Indigenous Politics Institutions, Representation, Mobilisation [Hardcover]

Over the last fifty years, indigenous politics has become an increasingly important field of study. Recognition of self-determination rights are being demanded by indigenous peoples around the world.Over the last fifty years, indigenous politics has become an increasingly important field of study. Recognition of self-determination rights are being demanded by indigenous peoples around the world. Indigenous struggles for political representation are shaped by historical and social circumstances particular to their nations but there are, nevertheless, many shared experiences. What are some of the commonalities, similarities and differences to indigenous representation, participation and mobilisation? This anthology offers a comparative perspective on institutional arrangements that provide for varying degrees of indigenous representation, including forms of self-organisation as well as government-created representation structures. A range of comparative and country-specific studies provides a wealth of information on institutional arrangements and processes that mobilise indigenous peoples and the ways in which they negotiate alliances and handle conflict.ContentsList of Figures and Tables viiContributors ixPreface xiiiChapter One  Introduction: Perspectives onIndigenous Politics 1Mikkel Berg-Nordlie, Jo Saglie and Ann SullivanPART I: INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS  INTERNATIONALCOMPARISONChapter Two  States Definitions of Indigenous Peoples:A Survey of Practices 25Ravi de CostaChapter Three  Indigenous Political Representation in Liberal-DemocraticCountries: A Comparative Analysis 61Jane RobbinsChapter Four  Making Space for Indigenous Governments:Comparing Patterns of Institutional Adaptation in Canadaand the United States 95Martin PapillonPART II: INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS  COUNTRY STUDIESChapter Five  M
ori Representation and Participation in Nationaland Local Government Politics 115Ann SullivanChapter Six  Action, Organisation and Confrontation: Strategies lc%