Journal
ALTERNATIVE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 306-316Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/11771801211019397
Keywords
Aotearoa New Zealand; environmental sustainability; Indigenous research; Indigenous theory; kaitiakitanga; kaupapa Maori; transdisciplinarity
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- Nga Pae o Te Maramatanga, the New Zealand Maori Centre of Research Excellence
- project Te Aho Tapu
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The evolving research landscape is shifting towards holistic integration of knowledge systems, utilizing diverse ontological and epistemological approaches to generate durable solutions through collaboration, dialogue, and practice. Transdisciplinary methods are advancing, recognizing the intersection of environment with economic, social, cultural, and political dynamics. Indigenous-led research showcases the importance of collaborative methodologies in the international literature.
Complex multidimensional challenges have prompted a transformational shift towards holistic research integration with knowledge systems differing from conventional science. Embracing diverse ontological and epistemological approaches through new styles of collaboration, dialogue and practice enables durable solutions and desired outcomes. As societal and global issues become more urgent, complex and challenging, recognition of the intersection of the environment with economic, social, cultural and political dynamics means transdisciplinary approaches are advancing. Integrative, collaborative methodologies are central to indigenous-led research, providing insights for Western science. We describe characteristics of transdisciplinary research from the international literature and explore related kaupapa Maori (Maori theory and practice) approaches. Location-specific, indigenous-led environmental case studies from Aotearoa New Zealand show how they are transcendent of the transdisciplinary approaches they encompass. We demonstrate research beyond transdisciplinarity, modelling engagement, power sharing and collective action through integrative, collaborative endeavours across knowledge systems and praxis, stretching the development of transdisciplinary research everywhere.
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