A foreign flower no more : Tongan diasporic media and the 2014 election
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Cass, Philip
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2015-06
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Conference Contribution - Oral Presentation
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Kaniva News
Tonga
diasporic media
social media
Tongans in New Zealand
politics
elections
Tongan elections (2014)
democracy
Pōhiva, ‘Akilisi (1941-)
Tongan prime ministers
Tonga
diasporic media
social media
Tongans in New Zealand
politics
elections
Tongan elections (2014)
democracy
Pōhiva, ‘Akilisi (1941-)
Tongan prime ministers
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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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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.
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