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‘Kindness’ as Violence in the Settler-Colonial State of New Zealand
The 'politics of kindness' adopted by New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has come under strong criticism recently. This criticism has largely been in response to the ongoing failure of the current Labour-led Government to take the actions that are perceived necessary against poverty and white supremacist hate. This article aims to contribute to this criticism by arguing that a 'politics of kindness' cannot be relied upon to achieve justice for Māori and other marginalised groups within the confines of the settler-colonial state of New Zealand. This argument is made on two grounds. Firstly, the settler-colonial state of New Zealand has misappropriated the rhetoric of 'kindness' to perpetuate violence against Māori, Muslims and other marginalised groups. Secondly, a 'politics of kindness' individualises systemic problems in New Zealand, which obscures the settler-colonial state's fundamentally violent and illegitimate nature. Accordingly, this article suggests that a 'politics of revolution' be explored to help inspire the bold and radical action required to dismantle the settler-colonial state and build a new Aotearoa in which everyone can live their lives with dignity.
期刊介绍:
Knowledge Cultures is a multidisciplinary journal that draws on the humanities and social sciences at the intersections of economics, philosophy, library science, international law, politics, cultural studies, literary studies, new technology studies, history, and education. The journal serves as a hothouse for research with a specific focus on how knowledge futures will help to define the shape of higher education in the twenty-first century. In particular, the journal is interested in general theoretical problems concerning information and knowledge production and exchange, including the globalization of higher education, the knowledge economy, the interface between publishing and academia, and the development of the intellectual commons with an accent on digital sustainability, commons-based production and exchange of information and culture, the development of learning and knowledge networks and emerging concepts of freedom, access and justice in the organization of knowledge production.