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Trinh, Hang Thi.
Development Impacts of Irregular Migration: A Study from a Central Province in Vietnam.
Degree: 2017, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6659 
► Migration is often viewed negatively in development policy terms, and much understandings of migration often portray it as a threat to social security in destination…
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▼ Migration is often viewed negatively in development policy terms, and much understandings of migration often portray it as a threat to social security in destination countries, however, the sustainable livelihood approach presents migration as a livelihoods strategy, suggesting that policy should, instead, support human mobility. In the current context where regular labour migration offers various consequences resulting in both positive and negative impacts, irregular labour migration, though complex because of its undocumented nature, has become the choice of many unskilled and low-skilled workers from Vietnam. This study employs a case-study qualitative approach to look at the case of irregular migrant workers from a central province of Vietnam migrating overseas for economic purposes. It applies the New Economics of Labour Migration theory and the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach and brings together their shared premise of viewing migration as a household calculated strategy to sustain rural livelihoods, to explore whether irregular migration can be a sustainable livelihood strategy for the rural people of Ha Tinh province. The study finds that irregular labour migration is a household calculated strategy and, similar to regular migration, it brings about social and economic benefits that affect the migrants, their families and home communities. Although such migration is complex and vulnerable, it is well thought through by migrants and fits in the context of rural Ha Tinh as a flexible, quick and convenient strategy to gain income for the rural poor. The research also finds that the local people have established their own supporting networks and found their own ways to mitigate the risks and ensure their irregular migration is successful in terms of economic gains. The combination of an economic migration theory and a livelihood approach offers this research an in-depth discussion on the complexity of irregular labour migration and its impacts on various aspects of social and economic development.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Irregular migration; Development; Vietnam; Labour migration; Sustainable rural livelihoods
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Trinh, H. T. (2017). Development Impacts of Irregular Migration: A Study from a Central Province in Vietnam. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6659
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Trinh, Hang Thi. “Development Impacts of Irregular Migration: A Study from a Central Province in Vietnam.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6659.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Trinh, Hang Thi. “Development Impacts of Irregular Migration: A Study from a Central Province in Vietnam.” 2017. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Trinh HT. Development Impacts of Irregular Migration: A Study from a Central Province in Vietnam. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6659.
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Trinh HT. Development Impacts of Irregular Migration: A Study from a Central Province in Vietnam. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6659
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Fitzgerald, Hawa Kusuma Setyawati.
Ngā wāhine kaha from Syria: The experience of former refugee women from Syria resettling in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Degree: 2017, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6874
► This thesis examines the experience of former refugee women from Syria resettling in Aotearoa New Zealand. It focuses on Syrian women who have resettled in…
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▼ This thesis examines the experience of former refugee women from Syria resettling in Aotearoa New Zealand. It focuses on Syrian women who have resettled in the
Wellington region and Dunedin - the two main areas to which Syrian refugees have been allocated. The study documented Syrian refugee women’s perspectives about resettlement satisfaction, their strengths and challenges, and their ideas for community development.
The methodology and analysis for the study incorporated the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) to resettlement and the Mana Wahine framework. Through forty-five survey participants and three focus groups, the study found that the integration of wairua/spirituality, cultural identity, language and whanaungatanga/relationships in the family was very important for Syrian women’s resettlement in Aotearoa New Zealand.
This study found gender roles between men and women strongly exist in the Syrian community. Many refugee women found their roles changed and lost the support they used to have from family members back home. Participants also expressed facing isolation resulting from cultural aspects. These show refugee women have bigger challenges to integration compared to their male counterparts, and that Syrian women have specific cultural rights related to their gender and religion. However, refugee resettlement services and community development were delivered the same way for men and women, and more types of supports are needed for refugee women.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Refugee; Syria; Mana Wahine
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Fitzgerald, H. K. S. (2017). Ngā wāhine kaha from Syria: The experience of former refugee women from Syria resettling in Aotearoa New Zealand. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6874
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Fitzgerald, Hawa Kusuma Setyawati. “Ngā wāhine kaha from Syria: The experience of former refugee women from Syria resettling in Aotearoa New Zealand.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6874.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Fitzgerald, Hawa Kusuma Setyawati. “Ngā wāhine kaha from Syria: The experience of former refugee women from Syria resettling in Aotearoa New Zealand.” 2017. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Fitzgerald HKS. Ngā wāhine kaha from Syria: The experience of former refugee women from Syria resettling in Aotearoa New Zealand. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6874.
Council of Science Editors:
Fitzgerald HKS. Ngā wāhine kaha from Syria: The experience of former refugee women from Syria resettling in Aotearoa New Zealand. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6874
Victoria University of Wellington
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Naylor, Michael Christopher.
When we all clap together: Labour unions as agents of development for informal cremation workers in Tamil Nadu.
Degree: 2017, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6885
► While labour unions have a history of helping lift working people out of poverty in Western countries, their place in development is unclear. Mainstream development…
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▼ While labour unions have a history of helping lift working people out of poverty in Western countries, their place in development is unclear. Mainstream development literature typically sees their potential contribution to development to be limited and waning as they are replaced by new, more dynamic actors. This dismissal of labour unions from the development sphere appears to stem largely from their inability to effectively support workers in the informal economy of developing countries, whom are the most likely to face injustice and poverty.
In order to address the question of whether labour unions can be agents for development of informal workers this thesis examines a case study of the Mayana Vettiyangal Sangam, a labour union of informal cremation workers in Tamil Nadu, India. Through semi-structured interviews with 39 members and supporters of the labour union, this thesis explores both the mechanics of the Mayana Vettiyangal Sangam and what it has achieved for its cremation worker members.
It sets out to understand what strategies can be employed for informal workers to undertake collective bargaining and how effective these have been at delivering livelihood improvements for the cremation workers in Tamil Nadu. It also assesses both the functions of the Sangam and what it has achieved, against three principles of ‘good development’ – participation, sustainability and equity.
The findings show that through a mixture of innovative strategies the cremation workers in Tamil Nadu have been able to achieve some livelihood improvements and do so in a manner which is both participatory and equitable. It suggests that despite challenges, labour unions can be agents of development for informal workers and their potential contribution to development should not be overlooked.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Development; Unions; Informal
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Naylor, M. C. (2017). When we all clap together: Labour unions as agents of development for informal cremation workers in Tamil Nadu. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6885
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Naylor, Michael Christopher. “When we all clap together: Labour unions as agents of development for informal cremation workers in Tamil Nadu.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6885.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Naylor, Michael Christopher. “When we all clap together: Labour unions as agents of development for informal cremation workers in Tamil Nadu.” 2017. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Naylor MC. When we all clap together: Labour unions as agents of development for informal cremation workers in Tamil Nadu. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6885.
Council of Science Editors:
Naylor MC. When we all clap together: Labour unions as agents of development for informal cremation workers in Tamil Nadu. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6885
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Mukesh, Sumu Diya.
"You Are Never Truly Free" Social Stigma in India and its Impact Upon Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Advocacy for Survivors of Sex Trafficking.
Degree: 2018, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/7900
► This research examines how social stigmas related to sex work and sexual activity in India contribute to the creation of environments conducive to gender discrimination…
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▼ This research examines how social stigmas related to sex work and sexual activity in India contribute to the creation of environments conducive to gender discrimination and the erosion of female rights. It seeks to understand, through the work of anti-trafficking staff and the lived experience of sex trafficking survivors in Kolkata, how this subsequently impacts survivors' ability to be successfully rehabilitated and reintegrated into their communities. Human trafficking directly limits the human rights and freedoms which development aims to facilitate and realise; it is fundamentally a development concern. Violations of human rights are a cause and a consequence of trafficking in persons, making their universal promotion and protection relevant to anti-trafficking. Females constitute 80 per cent of all sex trafficking victims, demonstrating that it is a significantly gendered crime. India is home to 40 per cent of the estimated global slave population, and operates as a destination, transit and origin country for all forms of human trafficking.
This research involved semi-structured interviews focused on experiences and understandings of social stigma with eight staff of the anti-trafficking NGO Sanlaap, one staff member of a partnering Government-run shelter home, and one focus group with eight sex trafficking survivors. Data were analysed thematically through concepts of human rights, social stigma, gender discrimination and vulnerability.
The results indicated that prioritising the protection and promotion of their human rights was integral to Sanlaap's success in rehabilitating and reintegrating survivors. This research, therefore, reinforces conceptual links between human rights violations and sex trafficking, and argues that preventative action needs to have a more central role in current anti-trafficking efforts. The results demonstrate that stigma is a manifestation of power, which enables the subordination and displacement of vulnerable groups, reinforces inequality and power imbalances, and continues to undermine survivor rights to reintegration. This study also highlights where there is a need to advance discourse about cultural rights and sexuality within anti-trafficking work in India, and to implement broader approaches to women's development as part of sex trafficking prevention strategies.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Sex Trafficking; Human Rights; Social Stigma
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Mukesh, S. D. (2018). "You Are Never Truly Free" Social Stigma in India and its Impact Upon Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Advocacy for Survivors of Sex Trafficking. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/7900
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mukesh, Sumu Diya. “"You Are Never Truly Free" Social Stigma in India and its Impact Upon Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Advocacy for Survivors of Sex Trafficking.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/7900.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mukesh, Sumu Diya. “"You Are Never Truly Free" Social Stigma in India and its Impact Upon Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Advocacy for Survivors of Sex Trafficking.” 2018. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Mukesh SD. "You Are Never Truly Free" Social Stigma in India and its Impact Upon Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Advocacy for Survivors of Sex Trafficking. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/7900.
Council of Science Editors:
Mukesh SD. "You Are Never Truly Free" Social Stigma in India and its Impact Upon Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Advocacy for Survivors of Sex Trafficking. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/7900
Victoria University of Wellington
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Saeng Outhay, Oulath.
The Influence of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on Primary Education Policy in Laos.
Degree: 2015, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5230
► Laos is a poor and aid-dependent country in South-East Asia. Its primary education development has depended heavily on external assistance, which has caused some scholars…
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▼ Laos is a poor and aid-dependent country in South-East Asia. Its primary education development has depended heavily on external assistance, which has caused some scholars to argue that education policy is shaped by this influence. While major donors have played a significant role in driving Lao primary education development, NGOs are increasingly engaging in the process since Laos has adopted global commitments, particularly the Education for All goals of the Millennium Development Goals. While the Government of Laos values NGOs’ contributions as equally to those of major donors, it commonly views NGOs as ‘service providers’ and major donors as ‘policy counterparts’. The government is wary of NGOs’ mission and this has also shaped NGOs’ space in the policy arena.
This thesis has examined the extent to which NGOs have influenced Lao primary education policy since the adoption of the Vientiane Declaration on Aid Effectiveness in 2006. This research draws on a social constructivist epistemology, and data collection employed qualitative methods including semi-structured interviews, analysis of relevant policy documents, and participant observation. The interviews involved 24 participants representing government agencies, NGOs, donor organisations and education specialists. The main focus of interviews was to explore the degree of NGOs’ influence on primary education policy, the mechanisms and strategies that NGOs use to exercise their influence, and how such mechanisms and strategies have impacted on their role at policy level.
The findings indicate that NGOs have limited influence on Lao primary education policy. Although they have some influence through participating in policy dialogues, they have minimal influence on the outcomes of policy development. The fact that NGOs have limited influence on policy outcomes is attributed partly to their limited financial capacity and partly the limits of their specialised expertise to support and convince the government for policy change. The deciding factor, nevertheless, is the government’s reluctance to integrate NGOs’ advice and recommendations into Lao primary education policy due to its wariness of NGOs’ influence, particularly on politically sensitive issues.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: NGOs; Influence; Primary education policy; Laos
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Saeng Outhay, O. (2015). The Influence of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on Primary Education Policy in Laos. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5230
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Saeng Outhay, Oulath. “The Influence of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on Primary Education Policy in Laos.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5230.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Saeng Outhay, Oulath. “The Influence of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on Primary Education Policy in Laos.” 2015. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Saeng Outhay O. The Influence of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on Primary Education Policy in Laos. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5230.
Council of Science Editors:
Saeng Outhay O. The Influence of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on Primary Education Policy in Laos. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5230
Victoria University of Wellington
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Chhun, Sokha.
Partnerships between Cambodia’s Government, NGOs, and the Private Sector in Technical and Vocational Education Training from the NGOs’ Perspectives.
Degree: 2016, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5568
► Three-way or tri-sector partnerships were proposed in the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg (2002) as a way to reduce poverty and achieve development…
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▼ Three-way or tri-sector partnerships were proposed in the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg (2002) as a way to reduce poverty and achieve development targets by 2015 (Warner & Sullivan, 2006). These partnerships are between government, civil society and the private sector, and there is not much research on how such partnerships work in the development world. The purpose of this research is to explore the effectiveness of partnerships between Cambodia’s government, NGOs, and the private sector in Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET), particularly from the NGOs’ perspective.
The research methodology used in this study was a qualitative case study. Data was collected from in-depth interviews as well as document analysis, such as NGO’s annual reports, project agreements with Cambodia’s government, and other related documents from three NGOs working in the TVET sector in Phnom Penh. This research used Creswell’s framework (2014) for qualitative data analysis and interpretation.
The findings conclude that the tri-sector partnerships within one NGO to that of another NGO are quite different depending on the level of trust and interdependence of the parties. These partnerships between government, the business sector and NGOs are based upon the belief that collaboration brings benefits to each actor. From the business’s side, the benefits include the improvement of industrial production processes and productivity due to an increased supply of well-skilled staff. From the NGOs’ perspective, the benefits include accessing enterprises’ equipment and expertise. The government provides decentralised powers to local government to facilitate the working process of the NGOs and the private sector. These findings provide insight into Cambodia’s tri-sector TVET partnerships, making a contribution to understandings and knowledge of NGOs in TVET and their partners.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Partnerships; NGOs; TVET
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Chhun, S. (2016). Partnerships between Cambodia’s Government, NGOs, and the Private Sector in Technical and Vocational Education Training from the NGOs’ Perspectives. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5568
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chhun, Sokha. “Partnerships between Cambodia’s Government, NGOs, and the Private Sector in Technical and Vocational Education Training from the NGOs’ Perspectives.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5568.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chhun, Sokha. “Partnerships between Cambodia’s Government, NGOs, and the Private Sector in Technical and Vocational Education Training from the NGOs’ Perspectives.” 2016. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Chhun S. Partnerships between Cambodia’s Government, NGOs, and the Private Sector in Technical and Vocational Education Training from the NGOs’ Perspectives. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5568.
Council of Science Editors:
Chhun S. Partnerships between Cambodia’s Government, NGOs, and the Private Sector in Technical and Vocational Education Training from the NGOs’ Perspectives. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5568
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To, Loeurt.
Community Participation in Education: A Case Study in the Four Remote Primary Schools in Samlot District, Battambang Province, Cambodia.
Degree: 2016, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6184
► This study was conducted to investigate the nature of community participation in education in a remote district in Cambodia. A case study approach was used…
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▼ This study was conducted to investigate the nature of community participation in education in a remote district in Cambodia. A case study approach was used to explore the issue and employed mixed research methods for data collection. Epstein‘s participation and Bray‘s degree of community participation were used as analytical frameworks. The study contributes to a wide body of literature in participation in education, but which is under-researched for rural Cambodia. The study focussed on the forms and processes of participation by parents, community members and education stakeholders in primary schools in remote areas.
The study discovered a range of social practices in community participation in education. The degrees of participation varied depending on the types of participation and the participants. Parents had direct participation in their children‘s learning at home, and indirect participation through resource contribution for school development. In addition, the community participated in education through their main representatives, the School Support Committees (SSCs). SSCs were found to possess power in the decision-making processes in school and education development.
The most common type of participation was collaborative resource contribution for school development. This practice reflected the traditional culture of participation of Cambodian society but there was also a sign of behavioural change to focus more on children‘s learning. Teachers and School Support Committees were the drivers in bringing community and parents to participate in education. They were the facilitators, communicators, network connectors and mobilizers for school and education development.
This case study suggests that a shift in focus (on the part of the government, non-governmental organizations and education stakeholders) to support parental involvement in children‘s learning, rather than the traditional resource mobilisation, may better promote children‘s learning. Further research on parental involvement in children‘s learning could be conducted.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Community; Participation; Mobilization; Community participation; Community mobilization
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To, L. (2016). Community Participation in Education: A Case Study in the Four Remote Primary Schools in Samlot District, Battambang Province, Cambodia. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6184
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
To, Loeurt. “Community Participation in Education: A Case Study in the Four Remote Primary Schools in Samlot District, Battambang Province, Cambodia.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6184.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
To, Loeurt. “Community Participation in Education: A Case Study in the Four Remote Primary Schools in Samlot District, Battambang Province, Cambodia.” 2016. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
To L. Community Participation in Education: A Case Study in the Four Remote Primary Schools in Samlot District, Battambang Province, Cambodia. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6184.
Council of Science Editors:
To L. Community Participation in Education: A Case Study in the Four Remote Primary Schools in Samlot District, Battambang Province, Cambodia. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6184
Victoria University of Wellington
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Chean, Ratanakvisal.
Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviour around Climate Change Risks on Livelihood Activities: A Case Study of a Community in Takeo Province, Cambodia.
Degree: 2017, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6409
► This thesis investigates the Takeo community’s perception of climate change risks and their response strategies. It examines risks occurring in the regions and their impacts…
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▼ This thesis investigates the Takeo community’s perception of climate change risks and their response strategies. It examines risks occurring in the regions and their impacts on the community. The thesis also explores how the perception of risks frames the community’s adaptation and mitigation strategies as well as how those perceptions influence climate change policies. This research draws on a range of risk perception theories. Employing a qualitative approach, this study uses semi-structured interviews, document analysis and participant observation as its research methods. Interviews were conducted individually with agricultural practitioners, mothers, community leaders, a local government officer and a government official from the Ministry of Environment.
The thesis found that the Takeo’s community has a good perception of the issue and its impacts on their community. Droughts are the major concern for the majority of respondents, because these have become more severe and have the most direct impact on farmers’ lives, livelihoods and food security. The study reflects the view maintained by past and current theory, that individual perceptions of risks vary, and the perception of risk is influenced by media and peers. This study adds that farmers’ direct experience of climate change affects their consideration of such risks as an issue of great personal concern.
Perception of climate change influences the community’s responses. Farmers employ a wide range of adaptation strategies such as increasing water storage and improving agricultural techniques. However, adaptation approaches are not enough to provide a long-term solution to the fast changing climate, because the community has limited knowledge of adaptation strategies, resources, and limited support from the government. The community, thus, needs to improve its water management by building more dams and sufficient irrigation that can store enough water for consumption and agriculture in the prolonged dry season. The government should provide more support and services to poor rural communities that rely on agriculture.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Perception of climate change risk; Effects of climate change; Community adaptation; Cambodia; Perception of risk
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Chean, R. (2017). Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviour around Climate Change Risks on Livelihood Activities: A Case Study of a Community in Takeo Province, Cambodia. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6409
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chean, Ratanakvisal. “Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviour around Climate Change Risks on Livelihood Activities: A Case Study of a Community in Takeo Province, Cambodia.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6409.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chean, Ratanakvisal. “Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviour around Climate Change Risks on Livelihood Activities: A Case Study of a Community in Takeo Province, Cambodia.” 2017. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Chean R. Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviour around Climate Change Risks on Livelihood Activities: A Case Study of a Community in Takeo Province, Cambodia. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6409.
Council of Science Editors:
Chean R. Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviour around Climate Change Risks on Livelihood Activities: A Case Study of a Community in Takeo Province, Cambodia. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6409
Victoria University of Wellington
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Puka, Tagimamao.
Oceanic imaginaries in film and development: lenses of collaboration.
Degree: 2019, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8572
► Cultural expression and culture have informed the formulation of development outcomes and processes, with varying success. Historically, this has occurred incidentally to mainstream development priorities…
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▼ Cultural expression and culture have informed the formulation of development outcomes and processes, with varying success. Historically, this has occurred incidentally to mainstream development priorities such as primary education and health, and food security. In recent decades have, however, international institutions have come to recognise the importance of culture to development both as an area of development as well as something which informs development planning and processes. Often, the cultural development agenda, where driven by institutions, has been largely for instrumental purposes. Thus far, there has been an emphasis in research on the relative absence of culture from development definitions and processes.
This thesis investigates the ways that film and film-making processes are contributing to a range of social and cultural outcomes in Oceania, and how these processes could be envisaged as contributing to a broader cultural development agenda. Using qualitative methods, this research examines how the regional imaginary is being practiced in different ways by film communities by drawing on several film projects across the region. This is couched in a discussion which examines the role of indigenous film as part of the global decolonisation agenda. It also highlights the importance of film as a means of decolonising identities and social practice.
This research reveals the diverse motivations for collaborative kinships in film. These in turn demonstrate how understandings of relationships between individuals and communities can be enable horizontal development. This demonstrates the tension between dominant understandings of development and regionalism. This research also highlights how film kinships, informed by regional connections, are collaborating to grow film-making in Oceania.
Using an intersectional framework drawing on scholarship from post-development theory and Pacific Studies, this research seeks to broaden the way that development is framed and practiced. While it is critical of some mainstream development tendencies – in policy formulation and practice – this research seeks to highlight how diverse and numerousapproaches are important. This research draws together an analysis of collaboration in film practice and endeavours to address inequalities in voice and representation of Oceanian peoples in film. It shows the contribution that film can make to expansive understandings of development in Oceania.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Oceania; Regional development; Cultural development; Film; Pacific
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Puka, T. (2019). Oceanic imaginaries in film and development: lenses of collaboration. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8572
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Puka, Tagimamao. “Oceanic imaginaries in film and development: lenses of collaboration.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8572.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Puka, Tagimamao. “Oceanic imaginaries in film and development: lenses of collaboration.” 2019. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Puka T. Oceanic imaginaries in film and development: lenses of collaboration. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8572.
Council of Science Editors:
Puka T. Oceanic imaginaries in film and development: lenses of collaboration. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8572
Victoria University of Wellington
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Edwards, Jasmine.
New Zealand Aid and Dairy Development in Sri Lanka.
Degree: 2020, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8886
► New Zealand’s aid investment in dairy development is seen, on the one hand, as a means to improve economic, health and food security issues in…
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▼ New Zealand’s aid investment in dairy development is seen, on the one hand, as a means to improve economic, health and food security issues in developing countries. Dairy development, further, is linked to New Zealand’s trade interests and supports industry expansion strategies that target the market potential in developing countries. On the other hand, it is argued that dairy consumption and production should be reduced to respond to climate change and potential negative health impacts in countries with traditionally low dairy consumption. The potential impacts of dairy development on sustainable development are complex, interconnected and contradictory. Moreover, local and gendered understandings of the impacts of dairy development are underrepresented in literature.
Drawing on a sustainable livelihood approach and gender lens as a theoretical framework, this research explores smallholder farmers’ views through a case study of a New Zealand-funded aid project in Sri Lanka, the Wanni Dairy Project, which is increasing dairy production to improve rural livelihoods. In doing so, this thesis considers the multiple impacts of dairy development on sustainable livelihoods. In particular, it explores understandings of social, gender and environmental factors. Data was collected during five weeks of qualitative, case study research (using interviews, photovoice and observation methods) with female, conflict-affected farmers in Sri Lanka and stakeholders in dairy development.
This thesis contends that better understandings of the impacts of dairy development and aid can be valuably informed by local perspectives. It highlights the inherent connectivity between social, environmental and economic factors of the Wanni Dairy Project, and areas of dissonance between local understandings of the impacts of dairy development and global discourse on sustainable development. Specifically, this thesis draws attention to the diverse impacts of increasing income, health factors, and cultural and religious factors; it highlights women’s independence, empowerment and agency, and ongoing inequities; and it addresses environmental impacts, climate change, and the implications of scale. This research, therefore, contributes to the information upon which development policy-makers and practitioners – government, development organisations and private sector actors – can base effective and sustainable development policy and practice.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: aid and dairy development; women and agriculture; sustainable livelihoods
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Edwards, J. (2020). New Zealand Aid and Dairy Development in Sri Lanka. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8886
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Edwards, Jasmine. “New Zealand Aid and Dairy Development in Sri Lanka.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8886.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Edwards, Jasmine. “New Zealand Aid and Dairy Development in Sri Lanka.” 2020. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Edwards J. New Zealand Aid and Dairy Development in Sri Lanka. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8886.
Council of Science Editors:
Edwards J. New Zealand Aid and Dairy Development in Sri Lanka. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8886
Victoria University of Wellington
11.
Downing, Penelope.
Reproductive justice: Improving access to abortion services in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Degree: 2020, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/9069
► With the recently introduced Abortion Legislation Bill 2019, 2020 could be the year that Aotearoa decriminalises abortion. The Bill, if passed, would remove abortion from…
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▼ With the recently introduced Abortion Legislation Bill 2019, 2020 could be the year that Aotearoa decriminalises abortion. The Bill, if passed, would remove abortion from the Crimes Act 1961 and treat it, instead, as a health issue. Current legislation has been heavily critiqued for undermining patients’ human rights to healthcare and bodily autonomy, causing lengthy delays in treatment, and contributing to stress. Access to abortion is unequal for different members of society, particularly for those who face socioeconomic disadvantages, are marginalised, rural, Māori, religious, migrant, or a combination thereof. Factors that obstruct access may be legal, geographical, socioeconomic, cultural and societal. Additionally, stigma, the lack of availability of willing abortion practitioners, and conscientious objection represent significant barriers. Improving access to abortion would assist in the achievement of reproductive justice and Aotearoa’s national and international agreements, such as Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
This study explores how access to abortion can be improved, particularly for the most disadvantaged, whether or not the law changes. It aims to contribute to improved and more equitable access to abortion services. Undertaken from a social constructivist and transformative epistemology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 abortion providers, academics and advocates, as they are the knowledge-holders of abortion access. The research is guided by the framework of reproductive justice, which recognises every aspect which may hinder or empower a person’s right to control their fertility. The study found that decriminalisation and telemedicine have the greatest potential to improve access to abortion in Aotearoa, particularly for the most disadvantaged. Other ways to improve access, regardless of law change, include improved cultural competency, efforts to reduce stigma, changes to conscientious objection, and integrated services. Decriminalisation would assist in improving access to abortion and making advancements towards reproductive justice and human rights. However, questions remain over the future of funding, training and access.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: abortion; TOP services; reproductive justice; abortion access; health access; law change; intersectional feminism; sustainable development goals; sustainable development goal 5; barriers
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Downing, P. (2020). Reproductive justice: Improving access to abortion services in Aotearoa New Zealand. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/9069
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Downing, Penelope. “Reproductive justice: Improving access to abortion services in Aotearoa New Zealand.” 2020. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/9069.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Downing, Penelope. “Reproductive justice: Improving access to abortion services in Aotearoa New Zealand.” 2020. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Downing P. Reproductive justice: Improving access to abortion services in Aotearoa New Zealand. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/9069.
Council of Science Editors:
Downing P. Reproductive justice: Improving access to abortion services in Aotearoa New Zealand. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/9069
Victoria University of Wellington
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Clowes, Alice.
Absolutely Positively Ageing: Positive ageing and volunteering in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Degree: 2016, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5220
► Population ageing is a key development issue worldwide, and governments around the world are working to address the changing needs that accompany this demographic shift…
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▼ Population ageing is a key development issue worldwide, and governments around the world are working to address the changing needs that accompany this demographic shift (Vos, Ocampo & Cortez, 2008). In New Zealand, the Government and the
Wellington City Council have developed the Positive Ageing Strategy (2001) and the Positive Ageing Policy (2012) respectively in response to population ageing. Both the Strategy and the Policy pay particular attention to the importance of the continued social inclusion of older people in their communities. One of the ways that this inclusion is encouraged is through older people’s participation in voluntary activities.
This research explores the lived experiences of older people who volunteer in the
Wellington region to understand the nature of the relationship between volunteering and positive ageing. The exploratory nature of the research necessitated a qualitative research design. Through semi-structured interviews with 12 members of the volunteer community I explored the underlying themes of this research project including motivations for participation in voluntary work, skills and knowledge brought to and developed through volunteering, challenges and barriers to participation in voluntary work, and the participants’ awareness of representations and stereotypes around ageing.
The research findings illustrate the complexities inherent in the relationship between volunteering and positive ageing and show how volunteering was used by the participants as a means to resist and challenge negative stereotypes and representations of ageing. There was a fine balance between the promotion of volunteering as one of a multitude of ways in which older people can participate in their communities and overstating the benefits of volunteering to individuals and their communities without revealing the potential challenges.
Advisors/Committee Members: Overton, John, Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Positive ageing; Volunteering; Community development
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Clowes, A. (2016). Absolutely Positively Ageing: Positive ageing and volunteering in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5220
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Clowes, Alice. “Absolutely Positively Ageing: Positive ageing and volunteering in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.” 2016. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5220.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Clowes, Alice. “Absolutely Positively Ageing: Positive ageing and volunteering in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.” 2016. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Clowes A. Absolutely Positively Ageing: Positive ageing and volunteering in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5220.
Council of Science Editors:
Clowes A. Absolutely Positively Ageing: Positive ageing and volunteering in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/5220
Victoria University of Wellington
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Kale, Amber.
The Art of Social Connection: Exploring Former Refugee and Host Society Integration via a Collaborative, Participatory Painting Project in Wellington City.
Degree: 2017, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6424
► In light of the global humanitarian crisis, a climate of fear has arisen around refugees which is often exacerbated by the media perpetuating misinformation and…
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▼ In light of the global humanitarian crisis, a climate of fear has arisen around refugees which is often exacerbated by the media perpetuating misinformation and negative stereotypes. Such misrepresentation is problematic as a skewed perspective of refugees, compounded with ethnic and cultural barriers to belonging, is leading to discriminatory practices in New Zealand. Thus, there exists an incongruence between New Zealand’s non-discriminatory equal citizenship rights in law; and refugee and ethnic discrimination and marginalisation in processes of social integration. To begin to bridge this incongruence, this research explores how theories of social connection may be practically applied to enable more equitable social outcomes. A scholar activist orientation was employed, informed by a participatory action research epistemology. These philosophical foundations influenced a qualitative multi-method methodology consisting of painting workshops, semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and public feedback. Within the workshops, former refugee and host society participants explored how concepts of home, belonging, and visibility within public space are imagined, normalised, and contested within everyday practices of inclusion and exclusion in
Wellington. These themes were significant in enhancing understanding of participants’ unique experiences of displacement and place-attachment, and theorising how host societies might extend a more sincere welcome to newcomers. Applying a sociospatial relational framework to centralise participant interactions, I analysed how processes of social connection can begin to deconstruct negative refugee stereotypes, challenge normative conceptualisations of belonging, and enhance former refugees’ access to citizenship rights. As New Zealand prepares to raise the annual refugee quota, such democratic explorations and representations of place are crucial in informing a multicultural social policy framework to guide equitable integration praxis and critical political debate.
Advisors/Committee Members: Kindon, Sara, Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Former refugee; Host society; Painting; Participatory action research; Scholar activism; Social integration; Wellington
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Kale, A. (2017). The Art of Social Connection: Exploring Former Refugee and Host Society Integration via a Collaborative, Participatory Painting Project in Wellington City. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6424
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kale, Amber. “The Art of Social Connection: Exploring Former Refugee and Host Society Integration via a Collaborative, Participatory Painting Project in Wellington City.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6424.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kale, Amber. “The Art of Social Connection: Exploring Former Refugee and Host Society Integration via a Collaborative, Participatory Painting Project in Wellington City.” 2017. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Kale A. The Art of Social Connection: Exploring Former Refugee and Host Society Integration via a Collaborative, Participatory Painting Project in Wellington City. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6424.
Council of Science Editors:
Kale A. The Art of Social Connection: Exploring Former Refugee and Host Society Integration via a Collaborative, Participatory Painting Project in Wellington City. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6424
Victoria University of Wellington
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Reid, Chelsey.
Complexity in wellbeing and the 'leave no-one behind' agenda: Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Degree: 2019, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8565
► International development’s preoccupation with growth-oriented strategies has abated in response to the inadequacies of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of societal progress. The…
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▼ International development’s preoccupation with growth-oriented strategies has abated in response to the inadequacies of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of societal progress. The broader framing of a wellbeing agenda promises a departure from the policymaking status quo, yet its measures have not kept pace. Efforts to operationalise wellbeing have relied on familiar statistical tools and linear models that limit the information considered relevant for human flourishing. The resulting loss of complexity and diversity distorts policy messages and systematically perpetuates the structural conditions that generate wellbeing inequities. In New Zealand, the re-emergence of wellbeing as a political focal point, coupled with a commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) call to ‘leave no-one behind’, places pressure on wellbeing frameworks to improve outcomes for people experiencing hardship. This research explores wellbeing from the perspective of those experiencing hardship in Cannons Creek, Porirua, and analyses how holistic approaches to wellbeing might enable more targeted policies that address wellbeing inequities. Critical theory guided this research and was complemented by the methodologies of participatory action research and the capability approach. Participatory mixed methods enabled an exploration of participants’ perspectives via focus group discussions, diagramming activities, and free-list surveys. The results revealed a disconnect between New Zealand’s macro level wellbeing framework and community level realities, primarily in what was measured and why it was considered relevant for wellbeing. Participants conceptualised wellbeing as a balance of domains in a non-hierarchical system, and an analysis of wellbeing inter-relationships indicated that some domains acted as catalysts of change or as bridges between seemingly unrelated wellbeing processes. The conclusion can be drawn that for the operationalisation of wellbeing to reach fuller potential, policymakers should make use of alternative framings that shift emphasis from static linear thresholds to a continuum of dynamic, inter-related processes embedded in time, place, and context. As New Zealand’s transition to a wellbeing agenda marks new opportunities to pioneer discussions on how best to ‘leave no-one behind’, this research makes a strong case for measures of progress to reflect the intrinsic and inescapably complex nature of wellbeing as it is experienced in people’s daily lives.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly, Karacaoglu, Girol.
Subjects/Keywords: Wellbeing; Participatory Action Research; Development; Poverty; Participatory
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Reid, C. (2019). Complexity in wellbeing and the 'leave no-one behind' agenda: Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8565
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Reid, Chelsey. “Complexity in wellbeing and the 'leave no-one behind' agenda: Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand.” 2019. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8565.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Reid, Chelsey. “Complexity in wellbeing and the 'leave no-one behind' agenda: Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand.” 2019. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Reid C. Complexity in wellbeing and the 'leave no-one behind' agenda: Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8565.
Council of Science Editors:
Reid C. Complexity in wellbeing and the 'leave no-one behind' agenda: Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8565
Victoria University of Wellington
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Cottingham, Prasanthi.
“Kanaky, my land, for your liberty I will never stop fighting”: Investigating Kanak women activists’ roles, experiences, and strategies within the independence movement in Kanaky, New Caledonia.
Degree: 2018, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8077
► This research uses a post-colonial feminist lens to investigate how development towards gender equality and equity can be promoted alongside processes of decolonisation in Kanaky-New…
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▼ This research uses a post-colonial feminist lens to investigate how development towards gender equality and equity can be promoted alongside processes of decolonisation in Kanaky-New Caledonia. In particular, it explores the ways that Kanak women in the pro-independence movement negotiate gender and indigeneity, and how these interactions subsequently influence society and the movement. Three key themes emerged from this research: violence, gender roles within the customary context compared to the western political context, and the responsive strategies that women employ. Issues raised related to violence focus on: physical violence related to political unrest, removal of self-determination, racial gaslighting around independence negotiations, gender and racial discrimination, and physiological and mental health. This thesis finds that Kanak women have different roles in customary contexts compared to political contexts. This thesis subsequently investigates how Kanak women experience and interpret these roles and highlights links and disconnects between gender roles and experiences in these two spheres. Tensions and negotiations between the customary sphere and the political sphere become very clear in institutions like the Customary Senate which occupies a place between the customary sphere and the Western political sphere. The Kanak women independence activist participants in this research utilise a plethora of strategies to navigate challenges they face in the customary sphere, in wider society, and within the independence movement. This indicates significant self-mobilisation of Kanak women towards gender equitable social change, which development actors should value and support. This research emphasises the intersectionality of Kanak women’s experiences, the importance of self-determination to gender and development strategies, and the value of recognising and supporting self-mobilisation. Based on these research findings this thesis argues that decolonisation and decoloniality are integral to gender-focused development.
Advisors/Committee Members: Palomino-Schalscha, Marcela, Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Gender; Kanak; Self-determination; Politics; Indigenous rights; Women; Decolonisation; Indigenous
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Cottingham, P. (2018). “Kanaky, my land, for your liberty I will never stop fighting”: Investigating Kanak women activists’ roles, experiences, and strategies within the independence movement in Kanaky, New Caledonia. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8077
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Cottingham, Prasanthi. ““Kanaky, my land, for your liberty I will never stop fighting”: Investigating Kanak women activists’ roles, experiences, and strategies within the independence movement in Kanaky, New Caledonia.” 2018. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8077.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Cottingham, Prasanthi. ““Kanaky, my land, for your liberty I will never stop fighting”: Investigating Kanak women activists’ roles, experiences, and strategies within the independence movement in Kanaky, New Caledonia.” 2018. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Cottingham P. “Kanaky, my land, for your liberty I will never stop fighting”: Investigating Kanak women activists’ roles, experiences, and strategies within the independence movement in Kanaky, New Caledonia. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8077.
Council of Science Editors:
Cottingham P. “Kanaky, my land, for your liberty I will never stop fighting”: Investigating Kanak women activists’ roles, experiences, and strategies within the independence movement in Kanaky, New Caledonia. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8077
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Bird, Andrew.
Local Learnings from Local Voices: Exploring rural ni-Vanuatu perspectives of agricultural education and extension services in Santo, Vanuatu.
Degree: 2017, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6468
► Over the past 100 years, Vanuatu has seen the growth of a commercial agricultural sector through the influence of colonial interests. However, around 80 percent…
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▼ Over the past 100 years, Vanuatu has seen the growth of a commercial agricultural sector through the influence of colonial interests. However, around 80 percent of the population still rely on semi-subsistence agriculture for their daily well-being. Agricultural education and extension resources operate across Vanuatu but are centralised around the Santo, the largest of Vanuatu’s 83 islands. However, their use by rural villages is limited despite growing recognition within rural communities that agricultural practices need to evolve in order to address issues such as climate change and food security. This led me to ask the questions: what are the ways in which villagers engage with these agricultural development resources; what influences whether they use these resources or not; and what would help improve engagement between villagers and resources?
To answer these questions, I undertook this research using an indigenous Pacific research methodology which aligns the data collection approach and process with traditional practices of knowledge sharing and relationship building such as storytelling and open group discussions. This included living in three different villages, building relationship, conversing in Bislama, and conducting semi-structured group discussions in the traditional ni-Vanuatu format of storian.
This research found an apparent disconnect between the rural village context and agricultural education and extension services on Santo. All three villages had minimal engagement with these resources, more regularly receiving agricultural information through other villagers. From the villagers’ perspective, in-village engagement is the most desirable and effective form of engagement. Perceptions of the present situation were dominantly negative with high travel costs, inconsistency in staff availability, past negative experiences with resources, education courses being too long and costly for many villages to attend and contextually misaligned information all influencing poor resource use. Villagers also highlighted the growing impact that climate change is having on food production, with changes to seasonal patterns, increasing weather extremes, and crop failures leading to dietary changes and growing food insecurity. However, villagers, in general, do recognise the potential benefits of agricultural development resources and do want greater engagement. Both past engagement examples and international examples offer options for a way forward and there are positive signs on the horizon. The need for more effective and community focused engagement is only going to increase due to climate change, growing urbanisation, and increasing food insecurity and greater recognition of the local perspective will be essential in order to address the challenges to come.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Agricultural education; Vanuatu; Agricultural extension
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Bird, A. (2017). Local Learnings from Local Voices: Exploring rural ni-Vanuatu perspectives of agricultural education and extension services in Santo, Vanuatu. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6468
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bird, Andrew. “Local Learnings from Local Voices: Exploring rural ni-Vanuatu perspectives of agricultural education and extension services in Santo, Vanuatu.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6468.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bird, Andrew. “Local Learnings from Local Voices: Exploring rural ni-Vanuatu perspectives of agricultural education and extension services in Santo, Vanuatu.” 2017. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Bird A. Local Learnings from Local Voices: Exploring rural ni-Vanuatu perspectives of agricultural education and extension services in Santo, Vanuatu. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6468.
Council of Science Editors:
Bird A. Local Learnings from Local Voices: Exploring rural ni-Vanuatu perspectives of agricultural education and extension services in Santo, Vanuatu. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6468
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Burry, Kate Florence.
Selling sex in Luganville: Ni-Vanuatu sex workers' experiences of, and limits to claiming their sexual and reproductive health rights in Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.
Degree: 2017, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6763
► This thesis is a foundational piece of research into ni-Vanuatu sex workers’ experiences within the sex industry of Luganville, on the northern island of Espiritu…
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▼ This thesis is a foundational piece of research into ni-Vanuatu sex workers’ experiences within the sex industry of Luganville, on the northern island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. This research identifies and unpacks ni-Vanuatu sex workers’ limits to claiming their sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), limits which are intricately associated with gender paradigms and hierarchies in Vanuatu.
Those interviewed were male and female sex workers, an ex-sex worker, ‘middle men,’ who manage sexual transactions, a client and an ex-boyfriend of a local sex worker. Discussions focused on the technicalities of Luganville’s sex industry, as well as sexual and reproductive health and rights, and the extent to which sex workers are able to exercise agency during interactions with clients. Thus, this thesis reveals both the intricate workings of the sex industry in Luganville, and the considerable extent to which sex workers are limited in making decisions about their wellbeing, leading to significant accounts of abuse.
The theory of ‘body work’ informs this thesis’ analysis of how ni-Vanuatu sex workers’ bodies are understood as a constitution of their self. This analysis reveals the extent to which sex workers are divested of personhood, thereby limiting their ability to have their rights as persons realised. This thesis also draws on the complex process of, as the author conceptualises, gender and developman in Vanuatu; that is, the ways in which Vanuatu has mingled with, co-opted, and rejected introduced commodities, ways, and beliefs in particularly gendered ways. In this way, this thesis is not only unique in investigating the sex industry in Luganville. This thesis also provides a deep analysis of sex work as a part of gender and developman in Vanuatu, and what that process reveals about sex workers’ agency in particular, and modern configurations of gender in Vanuatu in general.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stupples, Polly.
Subjects/Keywords: Sex work; Vanuatu; Sexual/reproductive health rights; Gender; Agency
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APA (6th Edition):
Burry, K. F. (2017). Selling sex in Luganville: Ni-Vanuatu sex workers' experiences of, and limits to claiming their sexual and reproductive health rights in Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6763
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Burry, Kate Florence. “Selling sex in Luganville: Ni-Vanuatu sex workers' experiences of, and limits to claiming their sexual and reproductive health rights in Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.” 2017. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed January 28, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6763.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Burry, Kate Florence. “Selling sex in Luganville: Ni-Vanuatu sex workers' experiences of, and limits to claiming their sexual and reproductive health rights in Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.” 2017. Web. 28 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Burry KF. Selling sex in Luganville: Ni-Vanuatu sex workers' experiences of, and limits to claiming their sexual and reproductive health rights in Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 28].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6763.
Council of Science Editors:
Burry KF. Selling sex in Luganville: Ni-Vanuatu sex workers' experiences of, and limits to claiming their sexual and reproductive health rights in Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6763
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