HIS701Sem Political History of Fiji Since Independence_S1_2020_Lautoka

Course coordinator info. HIS 701 SEM. Political History of the Fiji since Independence 

HIS 701 SEM Course Outline

Contact Details of Course Instructor: Dr. Sakul Kundra

Email. sakul.kundra@fnu.ac.fj

M. 9081099

Some simple rules of engagement in an online environment.

Week 1 HIS 701

Week 1 Part 2

Week 2

Constitution, Senate and House of Representatives 

Great Council of Chiefs

Constitutions of Fiji

Constitution

Constitution 1970

Changing role of GCC

The relation between Mara and Koya.

Street Commission and Constitution

Week 3 part 2: GCC

Changing role of GCC

Alliance Party

NFP Party

Week 5 part 1

Week 5 part 2

Reading Election of 1972

Week 6

Reading on Land issue and ALTA

Week 7

Provided in the table given below is your schedule for this week. Kindly make time to access the required resources, attempt the online activities on Moodle and also attend the weekly tasks

Course notes - Read through the PowerPoint presentation for this week. - Read the supplementary readings and watch the videos below before attempting the activities.

Reading of 1977 Election

Reading of 1982 elections

1977 Elections Part 1

Dear Students,

Kindly read and listen to the ppt of the theme of 1977 Elections and its complexity. Role of FNP, NFP vs Alliance played a part in this election. Use the slides to answer the Discussion Forum question.

All the Best.

Week 9, part 2, Election 1982

1977 Elections Part 1

Dear Students,

Kindly read and listen to the ppt of the theme of 1982 Elections and its complexity. Role of  NFP plus WUP vs Alliance played a part in this election. Use the slides to answer the Discussion Forum question.

All the Best.

Tutorial and Workshop Question

Provided in the table given below is your schedule for this week. Kindly make time to access the required resources, attempt the online activities on Moodle and also attend the weekly tasks

Course notes - Read through the PowerPoint presentation for this week. - Read the supplementary readings and watch the videos below before attempting the activities.

Reading of General elections of 1987

Read the article given as attachment on the issue of 1987 Coup. Try to summarize the major causes of the 1987 Coup and write an essay. Highlight the underlying factors that played a crucial part in 1987 Coup.

Dear Students,

Kindly have a look at the documentary of 1987 Coup, and analyze the events that led to the Coup. Use the documentary to answer the tutorial and Discussion forum question.

All the best

Week number ten highlights the factors that led to Fiji's 1987 Coup and its implications

The pre-recorded lecture below on week 10: The 1987 Coup, became a turning point in Fiji's history. You can download the lecture notes (PPT Slides) and simultaneously listen to the lecture

Dear Students

Refer to this reading in order to understand different arguments of reasons of 1987 coups.

Week number eleven highlights the constitutional changes that happened between 1990 and 1997 constitutions. 

The pre-recorded lecture below on week 11: Constitutional Changes of 1990 and 1997. You can download the lecture notes (PPT Slides) and simultaneously listen to the lecture.

Provided in the table given below is your schedule for this week. Kindly make time to access the required resources, attempt the online activities on Moodle and also attend the weekly tasks

Course notes - Read through the PowerPoint presentation for this week. - Read the supplementary readings and watch the videos below before attempting the activities.

Constitution 1990

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/RP9798/98RP07#MAJOR

Dear Students,

Refer to this reading for writing the tutorial and discussion forum answers

Post your answers in Discussion Forum

Dear All,

We will not have a face-to-face class again this week. Kindly requesting to read the slides, with resource material and youtube videos to understand and answer the questions given below to upload in the discussion forum.

What were the major factors that led to the review of the 1990 Constitution and how it was formulated? [Tutorial Question]

Note: all students up to Week 11 has to submit their presentation by this Friday in the link provided (uploading presentation that qualifies 25 % your assessment)

Please keep checking the Moodle to update yourself on the weekly activity which requires you to read and do what is required to be submitted on Moodle before the due date (till last working day of the respective week)

Do call your friends and inform them to log into Moodle and to attend to the tasks before the due dates. Thank you to those of you who are completing the tasks assigned for you.

Do email me: sakul.kundra@fnu.ac.fj if you have any question.

Take care and be safe.

 Kind Regards,

Dr. Sakul Kundra

Provided in the table given below is your schedule for this week. Kindly make time to access the required resources, attempt the online activities on Moodle and also attend the weekly tasks

Course notes - Read through the PowerPoint presentation for this week. - Read the supplementary readings and watch the videos below before attempting the activities.

Dear Students,

This week topic discusses the 2000 Coup [Fiji's third Coup]. Read the slides, resource material and video clipping to answer the tutorial question in the discussion forum questions.

Note: This week we will also have a Tutorial session on Wednesday from 1.00-2.00 pm.

2000 Coup Reading

The Failed Businessman Who Took Over The Fijian Government (2000)

Dear Students,

View this documentary clip to familiarize with one version of political happening of FIji's third Coup of 2000. Identify the major political occurrences in order to support your tutorial question answer. 

Provided in the table given below is your schedule for this week. Kindly make time to access the required resources, attempt the online activities on Moodle and also attend the weekly tasks

Course notes - Read through the PowerPoint presentation for this week. - Read the supplementary readings and watch the videos below before attempting the activities.

Dear Students

Hear the speech given by military commander after 2006 Coup. Use this speech in order to answer the discussion forum questions.

Dear Students,

Hope you have revised the course of earlier weeks. This week course explains the causes of the 2006 Coup and its implications. This lecture also elaborates on the role of GCC during 2000-2006 and role of RFMF in leading 2006 Coup.

Note: Two reference books will be uploaded for this theme. 

1. The 2006 Military Takeover in FIJI A Coup to End All Coups? by  Jon Fraenkel, Stewart Firth and Brij V. Lal (eds)

2. THE CAUSES OF FIJI’S 5 DECEMBER 2006 COUP BY BRETT A. WOODS https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d436/cbe5174776b113bf16aeaa1aace493708663.pdf

Read these books to answer the tutorial questions in the Discussion Forum post.

We shall be having Moodle chatting one-hour session on Wednesday from 12.30 pm till 1. 30 pm. 

Dear Students,

This is Week 13 part 2 where it discusses Fiji role with the international countries around Fiji. Read lecture with audio to answer question in discussion forum

The 2006 Military Takeover in FIJI A Coup to End All Coups? by  Jon Fraenkel, Stewart Firth and Brij V. Lal (eds)

Link of free download of this book: http://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/abacab7c-d47e-43ec-a542-f2e67434c222/458793.pdf

Download the book and attempt the tutorial question to post in discussion Forum

Provided in the table given below is your schedule for this week. Kindly make time to access the required resources, attempt the online activities on Moodle and also attend the weekly tasks

Course notes - Read through the PowerPoint presentation for this week. - Read the supplementary readings and watch the videos below before attempting the activities.

Dear Students,

This week also we shall not have live lectures. This week slides discuss about the two themes, firstly about the 2013 Fiji's Constitution and followed by 2014 Elections. 

Listen to the lecture and read the slides to comprehensively understand the theme. After reading the resource material answer the tutorial questions in discussion forum

Note: This is the last week of the semester. Kindly submit your presentation if you are pending in the dropbox provided in the moodle shell.

There were be live chat Tutorial session tomorrow from 1.00 to 2.00 pm, do tell your friends to join the session.

Dear Students,

You need to view this parliament debate to understand the complexity of the issue of review of 2013 Constitution

You have to use the arguments to answer tutorial and discussion forum questions, to post in discussion forum

All the best