The Massey University School of People, Environment, and Planning extend an invite to a webinar by Erica Dawson this Thursday afternoon: “The SDGs and the High Seas: Experiences of an Olympic sailor/ MSDG student.” Erica is a 2 time Olympian and New Zealand representative sailor. She recently won a bronze medal alongside her team mate Micah Wilkinson in the Nacra …
Recrafting the narrative of mining in New Zealand: Is Shane Jones a closet post-structuralist?
This is an opinion piece written by PERC member Professor Glenn Banks. It was originally published on the Massey University website. Okay, hands up if you’re a post-structuralist? Not sure what one of them looks like? Essentially post-structuralists argue that the way we see and know the world is socially created – and it is socially created through words, narratives …
Luxon goes all out for growth in mining and tourism – we should be careful what he wishes for
PERC member Glenn Banks has written a piece for The Conversation with Regina Scheyvens responding to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s state-of-the-nation address – “Luxon goes all out for growth in mining and tourism – we should be careful what he wishes for“. The authors argue: “We shouldn’t rush to judgement, but at least one prominent financial commentator has concluded the maths behind the goals …
What can we really expect from an expanded mining industry?
PERC member Glenn Banks has published a piece in The Spinoff analysing Shane Jones’ “mining boosterism” and the debate around “critical minerals”. He argues: “The minister’s references to the need for New Zealand to “do our bit” in terms of the production of “critical minerals” is used as an additional justification for the expansion of the sector. The problem is …
Alice Beban’s ‘Unwritten Rule’ wins book awards
PERC member Alice Beban’s book Unwritten Rule: State-Making through Land Reform in Cambodia (Cornell University Press) has won two prizes in 2023: The Benda Prize and the NZASIA Book Award. The Benda Prize “is given annually to an outstanding newer scholar from any discipline or country specialization of Southeast Asian studies for a first book in the field”. Alice’s work was recognised …
Diverse Experiences of Farming
Diverse Experiences of Farming surveyed and interviewed over 1,300 New Zealanders, and asked them – urban and rural – what they really think about farming. The results might surprise you! PERC member Alice Beban is involved with an interactive exhibit being hosted at the Palmerston North City Library from November 13, 2023 telling the diverse stories of our connections with …
PERC Lunchtime seminars
PERC is hosting two lunchtime seminars with visiting scholars this week. Recordings will be made available on the website soon after. Join the online events here. We hope to see you there! Plastics and Planetary Boundaries with Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez Wednesday 9 August, 12 – 1pm NZST In person Massey SST 3.07 and online In this lunchtime event, Patricia will be presenting …
PERC in the Media, 2022
PERC’s co-director Trisia Farrelly made a number of appearances in the media during 2022, discussing plastic pollution, the development of the global treaty for plastic pollution and more. Catch up on some of the discussions using the links below:
Politics of Plastic Pollution lecture
Associate Professor Farrelly will give a public talk at the Palmerston North Central Library on Tuesday 15 November. Trisia will speak about her involvement in the United Nations Environment Assembly since 2017, the resolution for a global plastics treaty, her role as technical advisor for Pacific Island countries and New Zealand’s potential role in negotiating a comprehensive and effective treaty. …
Historic Commitment To Tackle Plastic Pollution
PERC is ecstatic with the news that representatives from 175 nations at the UN Environment Assembly in Kenya have endorsed an historic resolution to end plastic pollution and develop a legally binding treaty by 2024. PERC co-director Trisia Farrelly says “that this is a historic moment that we have been building up to for years. The scope of the mandate …