With or without chiefs, whats the difference ? The case of the Lau group in Fiji.

Simonne Pauwels (1)

1 CREDO - Centre de Recherche et de Documentation sur l'Océanie

This conference paper analyses the reasons people wish or not to install a new chief. New government, development, tradition, governance, hierarchy, kinship relations are all part of the dilemma.

Mots clés: Chief; installation ritual; tradition

Domaines: Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie

Simonne Pauwels. With or without chiefs, whats the difference ? The case of the Lau group in Fiji. . Conférence internationale annuelle de l'Association for social Anthropology in Oceania (ASAO)., Association for social Anthropology in Oceania (ASAO), Feb 2015, Santa Fe, United States. ⟨halshs-01280616⟩