Child protection, capitalism and the settler state : rethinking the social contract
Hyslop, Ian
Child protection, capitalism and the settler state : rethinking the social contract Ian Hyslop - Victoria University of Wellington, 2020 - Policy Quarterly .
Policy Quarterly, 2020, 16(1): 34-36
The year 2019 represented a watershed moment for Aotearoa New Zealand’s child welfare system, as a public spotlight was shone on systemic ethnic inequities during ongoing legislative changes aimed at centering Te Tiriti o Waitangi and whänau, hapü, and iwi considerations in policy and practice. In the midst of this dialogue, Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Government hosted the “Children, Families, and the State”– a seminar series focused on the historical, current, and future role of the state in the lives of families and children. The seminars, and the discussion it generated, was due to the calls to action from speakers across the system, including leadership at Oranga Tamariki, within the family court, non-profit providers, commissioners and advocates, and academics.
The four brief essays in this edition of Policy Quarterly capture viewpoints from several of the seminar speakers. Despite their different perspectives, common threads unite them. A greater recognition of the structural causes of the historical and current patterns of ethnic inequities in child welfare system contact, a commitment to whänau, hapü, and iwi-centred policy, practice, and partnership, the authors argue, are vital for a more just and empowering system. (Authors' abstract). Record #6983
Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
CHILD PROTECTION
CHILD WELFARE
CHILDREN
COLONISATION
FAMILIES
HISTORY
INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA
MĀORI
RACISM
SOCIAL POLICY
YOUNG PEOPLE
PĀMAMAE HEKE IHO
TAIPŪWHENUATANGA
TAMARIKI
TOKO I TE ORA
TURE WHĀNAU
WHAKAHĀWEA IWI
WHANAU
NEW ZEALAND
Child protection, capitalism and the settler state : rethinking the social contract Ian Hyslop - Victoria University of Wellington, 2020 - Policy Quarterly .
Policy Quarterly, 2020, 16(1): 34-36
The year 2019 represented a watershed moment for Aotearoa New Zealand’s child welfare system, as a public spotlight was shone on systemic ethnic inequities during ongoing legislative changes aimed at centering Te Tiriti o Waitangi and whänau, hapü, and iwi considerations in policy and practice. In the midst of this dialogue, Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Government hosted the “Children, Families, and the State”– a seminar series focused on the historical, current, and future role of the state in the lives of families and children. The seminars, and the discussion it generated, was due to the calls to action from speakers across the system, including leadership at Oranga Tamariki, within the family court, non-profit providers, commissioners and advocates, and academics.
The four brief essays in this edition of Policy Quarterly capture viewpoints from several of the seminar speakers. Despite their different perspectives, common threads unite them. A greater recognition of the structural causes of the historical and current patterns of ethnic inequities in child welfare system contact, a commitment to whänau, hapü, and iwi-centred policy, practice, and partnership, the authors argue, are vital for a more just and empowering system. (Authors' abstract). Record #6983
Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
CHILD PROTECTION
CHILD WELFARE
CHILDREN
COLONISATION
FAMILIES
HISTORY
INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA
MĀORI
RACISM
SOCIAL POLICY
YOUNG PEOPLE
PĀMAMAE HEKE IHO
TAIPŪWHENUATANGA
TAMARIKI
TOKO I TE ORA
TURE WHĀNAU
WHAKAHĀWEA IWI
WHANAU
NEW ZEALAND