Browsing by Author "Munshi, Debashish"

• COMMUNEcation: A rhizomatic tale of participatory technology, postcoloniality and professional community 

  Broadfoot, Kirsten J.; Munshi, Debashish; Nelson-Marsh, Natalie (SAGE Publications Ltd., 2010-02)

  This article explores the authors’ experiences in creating and participating with(in) a virtual conference organized as an experimental virtual network. These experiences demonstrate how physically co-located and virtual ...

• Denial and distancing in discourses of development: shadow of the 'Third World' in New Zealand 

  Kurian, Priya A.; Munshi, Debashish (Routledge, 2014)

  Anxieties about development in New Zealand show up in a deep-rooted fear of the 'Third World' in the country. We examine how the term 'Third World' is deployed in media discourses in economic, social and environmental ...

  

• Denial and Distancing in Discourses of Development: shadow of the ‘Third World’ in New Zealand 

  Kurian, Priya A.; Munshi, Debashish (Routledge, 2012)

  Anxieties about development in New Zealand show up in a deep-rooted fear of the ‘Third World’ in the country. We examine how the term ‘Third World’ is deployed in media discourses in economic, social and environmental ...

• Diverse voices and alternative rationalities: Imagining forms of postcolonial organizational communication 

  Broadfoot, Kirsten J.; Munshi, Debashish (Sage Publications, 2007)

  In his exploration of nationalism and imagined communities, Anderson (1991) claims that nations are “imagined” (that is, they are constructions), insomuch that people are convinced of the comradeship of unknown fellow ...

• Editorial: Understanding ‘Race’ in/and public relations: Where do we start and where should we go? 

  Munshi, Debashish; Edwards, Lee (2011-09)

  Our starting point for a broader discussion on ‘race’1 in=and public relations (PR) is that, despite its virtual invisibility in the scholarly literature, race is firmly embedded in the context and practice of PR. Although ...

• Culture and climate change: A study of future-proofing Māori tourism businesses 

  Tawhai, Crystal Candace (The University of Waikato, 2020)

  This thesis explores how prepared Māori tourism businesses are to adapt to climate change and how Māori values may influence the business's perception of responses to climate change. As climate impacts are growing in New ...

  

• Kitiaga mo fakamahani e hikihikiaga matagi he tau fifine Niue: tau pūhala he tau hiapo Niue women’s perspectives and experiences of climate change: a hiapo approach 

  Pasisi, Jessica Lili (The University of Waikato, 2020)

  Indigenous communities in the Pacific are on the front-line of some of the most severe climate change impacts. Pacific leaders have consistently stated the urgent need for climate action (Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, ...

  

• Exploring local perceptions on visual media representations of climate change and last chance tourism in Tuvalu 

  Henry, Todd Marvel (The University of Waikato, 2019)

  This thesis seeks to explore local Tuvaluan feelings and perceptions on the visual representation of Tuvalu in international climate change media stories in conjunction with the island nation’s growing status as a last ...

  

• Volunteering at the edge of chaos: A case study on the self-organising of younger volunteers during the Rena oil spill crisis 

  Lockwood, Sarah Jane (The University of Waikato, 2019)

  This thesis investigates the self-organising of younger volunteers during the 2011 Rena oil spill crisis in Aotearoa/New Zealand. It builds on emerging research that considers the relationships between volunteering and ...

  

• The shifting sands of transparency: Sustainability reporting in New Zealand 

  Yaeghoobi, Ehsan (The University of Waikato, 2018)

  By 2013, nearly 95% of the 250 largest companies in the world, and 71% of the top 100 companies across the Asia Pacific region used sustainability reporting as a tool to inform and manage the impacts of their activities ...

  

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