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Respond to the call for papers
At AAPS 2027, we make space to consider how the future is being claimed and shaped in the Pacific, to consider what it means to resist narratives of inevitability be they economic, political, social, or environmental. Participants are asked to consider how Oceanic time, however we invoke this in our work, offers alternative frameworks for navigating uncertainty and change particularly for Pacific Studies itself: a field not only defined by resistance, but also by its capacity for renewal and innovation within academic structures that too often overlook it.
Mei ‘Avaiki Mai calls Pacific Studies and the AAPS conference (back) into deep Pacific waters. It calls together scholars, activists, artists, and communities to engage with questions of sovereignty, oceanic futurity, and the role of Pacific knowledge systems in a changing world. It also invites participants to ponder how Pacific Studies might evolve to meet this moment, not just to endure - but to transform.
Dates, Location & Venues
The conference will be held 30 March - 2 April 2027 on the island of Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The main conference proceedings will take place in Te ‘Are Karioi Nui, the Cook Islands’ National Auditorium. Concurrent conference sessions will be held in the neighboring USP-Cook Islands campus, and other meeting halls which are a part of hostels that belong to the peoples of the pā ‘enua (the people of the islands beyond Rarotonga).
You can find a map of key venues for the conference and learn more about Rarotonga and where the conference is located in Avarua on this page.
Registration
Please register as a member with AAPS here（https://pacificstudies.org.au/join/）.
Registration for the conference will open for early-bird tickets in early November 2026.