Social sciences and public policy news

Māori women who commit crime demonised

Newspapers often depict Māori women as intrinsically bad and unworthy of readers’ sympathy while being empathic with Pākehā women, Dr Antje Deckert says.

An inspiring and influential woman

The BBC has revealed its list of the top 100 inspiring and influential women of 2019 - and Professor Marilyn Waring is among them.

Online voting won’t engage more youth

While the convenience would no doubt be popular with many, online voting would not solve the historical low turnout rates, says Dr Julienne Molineaux.

Universities shouldn't host untruths

Free speech absolutism is threatening to storm our universities. But like other bad ideas, this is where it should be snuffed out, writes Dr David Hall.

CSDA presents at D4GX

AUT's Centre for Social Data Analytics has presented at an event that aims to solve some of the world’s biggest problems.

My generation has failed young Kiwis

Some things though give me hope. The schools climate strike is one of them, writes Professor Marilyn Waring.

How to limit climate change push back

As a new sense of urgency to act on climate change rises, it is vital that we limit pushback while encouraging action, writes Dr David Hall.

Most Kiwis know climate change is here

Most New Zealanders say climate change is affecting their day-to-day lives. It's now up to decision makers to turn this into action writes Dr David Hall.

Politicians must do more to earn trust

Surveys like Stuff's Your Place 2019 always find the public have low trust in politicians. Dr Julienne Molineaux looks at why.

AUT moves up 50 places in world rankings

AUT is now in the top 1% of world universities and in the top 50 for research citations.