Higher education is playing an important role in Singapore's most recent cycle of modernization: to re-make itself into a global city through the continued accumulation capital, 'talent,' and knowledge. This paper critical analysis accounts group international students enrolled at National University Singapore, key strategic site bid reconfigure knowledge hub. We discuss student negotiations imaginings against policy context that foregrounds desire for regional state's imagination...

Export education in New Zealand has grown rapidly since 1990, earning significant foreign exchange and underwriting the finance of domestic education. As principal owner institutions, national state is primary investor. Previous governments treated 'industry' as both windfall cash‐cow they advanced neo‐liberal project disentangling from economy making providers self‐regulating. The current 'Third Way' inspired government adopted a more prominent management interest this globalising industry....

This paper aims to foster an explicit geoethical orientation in physical geography. Using examples from Aotearoa New Zealand, we approach the work of geography with a set ethical coordinates derived our research, arguing that they allow for greater sensitivity considering what is more-than-human research relationships. Working these co-ordinates lays political groundwork thinking and doing differently pursuit less exploitative social ecological relations. Our proposition offers new...

The world’s oceans and coastal areas have been severely impacted by multiple anthropological stressors. Coastal marine managers, scientists organisations around the world look to active ecological restoration measures help slow decline of ecosystem health boost natural recovery ecosystems. Marine restoration, while heavily reliant on knowledge, is a human-driven activity that can involve stakeholders local community groups. Therefore, understanding how provide benefits beyond be useful in...

Beyond their educational function, schools are frequently a focal point for community life. We argue that this latter role was compromised in New Zealand by decade of neoliberal realignments within education policy. During the 1990s abolition school zones, commodification education, and drive efficiency allocation resources undermined place In paper we explore impacts closure on an urban neighbourhood Invercargill, Zealand. present interpret narratives gathered during interview-based study...

This paper uses the New Zealand designer fashion industry as an analytical lens through which to examine co‐constitution of political projects in what we label ‘after‐neoliberalism’. The begins by tracing making industry, and relates this process four is understood have different possibilities – globalisation, knowledge economy, creative cities social development. We two key sites constitution scoping reports that created it, Fashion Week, when can be seen mobilise harnessed them. show how...

At a time when neoliberalism is held by critical geographers to be responsible for global financial crisis and new, neoconservative government with strong neoliberal elements reforming tertiary education in New Zealand, it might appear suicidal geographer editing special section on ‘Progressive Social Spaces of Neoliberalism (?)’ Asia Pacific Viewpoint. I reflect that the question mark may prove career saving but prefer instead argue these events make intervention even more timely. It...

Abstract The B iological E conomies research project has involved a five‐year exploration of new rural value relations in two N ew Z ealand regions. In this paper, we explore what the taught us about need to deploy conceptual and methodological tools perform regional development differently. We draw on examples experimentation creation, our own experimentation, ideas assemblage argue that knowledge categories capability, platforms, land resourcefulness, economic rent open up potential for...

Abstract We examine Auckland's ‘City of Music’ (ACM) place branding initiative, outlining its aspirations and gauging contribution to the vitality underlying music scene. draw on documentary evidence, media reports, first‐hand observations a series interviews with brand advocates insiders. The paper highlights tensions between understandings those whose work, identities, daily lives lived spaces are appropriated give it substance. conclude that ACM has injected resources into Auckland...

Abstract Associations between place and wine are historically deep. Past current narratives of production wedded to environment attributes particular places, in both the European Australasian settings this has been codified by way formal labelling requirements for origin wines. In paper we explore role references on front labels Australian New Zealand wines through a small initial survey. The results reveal that importance is stronger We argue reflects strongly very different structures...

The rapid expansion of the New Zealand wine industry has rested largely on a specific commodity form, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Global demand for specialised product provided impetus substantial development at regional level, an increasingly complex structure, and intrusion international capital. This paper explores contests relations within through attention to commodity's value‐added chain, wherein recent developments are interpreted as contest over brand rents. contemporary situation...

This paper examines the framing of globalising education as an industry in New Zealand. It traces development institutions to promote and regulate cross-border educational relations practices. The argues that making a national 'international industry' has framed entrepreneurial providers, international students other subjects spaces for particular form governance. Framed these have been made available for, mobilised in, political projects globalisation, knowledge economy, after-neo-liberal...

In Britain and New Zealand the neoliberal assault on universities has shifted from new public management funding models to special status of university. The project aims complete business initiated 25 years ago by more fully marketising financialising universities, starting with 'unbundling' outsourcing culminating in forms privatisation, rent-extraction rebundling. This paper analyses two documents commissioned beyond government create political momentum for this project: Avalanche is...

Thrush, S. F., N. Lewis, R. Le Heron, K. T. Fisher, C. J. Lundquist, and Hewitt. 2016. Addressing surprise uncertain futures in marine science, governance, society. Ecology Society 21(2):44.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08574-210244

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Many governments are seeking to ‘mature’ social science through research capability. The Building Research Capability in the Social Sciences (BRCSS) experiment gave New Zealand's community a chance mature itself capability building. We examine emergence of BRCSS's ‘sustainability’ theme. Selected as one five key themes because its public good investment priority and level interest, meanings purpose theme emerged practice. present series performances life BRCSS, an emergent assemblage...

This paper critically appraises the internationalization practices currently embraced by some of East Asia’s leading universities. We examine ‘governmental assemblage’ that constitutes ‘international university’ with a particular focus on ways in which this transformation has involved an increased circulation international students. Mobile students are caught up desires universities and national governments to craft ‘world-class universities’, cosmopolitanise campus spaces, achieve...

Funding and priorities for ocean research are not separate from the underlying sociological, economic, political landscapes that determine values attributed to ecological systems. Here we present a variation on science prioritisation exercises, focussing inter-disciplinary questions with objective of shifting broad scale management practices better address cumulative impacts multiple users. Marine scientists in New Zealand range scientific social-scientific backgrounds ranked 48 statements...