Critical, culture and community psychology
Human action and experience are deeply embedded in wider socio-cultural and political contexts.
Working with individual people, groups, communities and at a societal level, we explore the nature and impact of this interrelationship. We draw on a range of Indigenous, Māori, Pasifika, feminist, qualitative, community and other critical social theories and methodologies. Our researchers value scholar-activism and contributing to public debate about social life and how to respond to social and environmental issues.
Research topics
- Action and activism for the common good
- Critical mental health
- Developmental issues
- Gender and sexual violence
- Gendered bodies and body practices
- Healthy eating
- Poverty and homelessness
- Sustainability
- Reproductive justice
- Youth wellbeing
Related methodologies and approaches
- Discursive approaches
- Feminist methodologies
- Indigenous methodologies
- Participatory action research
- Photo-elicitation and visual methodologies
- Psychosocial approaches
- Story completion and other qualitative data collection
- Thematic analysis