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Exploring Restorative Intercultural Practices

Fire Stories

Piki Diamond tawona sitholé Alison Phipps

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English
Multilingual Matters
12 May 2026
Offers both a guide in restorative narrative methods for use with marginalised and exploited groups, and examples of what successful, guided work can look like in practice.

This book is a groundbreaking introduction to restorative intercultural practices. It explores the understanding of the narration and positionality of the researcher in a more-than-human world. Following a collaborative, call and response structure, the book explores how Indigenous people and refugees can lead the development of research methods in social scientific research. 

It shows how practices from ‘back home’ and ‘on the land’ might be taught to researchers for ethical and consensual use. Beginning with the practices of the daré from Southern Africa and pepeha from Aotearoa New Zealand it offers a fresh discourse of restorative narrative research methodology. Above all it is an insight into how innovative academic work can develop from a context that prioritises collaboration, care and a holistic approach to humans and their experiences.

This book is open access under a CC BY ND licence.
Edited by:   , ,
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   600g
ISBN:   9781836680772
ISBN 10:   1836680775
Pages:   284
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Dedication Table of Images Introduction Part 1: The Fire Side Welcome to the Fire Side Alison’s Story Piki’s Story tawona’s story The Fire’s Story – Open Circles Practical Instructions Part 2: Stories from Fire Introduction Anika Sadie Hyab Lucy Sarah S Pinar Piki Po ki runga o Whiria Hannah tawona Leena Hope Esa Nerea Helene Sarah T Erdem Paria Dobrochna Effie Daniel Catrin Carly Samira Alison Imagining for Real Part 3: The Embers Restorative Narrative Methodologies: Some Reflections on Care and Cultural Safety Work How to Feed (back) (Please Note) Long breath out. This is a poem. This is a Wave. Acknowledgements Chorus Author Biographies Indicative References

Piki Diamond is General Manager, Ruawhetū Charitable Trust, Aotearoa New Zealand. tawona sitholé is a poet and Lecturer in Creative Practice Education at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Alison Phipps is a poet and holds the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Education, Languages and Arts at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Reviews for Exploring Restorative Intercultural Practices: Fire Stories

Koutou, ngā kaikawe pūrākau e hono ana ngā reo a tūpuna, ki ngā reo a taiao, pāoho atu. Pāoho atu ngā kupu i runga i ngā ia o ngā hau, ki ngā ao o ngā rangi, mai i te ao tūroa, ki te ao mārama. Mauri ora! Those of you whose stories connect the voices of the ancestors with the voices of the environment, spread the word. Transmit the words on the currents of the winds, to the worlds of the universe. From the natural world to the world of light and enlightenment. Living energies! * Herewini Easton, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa – New Zealand * This is a profoundly significant work, exceptionally readable and suitable for a broad readership. By recounting personal experiences, the authors convey profound insights into how to transform challenges into invaluable sources of personal growth in a cross-cultural context. The narratives within are thoughtful, elegant, and compelling, emphasizing that in intercultural practice, what truly matters is not merely ‘what occurred’, but ‘who we become through the experience’. * Jixia Lu, China Agricultural University * This highly creative anthology demonstrates restorative practices of creating and sharing knowledge. It underlines the centrality of personal stories and individual voices, while foregrounding the interdependency of new narratives that emerge. Essential reading for all those wishing to understand what decolonizing and Indigenizing scholarship could and should look like. Join the open circle of the firepit. Accept the invitation to listen and to learn. * Charles Forsdick, University of Cambridge, UK *


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