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Has Gramsci left the building?
In 1993, English political philosopher John Gray wrote a book titled Post-Liberalism. In November 2016, he revisited some of the issues raised in that earlier book in a New Statesman piece that sought to understand the politics of his own country in the wake of Brexit and what might be happening elsewhere in Europe, as well as the events in the USA (prior to a Trump win). He starts by invoking a phrase that will resonate with sociologists: “All that seemed solid in liberalism is melting into air” (Gray, 2016:25). Not all that he argues is convincing - at least to me - but he returns to his earlier theme that we are now entering a post-liberal era where anti-liberal forces have emerged to displace the values of freedom and tolerance. But while his assertions about this value shift are interesting, it is the way in which we - and here I am assuming a degree of community and influence from sociologists and others - have (mis)understood what has been happening around us.
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Retirement: Associate professor Ann Dupuis
Biographical material. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
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Andrew Drago Trlin (1942-2014)
Obituary. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
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Professor emeritus Cluny Macpherson
At the end of 2013, a ceremony was held at Massey University to recognise Cluny Macpherson's contribution to sociology in Aotearoa. It is an honourable contribution that reflects Cluny's engagement and humility and it provides a role model for others.
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Competing for Talent: Diffusion of An Innovation in New Zealand's Immigration Policy
In 2003, New Zealand introduced a novel “expression of interest” (EOI) system for selecting skilled migrants. In 2012, Australia adopted a similar approach while the Canadian government is proposing to adopt a variant of the EOI system in 2015. From being a follower of Canadian and Australian immigration policy initiatives, New Zealand has become the innovator. This paper examines the reasons for this significant policy shift and reviews some outcomes of the EOI system during the first decade of operation. As the international competition for talent intensifies, such policy innovation is essential if countries are going to attract skilled migrants.
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A New Zealand sociological imagination: The Massey story
Sociology at Massey University was established in the 1970s and grew rapidly so that by the 1980s, it was the largest department in New Zealand. With the appointment of a number of New Zealand sociologists, the development of a New Zealand-focused sociology and the influence of social and economic changes of the period, the 1980s proved to be a period of growth and change for the discipline at Massey. A number of books appeared, the Sociological Association of Aotearoa was formed, there were new graduate students and research projects and teaching was given a much deliberate local content. The discipline has changed in recent decades as the sociology staff have been absorbed into a larger unit and reduced in number.
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Social cohesion and cohesive ties : responses to diversity
Revisits the New Zealand policy debates about the utility of social cohesion as a policy framework. Charts reasons for its limited uptake in the policy space as well as limitations of the concept. Offers a novel way of conceptualising cohesion, not as a property of diverse individuals but situated in the interpersonal relations that are enacted daily in quotidian contexts. Argues for a broader, more inclusive understanding of difference and for a shift from an abstract idea of cohesion to cohesive ties, as something that can be observed and potentially measured in everyday encounters between people and for which there must be scope for interactions to occur. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
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A political economy of labour migration of New Zealand
Reviews NZ immigration history in terms of recent phases, from a colonial/settler approach, through to recruitment from the Pacific to meet Fordist labour requirements and on to the most recent phase with its focus on 'economic migrants'. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
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Responding to regional labour demand: International migration and labour markets in New Zealand’s regions
New Zealand, like Australia and Canada, has long had an active policy of seeking immigrants to “grow” its population and economy. Unlike the other two countries, New Zealand does not have a federal system of government, and the absence of a state or provincial level of legislative authority has meant that policies to promote immigration and to meet labour market needs have been centrally driven. In the latter decades of the twentieth century, labour market activation policies in New Zealand were focussed on supply, including the engagement or re-engagement of workers. In the early years of the twenty-first century, there have been significant labour shortages, particularly (but not only) of skilled labour in a range of industries and regions, as well as changes in the nature of labour market engagement associated with the rise of various forms of non-standard employment. The policy focus has been increasingly demand-focussed and driven by local labour market considerations. It has also increasingly revolved around recruiting immigrant labour in response to local skill shortages. This paper discusses the way in which regions in New Zealand have developed schemes that are designed to attract immigrant labour to meet local labour demand as well as provide a key driver in local economic development.
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