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The Terror Raids: An analysis of the criminalisation of green activism in Aotearoa

Paish, Megan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

The objective of this thesis is to identify how criminalisation by mainstream media, police, politicians, ‘the public’ and court processes affected green activists, with specific reference to the Terror Raids of October ...
"Thank you, your English is very good also": Asian Panethnicity and its Performance in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

Edwards, Sophia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Existing studies suggest that Asian panethnicity is the political mobilisation of diverse groups of people under a new name, to oppose racism and discrimination. Asian panethnicity is shaped by social forces, including ...
The Story of My Life: Analyse von Motivation, Struktur und Schreibstrategien in Neusseelandischen Immigrantenautobiographien

Bonisch-Brednich, Brigitte (Victoria University of Wellington, 2005)

"I sit on our terrace. It is a still and peaceful evening. The last rays of sun slant through the trees and paint golden streaks on the grass, and Indi, our old pony, stands near the water trough, content, dreaming. I, ...
“This journey has definitely changed me”: An ethnographic narrative exploring disabled peoples’ lives through embodied experiences and identity negotiation

Sait, Callan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

Following calls from both disability studies and anthropology to provide ethnographic accounts of disability, this thesis presents the narratives of nine people living with disability, focusing on what disability means to ...
Throwing Away the Key: An Examination of the Renaissance of Preventive Detention in New Zealand

Anderson, Jordan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

The indeterminate sentence of preventive detention has experienced a renaissance in New Zealand since the 1980s. What was once a seldom used, emergency provision intended for application to the most dangerous offenders in ...
Tikanga Hauora. The Hauora Homies: An evaluation of a Kaupapa Māori Weight Loss and Lifestyle Change Model

Grace, Nicola (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

Tikanga Hauora – The Hauora Homies: An evaluation of a Kaupapa Māori Weight Loss and Lifestyle Change Model provides an understanding about how tikanga was practised during the implementation of the Hauora Homies and Kick ...
Torn Between Boundaries: Bodies-in-Pain, Christianity and Feature Film

Hill, Shona F (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

The central argument of this dissertation, contrary to the secularisation thesis which predicts the decline of Christianity, is that Christian-inspired values tacitly influence embodied experience. Crossing disciplinary ...
Tourism bisnis and “making ples”: An ethnography of ni-Vanuatu bungalow and tour owners on Malekula

Bennett, Annabel (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

Since tourism has become a leading contributor to growth in Vanuatu, local entrepreneurs on outer islands have been starting their own small bisnis (business) to take greater part in the industry and the cash economy. This ...
Towards an Ecofeminist Praxis within Social Work Pedagogy

Anderton, Joy Margery (Victoria University of Wellington, 2000)

Environmental sustainability is now widely accepted as a global imperative. Little progress will be made to achieving sustainability without a major paradigm shift. Radical social work has a commitment to social change and ...
Tracing Motivations: A Comparative Analysis of Lone-Actor Terrorism and Rampage Shootings in North America and Europe Between 2010-2018

Turnbull, Eleni (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Lone-actor terrorism and rampage shooting events attract a substantial amount of interest and concern from scholars, the public, and the media. Empirical research on lone-actor terrorism from a criminological perspective ...
Transplant Tourism: New Zealand Residents Deciding on Commercial Transplantation Overseas

Anderson, Olivia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

The demand for organs exceeds supply in almost every country, including New Zealand. As such, scholars have argued that this has contributed to a rise in illegal kidney purchase and commercial transplantation. Taking into ...
University Students’ Experience of Homophobia and Heterosexism in Tertiary Accommodation in New Zealand

Fraser, Sara (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This research looks at the way LGBT people live in university Halls of Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. I research homophobia, heteronormativity, bullying and its effects, including suicidality and how this ...
Visualising Inequality: Modelling disparities in health outcomes

Cody, John (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

The thesis begins to integrate some contemporary theorising in sociology, frameworks for explaining social disparities in population health, disciplines from System Dynamics modelling, and, D.D. Heckathorn’s model of ‘The ...
Waitangi Park: Public Land in Competition

Price, Nina (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

This thesis looks at Wellington's Waitangi Park, through the specifics of the Chaffers Park Design Competition, in order to explore the repercussions mistrust can have on social vision and political response. In examining ...
"Walking the Talk"? An Ethnography of Biculturalism at Te Papa

Schubert-McArthur, Tanja (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This thesis examines the implications of a bicultural framework for the everyday interactions of Māori and non-Māori staff at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (TP thereafter). The research addresses gaps in the ...
"We Had to Cope With What We Had": Agency Perspectives on Domestic Violence and Disasters in New Zealand.

Houghton, Rosalind Margaret Elise (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

Under an over-arching feminist framework, this thesis utilises disaster sociology and domestic violence theory to examine the complex and multi-faceted relationship between domestic violence and disasters. The applicability ...
"What's in a Lunchbox?": A Story About New Zealand Ideals of Health, Social Class and Ethnicity Told Through Sandwiches and the Children Who Eat Them

Rey Vasquez, Carla (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

Through an ethnographic investigation of school lunchboxes, this thesis explores if and how difference and Otherness is understood by children. In three urban New Zealand primary schools I examine how children construct, ...
What's Left? - an Exploration of Social Movements, the Left and Activism in New Zealand Today

Taylor, Dylan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

Surveys of the situation and prospects of the contemporary Left over the past three decades have frequently underscored themes of fragmentation, decline, even terminal demise. This thesis explores the question of the ...
Why Do Gay Christians Go To Church? Foucault and Religion

Beazer, Jonathan Timothy (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This thesis explores the subjective experiences of New Zealand men who identify as gay and Christian. In particular, the study questions why gay men attend churches that have traditionally not welcomed or supported them. ...
Women, Mothers and Citizens: Lone Mothers' Narratives in the Context of New Zealand Welfare Reform

Patterson, Lesley Gail (Victoria University of Wellington, 2004)

As in other late modern societies with a history of liberal welfarism, 'lone mothers' in New Zealand occupy contested subject positions. On the one hand, lone parenting is understood as the outcome of broader changes in ...