A foreign flower no more : Tongan diasporic media and the 2014 election

Cass, Philip

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2015-06
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Cass, P. (2015, June). A foreign flower no more: Tongan diasporic media and the 2014 election. Paper presented at European Society for Oceanists, Brussells.
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Abstract
The use of social media and the involvement of diasporic communities is a growing trend among diasporic Polynesian communities and Island politicians. Auckland-based Tongan media, which are the focus of this article, appear to have had an effect on voter behaviour in the 2014 Tongan elections.
Keywords:
Kaniva News, Tonga, diasporic media, social media, Tongans in New Zealand, politics, elections, Tongan elections (2014), democracy, Pōhiva, ‘Akilisi (1941-), Tongan prime ministers
ANZSRC Field of Research:
160606 Government and Politics of Asia and the Pacific, 200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies
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