Narratives of Creole islandness : exploring the relational practices of public servants and community leaders in Jamaica : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.advisorPrinsen, Gerard
dc.contributor.authorWaite, SueAnn Georgia
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-18T22:01:33Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-18T23:10:06Z
dc.date.available2023-05-18T22:01:33Z
dc.date.available2023-06-18T23:10:06Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding islands as spaces that amplify relational phenomena, Creole as produced by the experience of plantation colonialism; and narratives as sense-making tools which sustain cultural repertoires, this thesis uses a case study of public servants and community leaders involved in local development planning in Jamaica to explore the extent to which relational practices of islanders are explainable through narratives of Creole islandness. Assuming relations as the building blocks of institutions, the thesis proposes that examining relations and their cultural context is instrumental to understanding institutional change (and maintenance). The research uses Jamaica as an example of a Creole island, with the local sustainable development planning process and the participatory governance framework as the institutional context. Three subnational jurisdictions in Jamaica provided the basis for identifying a network of public servants and community leaders to produce the conversation data used for analysis. Members of the diaspora involved in related development initiatives were also included. Conversations produced two sets of research data: 1) identity narratives of Creole islanders, and 2) relational practices in the design and implementation of the local development planning and participatory governance processes. Analysis of the data set revealed patterns among public servants and community leaders in their emphasis on different elements of shared narratives of Creole island identity and conceptions of development, as well as patterns of relational practices between public servants and community leaders in their roles in the local development planning and participatory governance processes. The findings provide insight into how cultural narratives and repertoires support actors in their navigation of governance processes on a Creole island and suggest the importance of planning for relational practices when designing and managing development and institutional change processes.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/18300
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectCommunity developmenten
dc.subjectPolitical participationen
dc.subjectCivil serviceen
dc.subjectCivic leadersen
dc.subjectJamaicaen
dc.subjectJamaicansen
dc.subject.anzsrc440101 Anthropology of developmenten
dc.subject.anzsrc440708 Public administrationen
dc.titleNarratives of Creole islandness : exploring the relational practices of public servants and community leaders in Jamaica : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorWaite, SueAnn Georgiaen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineDevelopment Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
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