Towards a tika political science: Restoring balance, reflecting our context

Mahdis  Azarmandi; Emily Beausoleil; Sarah Hendrica Bickerton; Shine Choi; Tim Fadgen; Beth Greener; Thomas Gregory; Janine Hayward; Ian Lovering; Sylvia Nissen; Anna Powles; Julija Sardelić; Kate Schick; Peter Skilling; Lena Tan

doi:10.55146/ajie.v53i2.1103

Authors

Mahdis Azarmandi University of Canterbury https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3096-771X
Emily Beausoleil Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7923-3514
Sarah Hendrica Bickerton University of Auckland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2611-2214
Shine Choi Massey University – Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa (Massey) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6583-7563
Tim Fadgen University of Auckland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4833-9690
Beth Greener Massey University – Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-1872
Thomas Gregory University of Auckland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2223-1726
Janine Hayward Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – University of Otago (Ōtākou / Otago) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0444-4533
Ian Lovering Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2141-3088
Sylvia Nissen Lincoln University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5236-9860
Anna Powles Massey University – Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
Julija Sardelić Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2206-4369
Kate Schick Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4451-9176
Peter Skilling Auckland University of Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-3517
Lena Tan Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – University of Otago https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0006-3357

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55146/ajie.v53i2.1103

Keywords:

political science, Aotearoa New Zealand, tertiary education

Abstract

This article is a rejoinder to Annie Te One and Maria Bargh’s article published in The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education in 2023, “Towards a Fairer and More Tika Political Science and Politics: Are Political Science Programs Equipping Students Adequately for Aotearoa Realities?” (vol. 52, no. 2).

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