Language, Social and Political Sciences

Summary

The School of Language, Social and Political Sciences encompasses the disciplines of of: Anthropology, Diplomacy and International Relations, Human Services, International Law and Politics, Journalism, Linguistics, Media and Communication, Political Science, Social Work and Sociology.

See the Department/Programme pages (listed below) for more details on their research strengths and profile.

• Global, Cultural and Language Studies
• Human Services and Social Work
• Linguistics
• Media and Communication
• Political Science and International Relations
• Sociology and Anthropology

Researchers

• Hayden Robert Blain
• Koenraad Kuiper
• Linda Jean Kenix ( Media and Communication )
• Naimah Talib
• Rosemary Du Plessis
• Shinya Uekusa
• Susan Foster-Cohen
• Victoria Marion Grace ( Sociology and Anthropology )
• Wakayo Mattingley

• Social Science Research Centre (SSRC)
• Building Research Capability in the Social Sciences Network (BRCSS Network)
• New Zealand South Asia Centre (NZSAC)
• Centre for Integrated Research in Biosafety (INBI)
• New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour (NZILBB)
• Biological Economies Working Group
• High Value Manufacturing
• Resilience: Social Research
• Child Language Centre

• Preparing for Nuclear Expansion in Southeast Asia
• Moving away from violence: women who have ignited change
• Bio-objects and their boundaries: governing matters at the intersection of society, politics, and science
• Measuring the Effectiveness of Family Group Conference Practice: An Evaluation
• UCQuakebox: Digital Translation and Transcription of Earthquake Stories
• Experience of relationship challenges (conflict) following natural disaster: an analysis of Relationship Services clinical data following two earthquakes in Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand
• Women’s Voices: Recording women’s experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes
• Seeing sanitation: a social scientific account of Christchurch’s post-quake sanitary infrastructure
• The Christchurch Cathedral controversy
• Evaluation of the Family Group Conference
• Older informal caregiver experiences following the COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa
• Exploring Asian migrant caregiver experiences of the dual pandemic of COVID-19 and (re)surgence of anti-Asian sentiment in Aotearoa: A pilot study

• Anthropology and Archaeology: Anthropology
• Communication, Journalism and Media Studies: Communication; Journalism; Media Studies
• Cultural Studies: Cultural Studies
• Environmental Studies: Environmental Studies
• Health and Health Sciences: Other Health Studies; Health Technology Assessment
• Languages & Linguistics: Chinese; Japanese; Linguistics
• Literature: Literature
• Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy: Conflict Resolution; International Relations; Political Science; Public Policy; International Political Economy
• Science & Technology: Science & Technology
• Sociology, Social Policy, Social Work, Criminology and Gender Studies: Gender & Sexuality; Sociology; Social Policy; Social Work; Urban Studies
• Theatre and Dance, Film and Television and Multimedia: Film
• Region: Middle East; South Asia
• Resilience: Social: People and Community; Health and Wellbeing; Psychology and Relationships; Emergency Management Planning
• Resilience: Commercial: Tourism

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