Indigenous politics enters the mainstream

Indigenous Politics: Institutions, Representation, Mobilisation

Indigenous peoples' struggles for political representation are shaped by circumstances particular to their nations but, as this collection edited by Mikkel Berg-Nordlie, Jo Saglie and Ann Sullivan shows, there are many shared experiences.

Newly released in softback, the book offers comparative and country-specific studies that provide a wealth of information on institutional arrangements and processes that mobilise indigenous peoples, and the ways they negotiate alliances and handle conflict.

This superb resource for scholars and activists offers

• a deep exploration of the meeting between state and minority under different conditions
• insights from political scientists, anthropologists, historians and scholars of law
• an innovative focus on the practical politics surrounding the modern concept of indigenousness

'This volume is an important and timely intervention in analysis of the politics of indigenous peoples. It offers a valuable, systematic overview of the comparative politics of indigenous societies, enriched by well-informed case studies of the more prominent of these. The editors and contributors are to be congratulated for bringing the politics of  societies so decisively into the academic mainstream.' — John Coakley, Queen’s University Belfast and University College Dublin

Order before 10 October and pay just £21 / €28.70 – a saving of 30% on recommended retail price
Also available in hardback, ISBN 9781907301667

Keywords: Governance, National Identity