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• Contested meanings of recovery: a critical exploration of the Canterbury earthquakes-voices from the social sciences 

  McManus, R.; Johnston, D.; Glavovic, B. (University of Canterbury. School of Language, Social and Political SciencesUniversity of Canterbury. Sociology and Anthropology, 2015)

  The Canterbury earthquakes of 2010-2012 have been generation shaping. People living and working in and around the city during this time have had their lives and social landscapes changed forever. The earthquake response, ...

• The organizational-level communication of African LGBT refugee NGOs on social media 

  Kenix, L.J.; Abikanlu, O.E. (University of Canterbury. School of Language, Social and Political SciencesUniversity of Canterbury. Media and Communications, 2016)

  Roughly forty percent of countries continue to categorize homosexuality as illegal. Punishment ranges from imprisonment, fines, sanctions, beatings, to death. However, refugee status is still granted largely on the basis ...

• The role of political ideology in the international mainstream news media framing of refugees and LGBT refugees 

  Kenix, L.J.; Jarvandi, R. (University of Canterbury. School of Language, Social and Political SciencesUniversity of Canterbury. Media and Communications, 2016)

  This research examines mainstream press coverage of refugees in general and the coverage of lesbian, gay and transsexual refugees in the international refugee crisis. This study is an attempt to further understand how ...