May 29, 2020
Patrick Thomsen, who earned his doctorate in international studies at the Jackson School and is currently a lecturer in Pacific Studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of
May 14, 2018
Doctoral Candidate Patrick Thomsen writes about the struggle to define Samoan identity and who has the authority to judge what is Samoan, and what is not in his article “One
May 14, 2018
Doctoral Candidate Patrick Thomsen publishes an op-ed on intersections and the multiple forms of social exclusion as well as the importance of having space for intersectional scholars in Reflections from
May 14, 2018
Doctoral Candidate Patrick Thomsen writes about New Zealand’s skilled migrant scheme and wealth has become a defining factor for prospective applicants in his piece called “National’s immigration policy is about wealth,
May 10, 2018
Doctoral Candidate Patrick Thomsen discusses the optimistic reaction among South Koreans to the recent declaration of peace in “Time to centre Koreans in analyses of the peace process“. Patrick is currently
November 30, 2016
Patrick Thomsen, a Jackson School Ph.D. student, talks about “The racial divide in our education system” about New Zealand in his article for the online magazine E-Tangata, a New Zealand publication. Thomsen is
October 27, 2016
Ph.D. student Patrick Thomsen has published an op-ed in New Zealand’s premier online magazine The Spinoff discussing Pacific nations that have been reproached for failing to make advances on LGBTI rights. In his piece, titled
November 24, 2015
First-year Ph.D. student Patrick Thomsen discusses how South Koreans are losing their identity in “Rewriting History in South Korea,” which was published by The Diplomat on Nov. 20, 2015.