Positionality and protocol in field research: Undertaking community‐based investigations in Samoa

Latai‐Niusulu, Anita; Nel, Etienne; Binns, Tony

doi:10.1111/apv.12252

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“…Relationships, experiences and reciprocity are essential elements of using Talanoa in Pacific research. It is imperative to build on relationships with community members and understand the local culture so as to place oneself in the position of the locals, rather than being seen as a stranger or outsider (Latai-Niusulu et al ., 2020). Additionally, prior to conducting research in the Pacific, it is imperative to establish a strong relationship with the community or participants that researchers intend to work with (Sauni, 2011).…”

Section: Pacific Voices At the Forefrontmentioning

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Pacific methodologies in critical disaster studies

Sang Yum,

Baars

2023

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PurposeResearch in critical disaster studies stresses the urgency to explore alternative ontological framings (Gaillard and Raju, 2022) that encourages researchers and practitioners, especially Indigenous communities, to nurture spaces where Indigenous voices are well represented. It is imperative that research in the Pacific should be guided by Pacific research methodologies to maximize positive outcomes (Ponton, 2018) and break free from limited Eurocentric ideologies that are often ill-suited in Pacific contexts. Hazards in the South Pacific region have become more frequent and volatile. This has created a growing interest in the study of disasters in the region. However, current disaster studies in the Pacific are often problematic as they often fail to challenge the implicit coloniality of the discipline.Design/methodology/approachThis paper will expand on these arguments, suggesting ways to overcome the limits of common Eurocentric research frameworks in disaster studies and to illustrate the significance and relevance of Pacific methodologies.FindingsIt is pertinent that critical disaster studies encapsulate Pacific worldviews and knowledge as valued and valid to reconstruct Pacific research. Decolonizing disaster research will ultimately liberate the discipline from limitations of its colonial past and allow for truly engaging and critical research practices.Originality/valueThis paper will illustrate and articulate how Talanoa, a pan-Pacific concept, could offer a more culturally appropriate research methodology to disasters, seen through a Samoan lens. Talanoa is an informal conversation that is widely shared among Pacific communities based on pure, authentic and real conversations which are crucial elements in building relationships with Pacific communities (Vaioleti, 2006).

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Section: Pacific Voices At the Forefrontmentioning

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Pacific methodologies in critical disaster studies

Sang Yum,

Baars

2023

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“…They can also provide key information regarding the role of government land-use policies in addressing the issue of ALUC. Community leaders have a positionality advantage in understanding cultural nuances, and discerning community politics [37]. They will therefore provide information on the occurrence of ALUC across their community, as well as the role of traditional norms and institutions in resolving ALUC issues.…”

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Stakeholders’ Perceptions on Agricultural Land-Use Change, and Associated Factors, in Nigeria

Ihemezie

Dallimer

2021

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Agricultural Land-Use Change (ALUC) is a major driver of global environmental change, not least via its direct impact on the sustainability and resilience of the rural economy. Its drivers are complex and have remained contentious, necessitating further empirical study. This study aims to derive context-specific evidence on the driving factors and effects of ALUC from different stakeholders’ perceptions. We carried out household surveys and participatory rural appraisal across Benue State, Nigeria. ALUC has economic, social, ecological, and institutional implications for farmers and on agricultural productivity. Farmers perceived that the main factors driving ALUC were land conflict, government land-use policies and infrastructural development. Stakeholders’ perceptions revealed that although the factors driving ALUC are diverse in nature, they are somewhat embedded within the broader issue of land-use conflict, which has led to cropland abandonment, clearing of forest vegetation, soil degradation, changes from large scale to subsistence farming, and farmers’ eventual loss of interest in agriculture. This suggest that the drivers and implications of ALUC go beyond simple changes to the extent of land used for agriculture, but also incorporates other regional socio-ecological changes. Our study highlights the importance of stakeholders’ perceptions in understanding complex socio-ecological issues if we are to provide clear direction into areas where policy interventions are most needed.

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“…An important part of decolonising research practices is to make the positionality of researchers apparent (Tuhiwai Smith, 2012;Latai-Niusulu et al, 2020). In light of this, authors of this article include Indigenous Māori (Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) and Cook Island researchers and designers, as well as those who are Pākehā (New Zealanders of European descent), all of whom are involved in research related to NUWAO.…”

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Centring localised indigenous concepts of wellbeing in urban nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation: case-studies from Aotearoa New Zealand and the Cook Islands

Mihaere,

Holman-Wharehoka,

Mataroa

et al. 2024

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Nature-based solutions (NbS) offer significant potential for climate change adaptation and resilience. NbS strengthen biodiversity and ecosystems, and premise approaches that centre human wellbeing. But understandings and models of wellbeing differ and continue to evolve. This paper reviews wellbeing models and thinking from Aotearoa New Zealand, with focus on Te Ao Māori (the Māori world and worldview) as well as other Indigenous models of wellbeing from wider Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Oceania. We highlight how holistic understandings of human-ecology-climate connections are fundamental for the wellbeing of Indigenous peoples of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Oceania and that they should underpin NbS approaches in the region. We profile case study experience from Aotearoa New Zealand and the Cook Islands emerging out of the Nature-based Urban design for Wellbeing and Adaptation in Oceania (NUWAO) research project, that aims to develop nature-based urban design solutions, rooted in Indigenous knowledges that support climate change adaptation and wellbeing. We show that there is great potential for nature-based urban adaptation agendas to be more effective if linked closely to Indigenous ecological knowledge and understandings of wellbeing.

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Positionality and protocol in field research: Undertaking community‐based investigations in Samoa

Cited by 8 publications

References 38 publications

Pacific methodologies in critical disaster studies

Pacific methodologies in critical disaster studies

Stakeholders’ Perceptions on Agricultural Land-Use Change, and Associated Factors, in Nigeria

Centring localised indigenous concepts of wellbeing in urban nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation: case-studies from Aotearoa New Zealand and the Cook Islands

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