title: Axioms for function semigroups with agreement quasi-order

authors: Stokes, Tim E.

subjects: function semigroup

abstract: The agreement quasi-order on pairs of (partial) transformations on a set X is defined as follows: (f, g) ≼ (h, k) if whenever f, g are defined and agree, so do h, k. We axiomatize function semigroups and monoids equipped with this quasi-order, thereby providing a generalisation of first projection quasi-ordered ∩-semigroups of functions. As an application, axiomatizations are obtained for groups and inverse semigroups of injective functions equipped with the quasi-order of fix-set inclusion. All axiomatizations are finite.

text: Axioms for function semigroups with agreement quasi-order The agreement quasi-order on pairs of (partial) transformations on a set X is defined as follows: (f, g) ≼ (h, k) if whenever f, g are defined and agree, so do h, k. We axiomatize function semigroups and monoids equipped with this quasi-order, thereby providing a generalisation of first projection quasi-ordered ∩-semigroups of functions. As an application, axiomatizations are obtained for groups and inverse semigroups of injective functions equipped with the quasi-order of fix-set inclusion. All axiomatizations are finite.

year: 2011

title: Food from the sea: Contesting the blue economy through indigenous stories, livelihoods, and kinship in Lembata Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

authors: Kristama, Yoga Sita

abstract: Food from the Sea: Contesting the Blue Economy through Indigenous Stories, Livelihoods and Kinship in Lembata critically examines the intersections between Indonesia’s Blue Economy programme and Indigenous marine governance, focusing on the Lamaholot communities in Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Drawing on qualitative research inspired by ethnographic methodologies (participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussion), the study explores how traditional ecological knowledge, cultural practices and livelihoods are maintained or disrupted by top-down marine policies. This research shows a disjuncture between the Blue Economy agenda and Indigenous practices rooted in communal stewardship and spiritual ties to land and sea. While Blue Economy initiatives promote sustainability and economic growth, the implementation often marginalises Indigenous and small-scale fishers, threatening food sovereignty and traditional governance. By investigating local responses, including resistance and negotiation, this thesis highlights the concept of blue justice and advocates for inclusive, community-led marine governance. The findings challenge dominant development narratives and contribute to debates on environmental justice, resource access, and Indigenous rights in the context of marine conservation and economic policy.

text: Food from the sea: Contesting the blue economy through indigenous stories, livelihoods, and kinship in Lembata Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Food from the Sea: Contesting the Blue Economy through Indigenous Stories, Livelihoods and Kinship in Lembata critically examines the intersections between Indonesia’s Blue Economy programme and Indigenous marine governance, focusing on the Lamaholot communities in Lembata, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Drawing on qualitative research inspired by ethnographic methodologies (participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussion), the study explores how traditional ecological knowledge, cultural practices and livelihoods are maintained or disrupted by top-down marine policies. This research shows a disjuncture between the Blue Economy agenda and Indigenous practices rooted in communal stewardship and spiritual ties to land and sea. While Blue Economy initiatives promote sustainability and economic growth, the implementation often marginalises Indigenous and small-scale fishers, threatening food sovereignty and traditional governance. By investigating local responses, including resistance and negotiation, this thesis highlights the concept of blue justice and advocates for inclusive, community-led marine governance. The findings challenge dominant development narratives and contribute to debates on environmental justice, resource access, and Indigenous rights in the context of marine conservation and economic policy.

year: 2024

title: Cultural justice and ethics: From within

authors: Garner, Kerin

subjects: Maori

abstract: Where I eventually got a lot of support, awhi, aroha, was from the PPTA when I became a member of Te Huarahi and they helped to see me through the tears and the confusion. It wasn’t because I was Maori, it was because I was a human being. I think the process I have gone through is a process of becoming human, and becoming real in thinking; yes, my experience is valid. I’m not just Maori, I’m Pakeha too. I want both of them, I am both of them. I don’t have to get up and speak fluent Maori right now. Perhaps it will come. I hope it does because I want it to, and I’m going to work on it. But I do feel that people like me, and there are many of us, are not marginal. We are bridges between cultures. This diversity has to be acknowledged, honoured and respected.

text: Cultural justice and ethics: From within Where I eventually got a lot of support, awhi, aroha, was from the PPTA when I became a member of Te Huarahi and they helped to see me through the tears and the confusion. It wasn’t because I was Maori, it was because I was a human being. I think the process I have gone through is a process of becoming human, and becoming real in thinking; yes, my experience is valid. I’m not just Maori, I’m Pakeha too. I want both of them, I am both of them. I don’t have to get up and speak fluent Maori right now. Perhaps it will come. I hope it does because I want it to, and I’m going to work on it. But I do feel that people like me, and there are many of us, are not marginal. We are bridges between cultures. This diversity has to be acknowledged, honoured and respected.

year: 1993