Sharing the Sovereign: Indigenous Peoples, Recognition, Treaties and the State

by Dominic O'Sullivan

This book explains how recognition theory contributes to non-colonial and enduring political relationships between Indigenous nations and the state. It refers to Indigenous Australian arguments for a Voice to Parliament and treaties to show what recognition may mean for practical politics and policy-making. It considers critiques of recognition theory by Canadian First Nations' scholars who make strong arguments for its assimilationist effect,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9813341718
• ISBN13: 9789813341715
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"