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The Self Divided: The Problems of contradictory claims to Indigenous peoples’ self-determination in Australia
When the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (‘UNDRIP’) in 2007, many extolled it for recognising Indigenous peoples’ right of self-determination. ... -
Ngā Kete Mātauranga. Māori scholars at the research interface
In this beautiful and transformative book, 24 Māori academics share their personal journeys, revealing what being Māori has meant for them in their work. Their perspectives provide insight for all New Zealanders into how ... -
Tort to the environment: a stretch too far or a simple step forward?
This analysis considers the implications of Smith v Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd [2020] NZHC 419 and the possibility of a new tort to the environment developing within New Zealand jurisprudence. In Smith, the New Zealand ... -
'Water we do about the river?' An Integrated Approach to Understanding Water Quality in the Waikaka Stream, Southland, New Zealand
Water quality causes are a highly contested issue in New Zealand, with rivers and streams struggling with the effects of intensive pastoral agriculture. The Waikaka Stream in Southland is an example of a catchment that ... -
Survival, not resilience: Young people's housing instability
Young people’s experiences of housing instability need to be recognised. The extant literature tends to equate young people’s experiences with that of adults and the limited literature that exclusively examines young people ... -
Alleviating Death Anxiety in Epicureanism
Eradicating the fear of death is a central concern in Epicurean philosophy. As hedonists, the Epicureans seek to pursue pleasure and avoid pain in order to achieve a life of eudaimonia. The fear of death is viewed as a ... -
Envisioning relational reproductive justice in surrogacy: Recognising the invisible experiences of intended parents
India has become notorious as a multibillion-dollar surrogacy industry. This industry flourished when India allowed commercial surrogacy and attracted many international intended parents to engage with widely available ... -
Policy and planning in urban and peri-urban agriculture: The cases of Uyo and Benin City, Southern Nigeria
In Africa, the practice of urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) can be traced back to ancient civilizations. However, in recent times, farming in the developing world more broadly, is promoted for its contribution to ... -
Musicking in Chinese early childhood education: An ecological study of children’s music education in select Shandong kindergartens
This research investigates musicking in Chinese early childhood education. Musicking is defined as the action and process of music activity and its meaning. An ecological approach is applied to children’s music education ... -
Wild self-care: Rethinking 'risky' health-related practices among members of the gay community
Gay and queer men tend to experience higher rates of mental health issues, STIs/HIV, suicide, substance dependency, and poor well-being than other demographics. Despite sustained public health efforts internationally, many ... -
The Issue Of Teleology In Spinoza: A Defence Of The Standard Interpretation
Current scholarship offers two competing accounts of Spinoza’s views on the issue of teleology, which I label Standard Interpretation and Modest Interpretation respectively. Several texts, including Ethics 1 Appendix, ... -
Clothing Upcycling in Otago (Ōtākou) and the Problem of Fast Fashion
This dissertation employs qualitative inductive research methods to address the ‘problem of global fast fashion’. Currently the global production of garments is 62 million tonnes per annum with the majority of production ... -
Modern Treaty Making and the Limits of the Law
In recent years, several Australian states have formally committed to treaty negotiations with the First Peoples whose traditional lands they claim. The emerging treaty processes in Australia build on both the comprehensive ... -
Doing death differently? A digital ethnography of Aotearoa New Zealand death talking communities
For many people, talking about death may seem unnatural. However, for the death talking community, death is a normal topic of conversation. Death talking is part of a growing global movement of ‘ordinary’ people using ... -
A sociocultural approach to language teacher identity: Iranian public school and private language institute EFL teachers
The story of English language education in Iran has long been politicized. Political decision-makers considered English as the language of the enemy, which has been reflected in the inadequate attention to English language ... -
Subsistence in the Lapita Homeland
This thesis presents an analysis of vertebrate fauna remains from two Lapita sites in the Arawe Islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. Studies of subsistence in Pacific contexts have focussed on how Lapita ... -
Perfected yet still "disabled": continuity of diverse embodiment in the resurrection body
The risen Christ presented his wounded hands and side to the disciples as evidence of his identity and the reality of his physical resurrection. Despite this, the picture of eschatological life in the popular Christian ... -
Teacher cognition in EFL teaching: A study of non-native English- speaking teachers of English for Arabic-speaking students in Egypt with a particular focus on vocabulary
Starting in the 1990s (Borg, 2003; Burns et al., 2015), studies on language teacher cognition and its role in language teaching and learning drew more on the cognitivist paradigm to investigate teachers’ mental processes ...