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Programmes
- Bachelor of Social Work
- Masters & PhD thesis supervision
Teaching Areas
Introductory sociology, New Zealand society, research methods, the sociology of social work law in New Zealand.
Allen has also taught research methods in the postgraduate programme of the Sociology Department, and supervises postgraduate thesis students from the Faculty of Arts.
Research Interests
Migration, migrant adaptation and settlement in New Zealand, 1.5 generation New Zealanders and transnational migration, New Zealand biculturalism/multiculturalism and social cohesion.
Faculty Committees
- Equity Committee (Deputy Chair)
- Small Scale Research Grants Committee
Selected Publications
Bartley, A. and Spoonley, P. (2005) "Constructing a workable multiculturalism in a bicultural society", in Belgrave, M. (Ed.) Waitangi revisited: Perspectives on the Treaty of Waitangi, Auckland: Oxford University Press.
Bartley, A. (2004) "Contemporary Asian migration to New Zealand: Challenging the ‘settler’ paradigm", in Spoonley, P.; Macpherson, C. and Pearson, D. (eds), Tangata, tangata: The changing ethnic contours of New Zealand, Southbank, VIC: Thomson/Dunmore.
Bartley, A. (2003) ‘Survey research: Mail surveys’, in Davidson, C. and Tolich, M. (eds) Social science research in New Zealand: Many paths to understanding. Second Edition. Auckland: Longman.
Conference Papers
2007 "1.5 generation Asian migrants, and intergenerational transnationalism: Thoughts and challenges from New Zealand". Paper delivered at Moving Cultures, Shifting Identities: a conference about migration, connection, heritage and cultural memory, Flinders University, Australia, 3-6 December 2007.
2007 (with Vaiolesi Passells & Fa’amalua Tipi) "Bridges to tomorrow: Mapping the work/life/learning histories of students in bridging education". Paper delivered at the 9th International Conference on Education, Athens, Greece, 28-29 May, 2007.
2005 (with Paul Spoonley) "Intergenerational Transnationalism: The Experiences and Inclinations of 1.5 Generation Asian Migrants in New Zealand". Paper delivered at the International Workshop on Asian Transnational Families, February 2005, via Asian MetaCentre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis, and Department of Geography, National University of Singapore.
