Hei Pu膩waitanga: Sustainability, Citizenship and Civic Imagination Research Group鈥檚聽research is organised in four themes.
Theme One:
CYCLES Children and youth in cities and sustainability
This theme is lead by聽Professor Bronwyn Hayward聽(UC) and聽Dr Kate Prendergast, Research Manager (UC) with Dr Sylvia Nissen (Lincoln), Dawn Miller-McTaggart and six world city collaborators: Prof Tim Jackson (Director of our partner organisation CUSP, University of Surrey) with Dr Kate Burningham (Surrey) and Dr Sue Venn (Surrey);聽 Dr Ingrid Schudel (Rhodes, SA); Helio Mattar (Akatu, Brazil); Vimlendu Jha (Swechha, India); Dr Midori Aoyagi and Dr Aya Yoshida (National Institute for Environmental Studies Japan) and Dr Mehedi Hasan (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh).
More information about our CYCLES project is available聽.
Theme Two:
Civics Lab - democratic innovations for a fairer future
This project is led by聽Professor Bronwyn Hayward, ,听Dr Lindsey Te Ata o Tu MacDonald听补苍诲听Dr Kate Prendergast. In the CIVICs Lab we are working with the campaign 鈥溾, lowering the age of the vote in New 成人大片and the y for more deliberative and inclusive decision-making.听
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Theme Three:
Mana Rangatahi聽- how do we support聽Indigenous youth leadership in a changing聽climate?
This project is funded by the Deep South National Science Challenge and co-lead by Assc Prof Sacha McMeeking, Prof Steven Ratuva, Prof Bronwyn Hayward and Assc Prof Yvonne Crichton-Hill with researcher Dr MahMah Timeoteo.
Research partners: 聽 and . With advisors:聽Professor Angus Macfarlane,听Associate Professor Sara Tolbert,听Dr Bronwyn Wood (Victoria University ) and Prof Niki Harre (Auckland University).听The project identifies indigenous strengths-based leadership approaches for youth aged 12-14 and whanau to lead in a changed climate.听
Theme Four:聽
Advancing SDGs for wellbeing and future generations
Led by聽Dr Kate Prendergast听飞颈迟丑听Professor Bronwyn Hayward,听Dr Emily Beausoleil (Victoria University Wellington),听Professor Angus Macfarlane,听,听Dr Yvonne Crichton Hill聽(Social Work),听Dr Naimah Talib聽(Political Science),听Dr聽Francis Yapp聽(Music),听Associate Professor Natalie Baird聽(Law),听Dr Matt Scobie聽(Business),听Dr Mahdis Azarmandi听(贰诲耻肠补迟颈辞苍), Victoria Escaip (Spanish) and聽Susan Bouterey听(闯补辫补苍别蝉别), , and Dr Helena Cook.
SDG 6
In 2019 our research group hosted the first of a series of ongoing public conversations to create community connections across difference the first about the聽sustainable development goal 6 water: Ko te wai te ora nga mea katoa: water is the life giver of all things, Six聽 youth leaders from Hei Pu膩waitanga in conversation with world renown cellist聽Yo-Yo Ma about the value of water to wellbeing across our cultures. See "".
SDG 16
In 2020 we were funded by UNESCO to develop courageous community conversations to promote the聽SDG16 peace building聽in the wake of the 2019 attacks to build community understanding and we have worked in partnership funding PYLAT Pacific Youth leadership and Transformation with聽Josiah Tualamali'i聽to develop a forum for all young people in the region to discuss hate speech laws, and we supported and the聽Inspired Summit聽with the Muslim Students association and聽Bariz Shah聽to support conversations about leadership for peace across cultures. We also聽funded the July 2021 issue of聽聽a zine with Dr Mahdis Azarmandi.
SDG 3, 11 & 13
What does good health and wellbeing mean across generations, diverse communities and cultures? A research project and city conversations led by聽Dr Kate Prendergast聽with Victoria Escaip, Dr Susan Bouterey,听Ana Terra Amorim-Maia, Bronwyn Hayward, Dr Mehedi Hasan and Dr Lindsey McDonald. See "".
SDG 10 & 16
SDG 10 and 16 Accountable and inclusive institutions that generate wellbeing for all.听 Led by Associate Professor Sacha McMeeking this theme asks: how could a M膩tauranga M膩ori approach to wellbeing transform our public administration system, enhancing our ability to identify and target investment in upstream solutions that benefit all New Zealanders, while also valuing the distinctive contribution the Iwi M膩ori sector makes to our national quality of life. See:
SDG 17
How can the EU implement and revitalize global partnerships for sustainable development? This theme examines partnerships between the EU and Pacific to promote sustainability. Led by Dr Serena Kelly with Professor Bruce Wilson (RMIT), Dr Matthew Doidge UC and Dr Helena Cook UC. Advisors: Distinguished Professor Steven Ratuva and Associate Professor Yvonne Crichton-Hill. See: .听
