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Social Science Brokering Between Academia Localities Policy

This post-doctoral research explores the application of socially grounded, transdisciplinary methodologies in the context of creating and distributing new wealth systems in a globalized world. It aims to build robust policymaking and engage grass-roots organizations in shaping the future of societies. The research examines the challenges of multiculturalism, the need for differentiation between effective strategies and ineffective approaches, and the potential for social science to facilitate local-to-global communication and networking. The project also includes a web-based research and networking portal called Village-Connections.

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Social Science Brokering Between Academia Localities Policy

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  1. Social Science Brokering Between Academia Localities Policy Hazel Ashton BRCSS Post Doctoral Research Locally Grounded Civic Cosmopolitan Transdisciplinary Methodology In contexts of application

  2. Social Futures for Aotearoa/New Zealand in a Global Era • Post Doctoral Research: contexts of application • Theme: New wealth creation and distribution systems in a globalised context – linking also to: • Sustainability of diverse households, communities and settlements • Building e-research networks in the social sciences.

  3. Robust Policymaking for Wealth Creation/Distribution in a Global Era • Blending vision & reality: • We need to “engage grass roots organisations and communities in debate about the kind of future we want for our country” (former PM Helen Clark Oct 2005) • “The world has moved very quickly from the best of times to the worst of times” Minister of Finance, Bill English

  4. The Old Ways are Not Working • “British food-basket” a reality 1881-1973 • 1973 Britain into EU and First Oil Crisis • 1973-2008 (“elephant in room”) “Borrow and Hope” • Now “NZ is facing a perfect [global] storm” with $166 billion net debt (Don Brash, Feb 2009) • 2009 “Asian food-basket” mantra • No environmental limits?

  5. Top-down global screens and networking fragment national/local

  6. Multicultural Fragments or Intercultural Opportunities?

  7. When in a big hole shovels and ladders need to be distinguished • A ladder gets us out, a shovel digs us deeper (village-connections.com) • New ideas needed – possibly including some “. . .the government hasn’t thought of, that we don’t really quite understand” (Bill English 27 Feb 09) • Job and entrepreneurial summits • Engaging localities? Creative (R Florida) and Weightless economies? • Can social science help to differentiate ladders from shovels?

  8. Methodology available as created and piloted in doctoral thesis • Social science solutions brokering (transdisciplinary) via ground-up networking • Via screen interfaces for local-through-to-global communication/networking (= “civic cosmopolitan”) • = creating communicative networking nodes within and between locality policy and academia

  9. Web research/networking portal www.village-connections.com • For “Village-Square” conversationsbetween locality, academia and policy about co-creating places where local inhabitants identify local-through-to-global aspirational opportunities, obstacles and practical solutions • Village-connections Blogs: Soap Box, Brokering Solutions, Ladder and Shovel Awards, Theory Café • Information Pages: methodology, development, resources, events calendar

  10. Presentation @ Sussex University EU Social Theory Conferenceand interview @ Goldsmiths Showed DVD and discussed methodology Presentation on applying social science theory to social development • Social theory: from local fragmentation to civic cosmopolitan networking (Delanty). Paralleled in: • Narrative theory: reconfiguring discordant social heterogeneities in concordant narrative (Ricoeur) • Inclusive local film-makingnarratives of local aspirations, obstacles and practical attainment • Accessible to academia/policy on DVD

  11. NZ in world via Cairo Context of application NZ to recognize opportunities and build connections: • Peace brokering & high-level connection-building • Also intercultural/Interfaith local-global communication building • Can international students (e.g. big Saudi intakes) come into supportive locality and university nodes? • Met first secretary of NZ embassy, and Egypt Telecom head in Smart Village gave a personal tour

  12. Christchurch - Localities and university research/scoping NZ locality & university nodes to build national capacity • Create locality, & university, F2f-&-ICT (web +) nodes 2 kinds of university node: • Campus local-cosmopolitan student networking • Social science-led nodes from (at least) locality-academia-policy networking Collaborative local-to-global networking: • Locality, & university, collaborations - on international projects • Including innovative & inclusive wealth creation and distribution

  13. Thanks to BRCSS Network • For funding support to complete my PhD and for this Post Doctoral Award. • To those with the vision to “foster innovative and new research” and to contribute “to the development of new and emerging researchers” and to encourage “networking via the Access Grid Nodes.” • To those whose energy has helped implement and sustain this vision.

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