Indigenous people: governance and politics

The Power of the Talking Stick makes the case that, reaching back to the beginning of the nation-state and all through the current period of corporate-led globalisation, our governments and social institutions have been engaged in activities that will ultimately extinguish the world's ecological life support systems.

The Power of the Talking Stick makes the case that, reaching back to the beginning of the nation-state and all through the current period of corporate-led globalisation, our governments and social institutions have been engaged in activities that will ultimately extinguish the world's ecological life support systems.

How could an urban American Indian tribe, having survived relentless earlier governmental attempts to declare its culture extinct, be once again on the verge of extinction?

How could an urban American Indian tribe, having survived relentless earlier governmental attempts to declare its culture extinct, be once again on the verge of extinction?

The issues native peoples face intensify with globalization.

The issues native peoples face intensify with globalization.

American Indian nations are sovereign political entities within the United States.

American Indian nations are sovereign political entities within the United States.

This volume explores recent developments in the theory and practice of accommodating cultural diversity within democratic constitutional orders.

This volume explores recent developments in the theory and practice of accommodating cultural diversity within democratic constitutional orders.

This book takes up the postcolonial challenge for law and explains how the problems of legal recognition for Indigenous peoples are tied to an orthodox theory of law.

This book takes up the postcolonial challenge for law and explains how the problems of legal recognition for Indigenous peoples are tied to an orthodox theory of law.

The four worlds as we know them today, the North, West, South and East, are out of balance.

The four worlds as we know them today, the North, West, South and East, are out of balance.

How are different concepts of nature and time embedded into human practices of landscape and environmental management?

How are different concepts of nature and time embedded into human practices of landscape and environmental management?

Planning is becoming one of the key battlegrounds for Indigenous people to negotiate meaningful articulation of their sovereign territorial and political rights, reigniting the essential tension that lies at the heart of Indigenous-settler relations.

Planning is becoming one of the key battlegrounds for Indigenous people to negotiate meaningful articulation of their sovereign territorial and political rights, reigniting the essential tension that lies at the heart of Indigenous-settler relations.

In 1991 Australia instigated a national reconciliation project between indigenous and non-indigenous people.

In 1991 Australia instigated a national reconciliation project between indigenous and non-indigenous people.

In the past thirty or so years, discussions of the status and rights of indigenous peoples have come to the forefront of the United Nations human rights agenda.

In the past thirty or so years, discussions of the status and rights of indigenous peoples have come to the forefront of the United Nations human rights agenda.

Involving Indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge into natural resource management produces more equitable and successful outcomes.

Involving Indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge into natural resource management produces more equitable and successful outcomes.

One day at the end of the twentieth century, Roger Echo-Hawk decided to give up being an Indian.

One day at the end of the twentieth century, Roger Echo-Hawk decided to give up being an Indian.

This "e;how-to"e; book on planning and managing GIS within local government describes and details the key components of a successful enterprise, sustainable and enduring GIS.

The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Governance edited by Elena Conde and Corine Wood-Donnelly, is a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted issues surrounding governance in the Arctic region.

Although there have been numerous publications that argue the merit of Chinese rule over Tibet, and many more that argue for Tibetan self-determination, the world has not heard many Chinese voices supporting the latter view.

Although there have been numerous publications that argue the merit of Chinese rule over Tibet, and many more that argue for Tibetan self-determination, the world has not heard many Chinese voices supporting the latter view.

Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835), Philosoph, Sprachforscher und Bildungspolitiker, droht in der Rede vom "Mythos Humboldt" verloren zu gehen.

This book examines the dynamic process of political transition and indigenous (adat) revival in newly decentralized Indonesia.

The study of urban governance provides a valuable insight into economic, social, and political forces and how they shape city life.

This book examines the dynamic process of political transition and indigenous (adat) revival in newly decentralized Indonesia.

This book examines the dynamic process of political transition and indigenous (adat) revival in newly decentralized Indonesia.

Examining questions of statehood, biopolitics, sovereignty, neoliberal reason and the economy, Governmentality explores the advantages and limitations of adopting Michel Foucault's concept of governmentality as an analytical framework.

Examining questions of statehood, biopolitics, sovereignty, neoliberal reason and the economy, Governmentality explores the advantages and limitations of adopting Michel Foucault's concept of governmentality as an analytical framework.

Deals with the modern predicament of the Rabha (or Kocha) people, one of India;s indigenous peoples, traditionally practising shifting cultivation in the jungle tracts situated where the Himalayan mountains meet the plains of Bengal.

Deals with the modern predicament of the Rabha (or Kocha) people, one of India;s indigenous peoples, traditionally practising shifting cultivation in the jungle tracts situated where the Himalayan mountains meet the plains of Bengal.

National minorities and their behaviour have become a central topic in comparative politics in the last few decades.

National minorities and their behaviour have become a central topic in comparative politics in the last few decades.

British imperialism was almost unparalleled in its historical and geographical reach, leaving a legacy of entrenched social transformation in nations and cultures in every part of the globe.

British imperialism was almost unparalleled in its historical and geographical reach, leaving a legacy of entrenched social transformation in nations and cultures in every part of the globe.

Water is not only a source of life and culture.

Water is not only a source of life and culture.

Biodiversity research and prospecting are long-standing activities taking place in a new legal and ethical environment.

Biodiversity research and prospecting are long-standing activities taking place in a new legal and ethical environment.

Indigenous peoples throughout the world tenaciously defend their lands, cultures, and their lives with resilience and determination.

Indigenous peoples throughout the world tenaciously defend their lands, cultures, and their lives with resilience and determination.

A human rights-based agenda has received significant attention in writings on general development policy, but less so in forestry.