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New Zealand, July 27 -- Pacific researchers are being challenged to ensure their studies will contribute to Pacific communities and not just academic knowledge production.
Massey University's Pasifika Director Associate Professor Malakai Koloamatangi believes too much research involves people looking from the outside-in at Pacific communities, rather than from the inside-out.
"I'm concerned that research isn't directly benefiting Pacific people because it's being conducted from extraneous, individualistic perspectives," Dr Koloamatangi says.
Speaking at the Pacific Islands Political Studies Association Conference in Niue recently, Dr Koloamatangi told delegates that for political reform and...