Stephen Pokawin reflects on overseas influences and the intellectual excitement at the university. He recalls a trip to the Western Highlands with the Lutheran Development Services and beginning to talk to communities about the changes including independence and self government.
Stephen Pokawin describes how he got involved with independence, the association of the Pangu Pati with the independence, and his switch at university from studying English and Anthropology to studying politics due to the excitement of the period after the 1972 elections. He recalled a visit to the university by Michael Somare to a packed lecture theatre and the freedom of the academics to engage in politics.
