Community Development as Fantasy?: A case study of contemporary Maori society

Van Meijl, Toon. 2011. “Community Development as Fantasy?: A case study of contemporary Maori society.” Ethnography & the Production of Anthropological Knowledge: Essays in honour of Nicolas Peterson, pp. 133-146. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University (ANU).   Abstract:           In 1999, Nicholas Peterson received the Lucy Mair Medal for Applied Anthropology from the Royal Anthropological Institute…

Language Diversity and Language Policy in Educational Access and Equity

Name of the author:James W. Tollefson and Amy B. M. Tsui   Year published:2014   Title:Review of Research in Education Vol. 38, Language Policy, Politics, and Diversity in Education   City published:Washington, D.C. United States   Publisher:American Educational Research Association   Pages used:pp. 189-214    Abstract:           This article examines the role…

The Ideas and Ideals of First Nations and Their Applications in Taiwan: A Critical Evaluation

Chi, Chun-Chieh. 2007. “The Ideas and Ideals of First Nations and Their Applications in Taiwan: A Critical Evaluation.” Taiwan International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 1-22. Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan International Studies Association.     Abstract:           Indigenous movements in Taiwan since the 1980s have centered on land and resource issues, as shown in waves of land…

A cultural landscape approach to community-based conservation in Solomon Islands

Walter, Richard K, and Richard J. Hamilton. 2014. “A cultural landscape approach to community-based conservation in Solomon Islands.” Ecology and Society, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 1-10. Wolfville, Canada: Resilience Alliance Inc.   Abstract:           International environmental organizations have an increasing commitment to the development of conservation programs in high-diversity regions where indigenous communities maintain customary rights…

The Aloha State: Place Names and the Anti-Conquest of Hawai’i

Herman, RDK. 1999. “The Aloha State: Place Names and the Anti-Conquest of Hawai’i.” Annals of the Association of American Geographers. Vol. 89, No. 1, pp. 76-102. Washington, D.C. United States: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of the Association of American Geographers.     Abstract:           Place names in the Hawaiian Islands reveal a transformation from…

Restoring Forests through Carbon Farming on Māori Land in New Zealand / Aotearoa

Funk, Jason, and Suzi Kerr. 2007. “Restoring Forests through Carbon Farming on Māori Land in New Zealand / Aotearoa.” Mountain Research and Development Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 202-205. Bern, Switzerland: International Mountain Society.   Abstract:           Forests perform a range of valuable environmental functions, such as sequestering carbon, controlling erosion, and sheltering a diversity of species.…

Mäori Community-Based Sustainable Development: A Research Progress Report

Loomis, Terrence , and John Mahima. 2003. “Māori Community-Based Sustainable Development: A Research Progress Report.” Development in Practice Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 399-409. Oxford, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, Ltd on behalf of Oxfam GB.     Abstract:           Governments in the West have become increasingly aware—through programme evaluations, statistical trends, published research, and submissions from indigenous…

Environmental Discourses

Mühlhäusler, Peter, and Adrian Peace. 2006. “Environmental Discourses.” Annual Review of Anthropology Vol. 35, pp. 457-479. California, United States: Annual Reviews   Abstract:           Discourses concerned with the perceived global environmental crisis have increased dramatically over the past couple of decades. This review consists of an ethnographic analysis of the principal components of environmental discourses as well as…

Energy Efficiency and Rental Accommodation: Dealing with Split Incentives

Barton, Barry. 2014. “Energy Efficiency and Rental Accommodation: Dealing with Split Incentives.” Law as Change: Engaging with the Life and Scholarship of Adrian Bradbrook. pp. 59-82. Adelaide, Australia: University of Adelaide Press   Abstract:           Energy law and energy policy, to which Adrian Bradbrook has contributed so much, are significant for several reasons. The first reason,…