Social and Political Sciences

School of Social and Political Sciences

Research

Programme Research

Exciting research is being carried out in the various programmes of the School of Social and Political Sciences. See their individual researchpages for more information.

UC SPARK Profile

Research is conducted throughout the School of Social and Political Sciences, see the UC SPARK Profile subject websites for more information on current research projects:

Other research in the school

Social Science Research Centre

A multi-disciplinary centre set up to facilitate a more collaborative approach to social science research within the University of Canterbury and the broader Canterbury region.

New Zealand South Asia Centre

A research centre directed specifically towards promoting knowledge and understanding of South Asian history, society and culture and engaging with the contemporary developments and challenges facing South Asia, particularly in the fields of economics, politics and education.

Christchurch Discourse Research Group

Seminar series hosted by School of Social and Political Sciences.

Building Research Capability in the Social Sciences Network

Professor David Thorns is a principal researcher of BRCSS. The main focus of BRCSS will be contributing to the development of new and emerging researchers, and building new teams using the BRCSS network as well as linking with other networks (eg SPeAR).

Research Programme in Human Settlement

The importance of home ownership to New Zealanders raises questions about the strong relationship that exists between house, home and New Zealanders' individual and collective identity. The purpose of the research is to analyse this issue as it manifests itself in one of New Zealand's major cities.

Constructive Conversations / Kōrero Whakaaetanga

A five year research project funded by the New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST), and based at the University of Canterbury.