Richard Pamatatau
Biographic Data
| ID | 7523784 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Pamatatau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Pamatatau |
| SIGNATURE | PAMATATAU R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Auckland University of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Relational Entanglements in the Anthropocene Islands
Understanding the Anthropocene in island environments means looking at the emotional entanglements between island populations and their metropolitan diasporas in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, and the United States
Big bananas in Kiribati
An opinion piece by Dr Teena Brown Pulu and Richard Pamatatau
The suckling pig chronicles Kolonga day in Auckland
The Tongan diaspora of New Zealand, Australia, and the United States has invented the observance of village days. Auckland affiliates to Kolonga, a rural farming settlement in Tonga, held an inaugural village day on October 26th, 2015. The result generated mixed feelings. The greater part wanted Kolonga day made a regular celebration. Others thought the event could be improved. While some saw the maiden Kolonga day as chaos, which should be rewor…
Who defines the Pacific voice
An opinion piece
Who’s Who in the Zoo
This paper reflects on fieldwork Teena Brown Pulu and Richard Pamatatau conducted in Tonga on the people’s election and the nobles’ election of November 27th 2014. Who’s who in the zoo?[i] Ethnographically speaking we mean what did voters say of the leadership and government needed, and the country’s priorities for moving forward? Furthermore, how was Tongan “life, liberty and security” made sense of? (United Nations, 1948). With Democratic Party…
Fieldwork journals on Tonga’s 2014 election
This essay presents selected passages from the fieldwork journals of Teena Brown Pulu and Richard Pamatatau on Tonga’s 2014 election. Staged on November 27th, here was the second general election under an amended constitution intended to bring about a more democratic system of parliament and government. Woven together are interrelated factors which field researchers like us – academics who craft their written studies on encounters, observations, …
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Big bananas in Kiribati
An opinion piece by Dr Teena Brown Pulu and Richard Pamatatau
The suckling pig chronicles Kolonga day in Auckland
The Tongan diaspora of New Zealand, Australia, and the United States has invented the observance of village days. Auckland affiliates to Kolonga, a rural farming settlement in Tonga, held an inaugural village day on October 26th, 2015. The result generated mixed feelings. The greater part wanted Kolonga day made a regular celebration. Others thought the event could be improved. While some saw the maiden Kolonga day as chaos, which should be rewor…
Who defines the Pacific voice
An opinion piece
Who’s Who in the Zoo
This paper reflects on fieldwork Teena Brown Pulu and Richard Pamatatau conducted in Tonga on the people’s election and the nobles’ election of November 27th 2014. Who’s who in the zoo?[i] Ethnographically speaking we mean what did voters say of the leadership and government needed, and the country’s priorities for moving forward? Furthermore, how was Tongan “life, liberty and security” made sense of? (United Nations, 1948). With Democratic Party…
Fieldwork journals on Tonga’s 2014 election
This essay presents selected passages from the fieldwork journals of Teena Brown Pulu and Richard Pamatatau on Tonga’s 2014 election. Staged on November 27th, here was the second general election under an amended constitution intended to bring about a more democratic system of parliament and government. Woven together are interrelated factors which field researchers like us – academics who craft their written studies on encounters, observations, …
Relational Entanglements in the Anthropocene Islands
Understanding the Anthropocene in island environments means looking at the emotional entanglements between island populations and their metropolitan diasporas in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, and the United States
Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · General election (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works)