Practicing Democracy from Childhood: Democratic Praxis in Te Ao Māori

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume8
dc.contributor.authorSmyth K
dc.contributor.authorNapan K
dc.contributor.authorPerkins R
dc.contributor.authorHunter R
dc.date.available1/12/2021
dc.date.issued1/12/2021
dc.description.abstractDemocracy manifests itself in a range of ways and is an imperfect, dynamic struggle for collective decision-making. This article discusses the multifaceted processes of deliberative democratic praxis found in traditional Māori society. Central to decision-making in te ao Māori, hui provide formal and informal structures for deliberative democracy, precedent setting, learning, and transformation through consensus making, inclusive debate, and discussion across all levels of society. Rather than coercion and voting, rangatira relied on a complex mix of customary values and accomplished oratory skills to explore issues in family and community meetings and in public assemblies. Decisions made through inclusive deliberative processes practiced in hui established evident reasoning and responsibility for all community members to uphold the reached consensus. This article claims that practicing deliberative democracy as a fundamental way of life, learned through ongoing active and meaningful participation throughout childhood, improves the integrity of democratic decision-making.
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dc.format.extent19 - 38 (20)
dc.identifierhttps://www.berghahnjournals.com/
dc.identifierhttps://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/democratic-theory/8/2/dt080202.xml
dc.identifier1
dc.identifier.citationDemocratic Theory, 2021, 1, 8 (2), pp. 19 - 38 (20)
dc.identifier.doi10.3167/dt.2021.080202
dc.identifier.elements-id450548
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2332-8894
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/16887
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherBerghahn Books
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.berghahnjournals.com/
dc.relation.isPartOfDemocratic Theory
dc.subjectconsensus
dc.subjectdeliberative democracy
dc.subjectdemocratic schooling
dc.subjecthui
dc.subjectindigenous
dc.subjectMāori
dc.subject.anzsrc1606 Political Science
dc.titlePracticing Democracy from Childhood: Democratic Praxis in Te Ao Māori
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health/School of Social Work
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/Institute of Education
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