American Indians and the trouble with sovereignty : structuring self-determination through federalism / Kouslaa T. Kessler-Mata

Author: Kessler-Mata, Kouslaa T.
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Copyright Date: ©2017
Physical Description: xvi, 135 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents

The conceptual limits of tribal sovereignty -- Building the constitutive theory of tribal sovereignty -- Reegional dilemmas: the politics of tribal-state relations -- Disabling arbitrary interference -- Political participation: a hallmark of incorporation -- The constitutive theory as a theory of freedom.

Summary

"With tribes and individual Indians increasingly participating in American electoral politics, this study examines the ways in which tribes work together with state and local governments to overcome significant governance challenges. Much scholarship on tribal governance continues to rely on a concept of tribal sovereignty that does not allow for or help structure this type of governance activity. The resulting tension which emerges in both theory and practice from American Indian intergovernmental affairs is illuminated here and the limits of existing theory are confronted. Kessler-Mata presents an argument for tribal sovereignty to be normatively understood and pragmatically pursued through efforts aimed at interdependence, not autonomy. By turning toward theories of federalism and freedom in the republican tradition, the author provides an alternative framework for thinking about the goals and aspirations of tribal self-determination." -- Back cover.

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ISBN

9781108415866 hardcover alkaline paper
1108415865 hardcover alkaline paper

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of Acquisition

Purchased with funds from the James F. Robb Fund; 2017

Endowment Note

James F. Robb Fund

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