Towards decolonising child protection: Learning from Aotearoa New Zealand

随着社会运动寻求在机构设置中突出殖民遗产，非殖民化在英国日益受到关注。尽管如此，儿童保护系统如何非殖民化仍不清楚，到目前为止还没有关于殖民遗产和系统性伤害之间关系的研究。尽管已竭尽全力解决该系统内的种族差距问题，但为消除这种伤害而采取的干预措施仍在零敲碎打地进行。鉴于被种族歧视为非白人的年轻人在儿童保护系统中的比例仍然不成比例，这项提案认识到渐进式改革不再足够，并寻求为改变儿童保护政策和做法提供资源。这项建议转向新西兰奥蒂亚罗亚，在那里，毛利人的权威和远见正在塑造儿童保护系统的转型。我将与奥蒂亚罗亚岛南岛最大的考帕帕组织Te Kaika合作，讲述这一过程，了解通过他们的Tikanga破坏殖民遗产在儿童保护服务中的潜力和挑战。我将使用一种由非殖民主义方法论驱动的混合方法：参与观察、政策分析和反思研讨会。反过来，这项研究的结果将是互惠的：证明那些被边缘化的人在废除儿童保护方面的殖民知识模式方面的声音和解决方案；并在非殖民化仍然相对无关紧要的时候，为英国的政策转移和实践提供切实的影响。

Decolonisation is a growing concern in the UK as social movements seek to highlight colonial legacies in institutional settings. Despite this, it remains unclear how child protection systems could be decolonised, where there has been no research thus far on the relationship between colonial legacies and systemic harm. Although lengths have been taken to address racial disparities within the system, interventions to counter such harm continue to be incorporated piecemeal. Given that young people racialised as non-white continue to feature disproportionately in the child protection system, this proposal recognises that incremental reform is no longer sufficient, and seeks to provide resources for transforming child protection policies and practices. This proposal turns to Aotearoa New Zealand, where the transformation of child protection systems is being shaped by Maori authority and vision. In partnership with the largest kaupapa organisation in Aotearoa's South Island, Te Kaika, I will story this process, understanding the potential and challenges of disrupting colonial legacies in child protection services through their tikanga. I will use a mixed method approach driven by a decolonising methodology: engaging participant observation, policy analysis, and reflective workshops. In turn, the outcomes of this study will be reciprocal: evidencing the voices and solutions of those who have been marginalised to dismantle colonial modes of knowledge in child protection; and offering tangible implications for policy transfer and practice in the UK at a time where decolonisation remains relatively immaterial.