𝗥𝗲-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀

𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦

𝗥𝗲-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
Annals of Leisure Research

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
25 January 2027

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

This Special Issue invites scholarship that centres Indigenous knowledge systems, sovereignty, and wellbeing to critically examine the foundations of leisure research and reimagine the future of leisure studies. While leisure has traditionally been framed through Western, individualised, and market-oriented paradigms, Indigenous perspectives emphasise collective relationships, responsibilities toward lands and waters, intergenerational continuity, and the ethical stewardship of cultural and natural resources.

The Special Issue seeks contributions that re-theorise leisure as a practice deeply embedded in Indigenous genealogies, communities, ceremonies, and everyday acts of cultural resurgence. It also welcomes empirical studies demonstrating how leisure spaces and practices—including sport, recreation, arts, festivals, and digital communities—can reproduce or challenge colonial power structures, reclaim Indigenous worldviews, and transform leisure systems.

By positioning Indigeneity at the centre of leisure scholarship, this issue aims to shift the focus from Indigenous inclusion toward Indigenous transformation.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Decolonising leisure research and ethics
• Kaupapa Māori and other Indigenous research methodologies
• Community-led collaborations and relational accountability narratives
• Leisure, land and waterscapes, and environmental guardianship
• Place-based leisure practices and cultural stewardship
• Embodiment, identity, and wellbeing in leisure contexts
• Sport, play, and cultural recreation as sites of healing and belonging
• Sovereignty, policy, and institutional transformation in leisure systems
• Governance of parks, recreation systems, museums, and festivals
• Urban, rural, and digital Indigenous leisure ecologies
• Indigenous placemaking and online community leisure
• Critical leisure theories through Indigenous lenses, including coloniality, intersectionality, and political economy
• Indigenous perspectives, experiences, voices, and knowledge in leisure studies

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀

The Special Issue highlights how leisure practices can serve as vehicles for cultural revitalisation, youth development, land- and water-based recreation, environmental stewardship, and health promotion. It also examines how institutional arrangements—including funding systems, facilities, curricula, and media—can be transformed to uphold Indigenous rights, self-determination, and community aspirations.

The issue aims to consolidate emerging Indigenous-led leisure scholarship and provide theoretical, methodological, and practical frameworks for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working toward more inclusive and transformative leisure systems.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• Manuscripts should be a maximum of 8,000 words, including references.
• All submissions will undergo anonymous peer review by a minimum of two reviewers.
• Acceptance into the Special Issue is not guaranteed.
• Invited authors should select “Special Issue: Re-Indigenising Leisure: Reclaiming Spaces, Practices, and Futures” during submission via the journal’s online portal.

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

• 12 July 2026 – Abstract submission deadline
• Late August 2026 – Contributor confirmations and feedback
• 25 January 2027 – Invited authors submit full papers
• February–March 2027 – Peer review and editorial decisions
• April–June 2027 – Revision and resubmission period
• July–September 2027 – Final review and acceptance
• Special Issue publication scheduled for 2028

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

• Farah Palmer, Massey University
Email: F.R.Palmer@massey.ac.nz

• Bevan Erueti, Massey University
Email: B.Erueti@massey.ac.nz

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

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