Interview – Sebastian Knecht
Sebastian Knecht discusses the importance of the Arctic Council, the role of NGOs in Arctic governance, and the limited impact of Obama’s oil exploration moratorium.
From Standing Rock to Resistance in Context: Towards Anarchism against Settler Colonialism
Anarchists need to engage with Indigenous peoples and communities who are already resisting capitalism, colonialism and the state in their areas.
Edited Collection – Restoring Indigenous Self-Determination: Theoretical and Practical Approaches
Indigenous peoples find themselves locked in power struggles with states and transnational actors who resist their claims, raising important questions in theory and practice.
Review – Land and Freedom
An excellent piece of comparative scholarship that pulls no critical punches when it comes to addressing the contradictions which underlie these rural movements.
Everyday Life after Annexation: The Autonomous Republic of Crimea
A new order is solidifying in Crimea that celebrates the reunion with Russia, even as the rights and the wellbeing of the indigenous people are eclipsed.
Self-Determination, Relational Autonomy, and Transnational Mediation
The main obstacle to restoring Indigenous self-determination is that governments face only occasional external pressure to uphold the principles of the UN Declaration.
Implementing Indigenous Self-Determination: The Case of the Sámi in Norway
A relational approach is required because the strengthening of indigenous political participation depends on greater space for dialogue and shared understandings.
Māori Self-determination and a Liberal Theory of Indigeneity
Liberal democracy succeeds only when people have reason to share confidence in the system’s capacity to distribute power and authority fairly, reasonably, & inclusively.
China & the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: The Tibetan Case
Until China acknowledges its international obligations and stops using sovereignty as a shield, the deplorable human rights situation in Tibet seems destined to continue.
Revitalizing African Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Production
A generic application of foreign ways of knowing and knowledge production – including technology systems in African cultural conditions – is inappropriate.
