Local Government Roundtable (English Language Session)

Evangelia Papoutsaki, PhD Cardiff, is the SICRI Convenor (Small Island Cultures Research Initiative) and Associate Professor at the University of Central Asia; Editor in Chief of ePress, Unitec Auckland, New Zealand and former International Research Fellow at the Center for Pacific Islands Research at Kagoshima University. Her professional background and academic interests are on island studies and communication for social change. She has extensive experience in the Pacific, including her previous position as Head of Communication Arts Department at DWU in Papua New Guinea, involvement in major research projects and editorial roles (Island Studies Journal and SHIMA, Okinawa Journal of Island Studies, Contemporary PNG Studies Journal and Pacific Journalism Review). She has published three edited volumes on Pacific and PNG communication issues.

I am Australian born and educated, a Norfolk Islander and a direct descendent of Fletcher Christian of HMAV Bounty.

Prior to coming to Norfolk Island where I have lived continuously since December 1966 I was a science teacher with the NSW Department of Education 1964 to 1966.
1967 – 1984: Held various senior positions in the Norfolk Island Public Service
1984 - 2010: Clerk to the Norfolk Island Parliament & Secretary/Treasurer to the Norfolk Island Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (the CPA)
2010 - 2013: Speaker of the Norfolk Island Parliament, Branch President Norfolk Island CPA Branch
2013 - 2015: Minister for Cultural Heritage and Community Services in the Norfolk Island Government, Vice President Norfolk Island CPA Branch
July 2016 to present: Mayor Norfolk Island Regional Council

Author of the following articles in The Parliamentarian:
1995 Issue 3 “To conform or not to conform with other Parliaments”
2008 Issue 4 “Norfolk Island’s Self-Government under threat again”
2010 Issue 2 “Governance and Democracy: Norfolk Island Style: At Risk Again?
2012 Issue 3 “Norfolk Island and the Isle of Man strengthen historical ties: from Mutiny to Unity”
2014 Issue 2 “Commonwealth of Australia and Norfolk Island: Bridging the Divide”