{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260101397"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"DE260101397","attributes":{"code":"DE260101397","administering-organisation":"Monash University","announcement-administering-organisation":"Monash University","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2026,"years-funded":3,"project-start-date":"2026-12-18","anticipated-end-date":"2029-12-17","grant-summary":"Empire’s Edge: Migration, Conflict, and the Politics of Decolonization. This project aims to develop a new framework to explain the three-decade deadlock in global decolonisation and address the gap in understanding why some colonies have independence movements whereas others do not. Through survey experiments, supervised text analysis and fieldwork in five Pacific non-self-governing territories, this research expects to generate new knowledge on how migration drives contemporary anti-colonial conflicts. Expected outcomes include a theory explaining how institutional arrangements surrounding migration can exacerbate or ameliorate sovereignty disputes, benefiting Australian and United Nations officials by identifying pathways to the resolution of ongoing conflicts that threaten regional stability.","funding-current":504003.00,"funding-at-announcement":500355,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Lachlan","familyName":"McNamee","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-3063-5846 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Lachlan","familyName":"McNamee","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-3063-5846 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"Monash University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"Monash University","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4408","name":"Political Science","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"440803","name":"Comparative Government and Politics","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"230203","name":"Political Systems","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"230303","name":"International Organisations","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":[],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"Across the Pacific, former colonial powers like France, New Zealand and the United States face pressure from the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization to grant self-government to distant island territories. The decolonisation of the Pacific region has major implications for Australia’s security environment as small, independent island states have recently become key sites of geostrategic competition. Yet, we have no framework for understanding why some islands have active anti-colonial movements (e.g. New Caledonia, Guam) whereas others (e.g. American Samoa, Tokelau) do not. Drawing on original survey experiments, supervised text analysis, and fieldwork in five territories across the Pacific, this project will seek to develop a framework to explain why national liberation movements emerged in some islands but not others over the late 20th century. This project will benefit Australia’s security by enabling policymakers to understand why independence movements continue to be active in some of our Pacific neighbours but not others today. It will also investigate how different institutional arrangements around migration control and political representation of migrants may address the roots of anti-colonial conflicts, informing evidence-based policy approaches for strengthening regional stability. The findings of the project will be shared with the Australian public, officials, and policymakers at the United Nations through publications, podcasts, and public talks."}}}