• Through a Euro lens : exploring the roles of NGOs and non-NGOs and the impact they have on child sex tourism in Thailand. 

  Rafiek, Fadia (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  As the child sex tourism industry in Thailand has increased in the last 30 to 40 years, so too has the demand for trafficking children from other parts of Southeast Asia and into Thailand for prostitution. This research ...

• An investigation of end-of-life care experiences of migrant peasant workers in China through discourses of filial piety. 

  He, Longtao (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  This research examines the experiences of migrant peasant workers in China who care for parents diagnosed with cancer, and explores to what extent contextual changes after economic reforms initiated in 1978 impacted practices ...

• In defence of freedom consequentialism. 

  McKay, Daniel (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  Freedom consequentialism is a new consequentialist normative theory that puts personhood at the heart of morality. This theory’s measure of value is the ability of persons to understand and make their own choices, which I ...

• Māori: revitalization of an Endangered Language 

  King J (Oxford University Press, 2018)

• Recommendatory Report on a Tikanga Framework for the Taxation System 

  McMeeking SM; Kahi H; Kururangi G; Williams M (The Treasury, 2018)

  This document summarises responses from a process designed to test the suitability of the draft tikanga framework for the taxation system. The central themes in the responses were: • That Treasury is to be commended for ...

• Biculturalism in New Zealand Parliament: a corpus-based approach 

  Peach, Emily Mary Esther (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  New Zealand is a bicultural country, with, some say, an obligation to recognise the language of the indigenous peoples, te reo Māori. Politicians, as representatives of the people and the country, are individuals who ...

• Seizing on a mirage? : an analysis of public participation in Kenya in the constitutional transition period 2010-2016. 

  Marine, Jane Muthoni Wairimu (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  This thesis examines how the constitutional principle of public participation was actualised in Kenya under the 2010 Constitution. It uses a case study approach to examine the 2010-2016 constitutional transition period. ...

• Social work with older sexual and gender minorities in New Zealand. 

  Betts, David (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  Social workers aim to support all individuals within society, but not every individual or community is afforded the same recognition, validation, and protection. One such group of individuals are older members of the ...

• Paupertatem voluntariam possidete : ‘possessing poverty’ and the development of devotional narratives in the medieval Dominican Order, 1221-1363. 

  Milne‐Tavendale, Anna (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  This thesis explores the response of the Dominican Order to enduring questions regarding the meaning, purpose and presentation of religious poverty. From Christianity’s inception, the Church has struggled with the question ...

• Conductor and youth orchestra: rehearsal professionalism and curriculum development 

  Renaud, Helen (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  This research offers a critical and constructive approach to orchestral training for youth orchestras alongside a case study tracing the work of a New Zealand high school orchestra and its conductor over three years. ...

• Martin of Opava and the treatment of imperial history in Dominican works of compilation, c. 1250-1330. 

  Rolston, Elisabeth (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  The late-thirteenth century Chronicon Pontificum et Imperatorum of the Dominican friar Martin of Opava, also known as Martin of Troppau, proved to be one of the most popular and influential universal chronicles of the later ...

• The complexity of voice effects on attitudes towards the New Zealand Police : a matter of experience. 

  Hobbs, Chloe (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  Recent linguistic and psychological research has shown that voice can influence listeners’ processing of unrelated stimuli on a semantic level (Hatzidak et al., 2015) and can affect both their implicit and explicit attitudes ...

• New Zealand and the European Union trade relationships towards a free trade agreement. 

  Obadovic, Irena (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  Early in 2017, officials from the European Union (EU) and New Zealand met to review bilateral relations. They stated that both parties should agree to sign a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) and that the negotiations ...

• Readiness to practice social work in Aotearoa new Zealand: Perceptions of students and educators 

  Beddoe L; Hay K; Maidment JM; Ballantyne N; Walker S (2018)

  The readiness to practice of newly qualified social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand is a contested subject. In recent years, criticism by public figures including government ministers and the New Zealand government appointed ...

• Cross-linguistic transfer effects in bilingual English-Māori voice quality and pitch 

  King J; Szakay A (2017)

  Introduction • Previous research has suggested that the two main ethnolects of New Zealand English - Pākehā English (standard European variety) and Māori English - differ in pitch and voice quality: − Māori English has ...

• EUropanisation of the Balkans: a near future or ‘mission impossible’? 

  Petrovic M (2018)

  This paper addresses the problems of the current process of and prospects for further post-communist ‘Europeanisation’ (primarily understood as a process of incorporation of the core norms and principles upon which the ...

• Laying down foundations: reflecting on disaster management planning in museums in Christchurch after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes 

  Topham, Abbey L. (University of Canterbury, 2017)

  This thesis looks at the protocols museums and galleries adopt for the safeguarding of art, artefacts and cultural heritage. In particular, it analyses these procedures in relation to the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes in ...

• The ORS and SRS: utility in a sexual offending treatment context and relationship with risk and treatment outcomes 

  Kiddie, Elizabeth (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  The impact of sexual abuse has been associated with a multitude of adverse consequences. As newer understandings on effective treatment methods emerge, treatment models are constantly being developed to adhere to best ...

• Language, Ethnicity, and Belonging for the Children of Migrants in New Zealand 

  Cunningham U; King J (2018)

  The children of migrants grow up with influence from at least two cultures, and they must negotiate their path to adulthood through one or more ethnicities and one or more language varieties that may set them apart from ...

• Effects of manipulating antecedent traits on conspicuous consumption tendencies 

  Culling, Thomas (University of Canterbury, 2018)

  This study examines the impact of depletion and reinforcement of antecedent traits on two distinct types of conspicuous consumption, bandwagon and snob. This was achieved by undertaking a memory task designed to instill ...

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