Matt works on indigenous socio-economic development and environmental sustainability initiatives and projects with a focus on applied outcomes through theoretical synthesis. He has a particular interest in how philosophical insights from ontology and epistemology can be used in practical ways to aid indigenous development.
- Indigenous and modernist ontology and epistemology
- Institutional economics
- Postcolonial psychology
- Settler colonisation
- Sustainable development
Related Projects
21-24RP01
Full project Matakitenga project Research Programme
Project commenced:
Project completed
Pae Ora
Pae Tawhiti
Pātai Mauri
Pātai Whānau
Lead Researcher: Professor Chellie Spiller (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa) University of Waikato
Research Team:
Professor Jarrod Haar (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngaati Mahuta) AUT University
Dr John Reid (Ngāti Pikiao, Tainui) University of Canterbury
Dr Jason Mika (Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Kahungunu) University of Waikato
Dr Matthew Rout, University of Canterbury
Professor Chellie Spiller
Professor Jarrod Haar
Dr John Reid
Dr Jason Mika
Dr Matthew Rout
Ngā Pae report 30 June 2022 FINAL.pdf