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Shifting Boundaries
Timothy A. Schouls
其他書名
Aboriginal Identity, Pluralist Theory, and the Politics of Self-government
出版
UBC Press
, 2003
主題
History / Social History
Law / Jurisprudence
Law / Indigenous Law
Political Science / General
Political Science / Civil Rights
Political Science / History & Theory
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Canadian Studies
Social Science / Minority Studies
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Indigenous Studies
ISBN
0774810475
9780774810470
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=jwDu9u8yF4QC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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Canada is often called a pluralist state, but few commentators view Aboriginal self-government from the perspective of political pluralism. Instead, Aboriginal identity is framed in terms of cultural and national traits, while self-government is taken to represent an Aboriginal desire to protect those traits.
Shifting Boundaries
challenges this view, arguing that it fosters a woefully incomplete understanding of the politics of self-government. Taking the position that a relational theory of pluralism offers a more accurate interpretation, Tim Schouls contends that self-government is better understood when an "identification" perspective on Aboriginal identity is adopted instead of a "cultural" or "national" one. He shows that self-government is not about preserving cultural and national differences as goods in and of themselves, but rather is about equalizing current imbalances in power to allow Aboriginal peoples to construct their own identities. In focusing on relational pluralism,
Shifting Boundaries
adds an important perspective to existing theoretical approaches to Aboriginal self-government. It will appeal to academics, students, and policy analysts interested in Aboriginal governance, cultural studies, political theory, nationalism studies, and constitutional theory.