Mr Priestley Habru
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
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.
| 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 | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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. Scopus4 WoS3 |
| 2023 | 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. Scopus12 WoS9 |
| - | Habru, P. (2001). REVIEW: Handy guide for dealing with ethnic reporting. Pacific Journalism Review : Te Koakoa, 7(1), 185-188. |
| 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 Scopus1 |
| 2024 | 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 Scopus1 |
| 2024 | 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). DOI Scopus1 |
| 2024 | 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). DOI Scopus1 |
| 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. DOI |
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