Asset mapping and Whanau action research: 'New' subjects negotiating the politics of knowledge in Te Rarawa

• Published in: Asia Pacific viewpoint Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 305 - 317
• Main Authors: Underhill-Sem, Yvonne, Lewis, Nick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.12.2008; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Academic etiquette; Action research; asset-based community mapping; Citizen participation; Community organization; Development theory; Economic development; Education; Indigenous populations; Knowledge; Knowledge management; Local communities; Maori; Māori (New Zealand people); New Zealand; Place; Place (Philosophy); politics of knowledge production; politics of place; post-development; Power; Research workers; researcher subjects

Te Runanga o Te Rarawa is the tribal council representing the interests of the marae (tribal commons) and hapu (a subtribal kin group) that make up the iwi (a Maori tribe) of Te Rarawa in the far north of Aotearoa/New Zealand. In April 2005, officials approached us to help them secure a valuable fun...