Researcher in Development Geography
I thoroughly enjoyed chairing the engaging session on resilience, knowledge, and identities in the Pacific at the Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies (DevNet) conference. We concluded with reflections on the terminologies and identities a new generation of scholars seeks to embrace in guiding the future of Pacific development studies.
📣 Come and join us at the International Geographical Union Egypt 2025 Thematic Conference!
Our IGU Commission ‘Geographical Marginality’ (C.32) is organizing a session on “Perspectives on Globalization and Marginality in Emerging Economies”.
Topics of the session are:
1. Inequality as a consequence of globalization
2. Health issues and vulnerability in marginal regions
3. Educational challenges of marginal societies
4. Informal settlements and lack of infrastructure in a globalized society
5. Perceptions of nature in rural and urban marginal societies
6. Discrimination of women and its cultural background
7. Marginalization in border areas
Submit your abstract by 15 January 2025 here.
It was a pleasure to chair the session on socio-economic inequalities and uneven development at the Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies (DevNet) conference at the University of Otago.
💡 A key message from our session is the value of research exploring the nuanced lived experiences of diverse sociocultural groups across different localities for effective policy responses.
Find out more about the DevNet 2024 conference.
Hot off the press: Our book chapter on the perceived quality of higher education in Oceania, drawing on a critical literature review and on our autoethnographic experiences at the regional University of the South Pacific. Access link: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap/book/9781529226522/ch004.xml?tab_body=abstract
My new publication on aid to remote outer islands is available open access:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dpr.12759
Poverty is currently being widely debated in Fiji. Here a research-based viewpoint in the Fiji Times.
In Fiji, income poverty and consumption poverty have been widely debated. Poverty research shows that there is a need to shift to a broader understanding of poverty as a multidimensional, beyond economic poverty. Furthermore, there is a need to consider relative poverty and inequalities in the wider Pacific Islands region.
Read more in my EADI blog: http://www.developmentresearch.eu/?p=1244.
"Definitions of concepts such as ‘poverty’ and ‘inequality’ may seem an ivory tower exercise. Yet, the way in which poverty is defined matters in the real world."https://t.co/0hZ4flsMVK
— EADI (@EADI) June 21, 2022
Fiji’s COVID-19 crisis is taking a toll on people, especially the poorest and the most vulnerable. We argue that understanding Fiji’s spatial and social realities are crucial to leading the country out of its current crisis. More in our ANU Devpolicy publication.
Meine Forschungsergebnisse zur Geschichte der Anthropologie im Südpazifik wurden kürzlich in The Australian Journal of Anthropology (TAJA) publiziert.
Die Publikation geht dem Paradox nach, dass der Südpazifik durch Forschungen u.a. von Margaret Mead, Raymond Firth und Derek Freeman für die Anthropologie eine grosse Bedeutung hat, aber als akademische Disziplin in dieser Region meist ein Nischendasein führt.
Link zur Publikation:
Kessler KA. Anthropology at the University of the South Pacific: From past dynamics to present perceptions. Aust J Anthropol. 2021;32:33–53.
Vielen Dank an alle Forschungsteilnehmenden!
Die Südsee hat für die Anthropologie eine grosse Bedeutung, führt als akademische Disziplin in dieser Region aber meist ein Nischendasein. Mehr in dieser Publikation: https://t.co/n14yv0iWa0 #Sozialanthropologie #Ethnologie #Ozeanien #Südpazifik
— Kim Andreas Kessler (@KimKessler_) June 25, 2021
