This guide provides a general overview of Pacific research methodologies. Pacific research methodologies refer to research frameworks that use Pacific epistemologies and ontologies as a basis. The Pacific contains a diversity of cultures and knowledge systems, with some similarities and differences. Pacific methodologies reflect this diversity by employing either localised knowledge, shared pan-Pacific values, or both.
The need for Pacific methodologies was born in response to a history of research being undertaken in the Pacific, and about Pacific people, by non-Pacific people. Frustration towards this, paired with the emergence of Māori methods and methodologies inspired Pacific scholars to make Pacific research methods and methodologies. It is also worth noting here that the development of many Pacific research methodologies has been led by members of the Pacific diaspora, as well as non-diaspora people. There are some distinct differences in the experiences and knowledge systems of people from the Pacific compared with those from continental cultural groups, and the use of Pacific research methodologies intends to address that.
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