49). Taylor & Francis Group (Routledge).
DOI2024 Habru, P., Utukana, W., Mapu, F. S., Biliki, J. T., & Mark, E. (2024). Scholarships as tools of statecraft. In J. Wallis, H. McNeill, M. Rose, & A. Tidwell (Eds.), Power and Influence in the Pacific Islands: Understanding Statecraftiness (pp. 41-49). Taylor & Francis Group (Routledge).
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Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2023 Habru, P., Utukana, W., Soti Mapu, F., Tawa Biliki, J., & Epo, M. (2023). Australia’s Pacific scholarships as a tool of statecraft: student perspectives (01/2023). Adelaide, SA: University of Adelaide. 2023 Habru, P., Utukana, W., Soti Mapu, F., Tawa Biliki, J., & Epo, M. (2023). Australia’s Pacific scholarships as a tool of statecraft: student perspectives (01/2023). Adelaide, SA: University of Adelaide. - Habru, P. (n.d.). China's influence weighs heavily on Solomon Islands election. Monash University.
DOI- Habru, P. (n.d.). Your quick guide to the Solomon Islands elections. Monash University.
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