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Taking the Field: 50 Years of Indigenous Politics in the CJPS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2017

Kiera L. Ladner
Kiera L. Ladner*
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba
*
Department of Political Studies, 524 FA Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T2N2, email: kiera.ladner@umanitoba.ca
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Abstract

This article reviews the place of Indigenous politics in the last 50 years of Canadian political science. Focusing on the CJPS, it looks at broad themes and clusters in the literature over time, while also trying to explain how the roots of the discipline continue to impact the development of political science in Canada and thus CJPS. I argue that while at least 43 articles have dealt with Indigenous politics (solely or as a significant focus) and at least 18 have had some significant discussion thereof, there nonetheless remains a disconnect between Indigenous politics and the discipline. This disconnect exists because of the methodological and epistemological foundations of the discipline which have resulted in a focus limited to the Westphalian state. While the disconnect between Indigenous politics and the discipline has waned considerably (43 of 61 articles have been published since 2000) as there has been an awakening of sorts, a disconnect nevertheless still exists.

Résumé

Cet article examine la place de la politique autochtone au cours des 50 dernières années de science politique canadienne. En se concentrant sur la CJPS/RCSP, il se penche sur les grands thèmes et regroupements dans la documentation au fil du temps, tout en essayant également d'expliquer comment les fondements de la discipline continuent d'avoir une incidence sur le développement de la science politique au Canada, et partant, sur la CJPS/RCSP. J'avance que tandis qu'au moins 43 articles ont traité de la politique autochtone (exclusivement ou en grande partie) et au moins 18 ont fait l'objet d'une large discussion, il subsiste néanmoins un décalage entre la politique autochtone et la discipline. Ce décalage existe en raison des fondements méthodologiques et épistémologiques de la discipline qui se sont traduits par un accent limité à l’État westphalien. Bien que le décalage entre la politique autochtone et la discipline se soit nettement réduit (43 articles sur 61 ont été publiés depuis l'an 2000), car un éveil s'est en quelque sorte produit, un écart continue d'exister.

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Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique , Volume 50 , Issue 1 , March 2017 , pp. 163 - 179
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Copyright © Canadian Political Science Association (l'Association canadienne de science politique) and/et la Société québécoise de science politique 2017 

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Footnotes

I wish to thank Sheryl Lightfoot, Meagan Cloutier, Graham White and the CJPS reviewers for their helpful comments. I also wish to acknowledge the support of the Canada Research Chairs programme.

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