In my last article, Seeing the Whole Picture: How Young People in PNG Navigate Power and Systems to Drive Change I reflected on how young people are intuitively applying a Power and Systems lens in their leadership. Their work revealed how deeply relational and contextual power is in our setting, exercised not only through institutions … Continue reading Power and Decolonisation: Rethinking How We See Change
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Seeing the Whole Picture: How Young People in PNG Navigate Power and Systems to Drive Change
Introduction When people talk about youth leadership in Papua New Guinea (PNG), the focus is often on energy, innovation, or representation. Less attention is given to how young leaders actually navigate the messy, interconnected systems of power that shape their lives and their communities. In 2020, as part of my postgraduate master's dissertation, I conducted … Continue reading Seeing the Whole Picture: How Young People in PNG Navigate Power and Systems to Drive Change
The Politics of Change – A Power and Systems Approach
This essay is a condensed extract from a section in my Masters Dissertation written in 2020 Change is inevitable, but it is often a complex, messy, and deeply political process. This is especially true in Indigenous contexts like Melanesia, where individuals must navigate between cultural, religious, and state institutions to drive social change. The concept … Continue reading The Politics of Change – A Power and Systems Approach
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