E-whanaungatanga : the role of social media in Māori political engagement : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorWaitoa, Joanne Helen
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-12T21:22:44Z
dc.date.available2014-06-12T21:22:44Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractSocial media are used increasingly worldwide to connect people and points of view. This thesis explores the role social media can play in enhancing Maori development via political engagement. It investigates the efficacy of using social media to increase Maori political awareness and participation using the Mana Party Facebook pages as a case study. It also examines the opportunities and implications of social media for indigenous development in general. Themes in the literature on social media and indigenous development include: identity politics; language revitalisation and cultural preservation; activism; knowledge management; networking and collaboration; and business and marketing. This qualitative study was informed by Kaupapa Maori and empowerment theories. It involves interviews with the Mana Party president, Mana Party Facebook page moderators, and users of the Mana Party Facebook pages. The interviews explored the objectives and outcomes of using social media to raise political awareness of Maori, finding that Mana Party objectives were met to varying degrees. It also found that social media has both positive and negative implications for indigenous development. Social media aligns with tikanga Maori through Tino Rangatiratanga and whanaungatanga. However, it can conflict with tikanga Maori due to lack of respect, cultural misappropriation, sharing sacred information, subversion of traditional hierarchy and absence of a ‘seen face’. There are thus tensions in the use of social media for political engagement among indigenous peoples. Finally, the thesis offers a framework of how to use social media with indigenous groups that emphasises the positive and mitigates the negative aspects of the platform.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/5461
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectMaori (New Zealand people)en
dc.subjectPolitical activityen
dc.subjectPolitical participationen
dc.subjectSocial mediaen
dc.subjectNew Zealanden
dc.titleE-whanaungatanga : the role of social media in Māori political engagement : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealanden
dc.typeThesisen
massey.contributor.authorWaitoa, Joanne Helenen
thesis.degree.disciplineDevelopment Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Philososphy (M.Phil.)en
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