Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0879039

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0879039

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Government, Religion and the Problem of Moral Order in Contemporary Papua New Guinea. Successful Australian international relations depend on understanding the popular culture within which neighbouring people formulate grievances and desires for change. PNG is physically close to Australia; it was an administered colony and today as a regional ally it receives much Australian aid. Many Australian organizations, companies and citizens reside in PNG. This project will provide accurate knowledge of how popular religious movements can provide a political language for voicing everyday expectations and grievances. Social and cultural changes can produce new perceptions of injustice that are voiced as a moral critique of present day government, where the future kingdom of God or of the dead is used as a point of ethical contrast.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2008

End Date: 12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $202,808.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Religion And Society | Anthropology | Race And Ethnic Relations | Social And Cultural Anthropology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding other countries | Religion and society |

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