Our Vision
A Centre with an international reputation for research excellence that leads to the production of new historical understandings of colonialism, colonial cultures, and empire in New Zealand, the Pacific and beyond
Our Mission
To produce world-leading research that facilitates public understanding of empire and colonialism in the past and present
Strategic Objectives
- To facilitate new research about colonialism and its legacies through conferences, symposium, workshops, hosting visiting scholars and published research
- To conduct innovative research that will produce critical histories of empire and colonialism and its legacies
- To build relationships and collaborations with international research groups, key national cultural institutions, local heritage groups, and iwi/runaka
- To actively disseminate research to iwi, policy makers, community groups and the cultural sector
Our structure
Directors
Professor Tony Ballantyne (History)
Associate Professor Miranda Johnson (History)
Steering Committee
Professor Barbara Brookes (History)
Associate Professor Annabel Cooper (Gender)
Professor Lachy Paterson (Te Tumu)
International Advisory Board
Professor Antoinette Burton (University of Illinois)
Professor Alan Lester (University of Sussex)
Professor John Maynard (University of Newcastle)
Dr Sujit Sivasundaram (University of Cambridge)
Rev Wayne Te Kaawa (Te Wānanga a Rangi)
Professor Henry Yu (University of British Columbia)