Romitesh Kant

Romitesh Kant is a PhD Scholar at the Australian National University. His PhD research examines the symbiotic relationship of politics and masculinity in the Fijian national context. A Fijian national, he completed his Bachelor of Arts (History/Politics and Economics) and Postgraduate Certificate in Gender Studies and Master of Arts (Politics and International Affairs) at the University of the South Pacific. Romitesh Kant’s broader research interests revolve around the politics of ethnicity, constitutional developments in Fiji, human rights, and digital media and politics in the Pacific. His research has been published in several academic journals, and he has also completed consultancies with a range of national and international organisations. He was a co-director of a documentary that explores how Fijians — and the Fijian society at large — are coping with the challenges and opportunities of living in an age of ‘smart’ communication technologies. In addition, Romitesh has extensive experience teaching politics, human rights, ethics and gender studies at the University of the South Pacific.