title: Extended identities: The reducibility of non-categorical properties and their bearers

authors: Hubble, Paul

subjects: Extended Mind

abstract: When we take apart big or complicated things—whether events, processes, systems, objects or states—we find smaller or simpler things. Still, some who purport that everything is physical also want to deny that complicated things are sets of simpler things, their relations, and interactions. But that view leads to some confounding puzzles. By contrast, I defend the view that complicated things are nothing over and above simpler things, their relations, and interactions. The latter are all physical and located in space and time, and so are complicated things, like minds and people, and other things defined by what they could or would do. That includes corkscrews and water soluble things. However, the complicated properties of these complicated things show that, very often, these things are either not quite what we think they are, or they are not wholly where we think they are.

Sometimes things aren't what we thought. There is no lumniferous aether or phlogiston. But often, complicated things elude identification with their sets of simpler things, relations and interactions, not because they don't belong in predictively successful models of our world, but because they aren't wholly *where* we tend to look. Their boundaries are wider and untidy. As it happens, our minds are like that, and so are we. Finally, the fact that the extended identity of things like us comes as a surprise means our self-engineering could be more self-aware, and should be more self-reflective.

text: Extended identities: The reducibility of non-categorical properties and their bearers When we take apart big or complicated things—whether events, processes, systems, objects or states—we find smaller or simpler things. Still, some who purport that everything is physical also want to deny that complicated things are sets of simpler things, their relations, and interactions. But that view leads to some confounding puzzles. By contrast, I defend the view that complicated things are nothing over and above simpler things, their relations, and interactions. The latter are all physical and located in space and time, and so are complicated things, like minds and people, and other things defined by what they could or would do. That includes corkscrews and water soluble things. However, the complicated properties of these complicated things show that, very often, these things are either not quite what we think they are, or they are not wholly where we think they are.

Sometimes things aren't what we thought. There is no lumniferous aether or phlogiston. But often, complicated things elude identification with their sets of simpler things, relations and interactions, not because they don't belong in predictively successful models of our world, but because they aren't wholly *where* we tend to look. Their boundaries are wider and untidy. As it happens, our minds are like that, and so are we. Finally, the fact that the extended identity of things like us comes as a surprise means our self-engineering could be more self-aware, and should be more self-reflective.

year: 2020

title: Acceptance culture theory: A constructivist grounded theory on bullying of junior doctors in the New Zealand healthcare system

authors: Bashir, Sarah

subjects: Workplace bullying

abstract: Workplace bullying has been a serious workplace concern for centuries, with individuals confronting various forms of abuse, mistreatment and bullying at work. Historical accounts indicate that the powerful Egyptian pharaohs strategically lured tribal people to work at their construction sites, which led to submission, slavery and bullying. Regardless of the era, the enduring nature of bullying issues illustrates that individuals can misuse their power by using bullying to establish control and authority over other individuals. In contemporary environments such as New Zealand (NZ) healthcare organisations, workplace bullying remains a significant threat that exposes healthcare workers, including junior doctors, to health and safety issues. 
Despite literature documenting the prevalence and harmful impacts of bullying on NZ junior doctors, there is a lack of theoretical explanations behind bullying in this context. This notable gap in understanding the explanations of bullying impedes effective prevention and management of workplace bullying among NZ junior doctors. The research aimed to explain the bullying process among NZ junior doctors with the objective of facilitating prevention and management. 
Twenty doctors (n=20) from various specialities in medicine and surgery participated in in-depth interviews. Data collection and analysis were guided by the Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT) approach. Seven core categories resulted from the data analysis. Six provided explanations of bullying, highlighting the complex interplay of many factors, including social and individual characteristics of the bullies and victims, team dynamics, hierarchy, organisational culture, systemic factors, and acceptance culture. The seventh core category described the prevention and management of bullying. 
CGT analysis of the data led to the development of Acceptance Culture Theory (ACT), which is the contribution of this study. ACT outlines the social process of acceptance of bullying at multiple levels of individuals’ ecological systems. An acceptance of bullying at the micro level caused individuals to endure and accept bullying, with effects seen at multiple levels (micro, meso, exo and macro) that perpetuated an acceptance culture of bullying in the individuals’ work environments, keeping them trapped in a cycle of bullying. 
Effective prevention and management are possible by breaking the acceptance culture using comprehensive approaches encompassing macro, meso, exo, and micro levels. Alleviating hierarchal structures, frequent changes in leadership, organisational support, changes in policies and procedures, and a robust reporting system are critical for the effective prevention and management of bullying. By addressing the root causes of workplace bullying, a safe and healthy workplace can be offered for NZ junior doctors.

text: Acceptance culture theory: A constructivist grounded theory on bullying of junior doctors in the New Zealand healthcare system Workplace bullying has been a serious workplace concern for centuries, with individuals confronting various forms of abuse, mistreatment and bullying at work. Historical accounts indicate that the powerful Egyptian pharaohs strategically lured tribal people to work at their construction sites, which led to submission, slavery and bullying. Regardless of the era, the enduring nature of bullying issues illustrates that individuals can misuse their power by using bullying to establish control and authority over other individuals. In contemporary environments such as New Zealand (NZ) healthcare organisations, workplace bullying remains a significant threat that exposes healthcare workers, including junior doctors, to health and safety issues. 
Despite literature documenting the prevalence and harmful impacts of bullying on NZ junior doctors, there is a lack of theoretical explanations behind bullying in this context. This notable gap in understanding the explanations of bullying impedes effective prevention and management of workplace bullying among NZ junior doctors. The research aimed to explain the bullying process among NZ junior doctors with the objective of facilitating prevention and management. 
Twenty doctors (n=20) from various specialities in medicine and surgery participated in in-depth interviews. Data collection and analysis were guided by the Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT) approach. Seven core categories resulted from the data analysis. Six provided explanations of bullying, highlighting the complex interplay of many factors, including social and individual characteristics of the bullies and victims, team dynamics, hierarchy, organisational culture, systemic factors, and acceptance culture. The seventh core category described the prevention and management of bullying. 
CGT analysis of the data led to the development of Acceptance Culture Theory (ACT), which is the contribution of this study. ACT outlines the social process of acceptance of bullying at multiple levels of individuals’ ecological systems. An acceptance of bullying at the micro level caused individuals to endure and accept bullying, with effects seen at multiple levels (micro, meso, exo and macro) that perpetuated an acceptance culture of bullying in the individuals’ work environments, keeping them trapped in a cycle of bullying. 
Effective prevention and management are possible by breaking the acceptance culture using comprehensive approaches encompassing macro, meso, exo, and micro levels. Alleviating hierarchal structures, frequent changes in leadership, organisational support, changes in policies and procedures, and a robust reporting system are critical for the effective prevention and management of bullying. By addressing the root causes of workplace bullying, a safe and healthy workplace can be offered for NZ junior doctors.

year: 2024

title: Arts Festival: 'Moonwalking Backwards Into The Future: "Poi E", Music Video and Documentary'

authors: Perrott, Lisa

subjects: Art

abstract: Research presentation - an audiovisual presentation drawing upon my published research (book chapter: 'Moonwalking Backwards Into The Future: "Poi E", Music Video and Documentary'). This presentation presented a Matuaranga Maori perspective of the temporal travels of music video and documentary, framed by the concept of whakapap. This presentation took place as part of a panel of 4 presenters who represented Te Kura Toi at the Arts Festival during the University of Waikato Open Day, 2023. This was an oral presentation, which included projected slides and videos from a PPT presentation. The audience included prospective students, their teachers and family members, community members, and current students and academic staff from the University of Waikato. My presentation was documented and photographed.

text: Arts Festival: 'Moonwalking Backwards Into The Future: "Poi E", Music Video and Documentary' Research presentation - an audiovisual presentation drawing upon my published research (book chapter: 'Moonwalking Backwards Into The Future: "Poi E", Music Video and Documentary'). This presentation presented a Matuaranga Maori perspective of the temporal travels of music video and documentary, framed by the concept of whakapap. This presentation took place as part of a panel of 4 presenters who represented Te Kura Toi at the Arts Festival during the University of Waikato Open Day, 2023. This was an oral presentation, which included projected slides and videos from a PPT presentation. The audience included prospective students, their teachers and family members, community members, and current students and academic staff from the University of Waikato. My presentation was documented and photographed.

year: 2023-05-26