“…The research in this paper focuses on two individuals in the Māori community, allowing for consideration of how capital is generated and deployed over time by actors from a minority community. This approach presents a partial view, as Sheed and MacDonald (: 216) note: Māori political desires are diverse. There are multiple conflicting accounts of who Māori think best represent them, what organisations Māori individuals think are best suited to represent them and what they think such representation should achieve.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Māori rights and associated questions of tino rangatiratanga (sovereignty or self‐determination) have a visible role in public consciousness in Aotearoa New Zealand, linked to the settler origins of the state. As Sheed and MacDonald (: 214) have argued, ‘Colonisation … takes away the self‐determination, the political agency, of indigenous peoples as they become subject to governance by the colonisers’. Key actors within the field of Māori sovereignty have used opportunities available to represent community interests (Hill ), by drawing on identity to advance claims.…”
Individual actors have the potential to shape political outcomes through creative use of opportunities. Political entrepreneurship identifies how such actors recognize and exploit opportunities, for personal or collective gain. The existing literature focuses on individuals operating within institutional settings, with less attention paid to other types of actors. In this article, I argue for an expansion of the political entrepreneurship framework, by considering individuals in the electoral and protest arenas. An examination of the field of Māori sovereignty, or tino rangatiratanga, in Aotearoa New Zealand allows exploration of prominent actors' innovative strategies and practices. The findings highlight the actors' reliance on identity in mobilizing support within the community, to press claims. Broadening the application of political entrepreneurship demonstrates the roles of social, cultural and political capital in influencing outcomes, by identifying opportunities available to individuals embedded in the community and according to the context of the arena.
“…The research in this paper focuses on two individuals in the Māori community, allowing for consideration of how capital is generated and deployed over time by actors from a minority community. This approach presents a partial view, as Sheed and MacDonald (: 216) note: Māori political desires are diverse. There are multiple conflicting accounts of who Māori think best represent them, what organisations Māori individuals think are best suited to represent them and what they think such representation should achieve.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Māori rights and associated questions of tino rangatiratanga (sovereignty or self‐determination) have a visible role in public consciousness in Aotearoa New Zealand, linked to the settler origins of the state. As Sheed and MacDonald (: 214) have argued, ‘Colonisation … takes away the self‐determination, the political agency, of indigenous peoples as they become subject to governance by the colonisers’. Key actors within the field of Māori sovereignty have used opportunities available to represent community interests (Hill ), by drawing on identity to advance claims.…”
Individual actors have the potential to shape political outcomes through creative use of opportunities. Political entrepreneurship identifies how such actors recognize and exploit opportunities, for personal or collective gain. The existing literature focuses on individuals operating within institutional settings, with less attention paid to other types of actors. In this article, I argue for an expansion of the political entrepreneurship framework, by considering individuals in the electoral and protest arenas. An examination of the field of Māori sovereignty, or tino rangatiratanga, in Aotearoa New Zealand allows exploration of prominent actors' innovative strategies and practices. The findings highlight the actors' reliance on identity in mobilizing support within the community, to press claims. Broadening the application of political entrepreneurship demonstrates the roles of social, cultural and political capital in influencing outcomes, by identifying opportunities available to individuals embedded in the community and according to the context of the arena.
“…Our mixed-methods approach blended face-to-face interaction with the inclusion of quantitative ranking exercises. This study is just the second to explore how Q Method fits with the ideologies of kaupapa Māori research (Sheed 2014;Sheed and McDonald 2017). Q Method deals in subjectivities, allowing for diverse perspectives to emerge.…”
Aligned with the New Zealand government's 'Predator-Free 2050' target for Aotearoa New Zealand, National Science Challenge: Our Biological Heritage supports research into five distinct 'novel biotechnological controls' of exotic wasps. A framing question within this project is which controls are considered 'socially acceptable' and thus suitable for further development to control and potentially eradicate introduced wasps? How can the public answer this question without first engaging with complex technologies? Can they develop and express an informed view that still reflects their 'gut' reactions and unique positions? To model and explore the views of an 'informed public', university students in Māori studies engaged in reflection, writing and mapping activities; choice and ranking exercises; Q Method; and focus group interviews. Amongst the interviewees, Q Method analysis distinguished three 'factors', describing unique viewpoints: those who see the potential of biotechnologies, those who are in doubt about them and those in a position of trust in scientists. Overall, the group see potential in new biotechnologies for wasps but are wary of political, economic and social decisionmaking mechanisms.
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