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This chapter places indigenous agency in the widely Western-dominated narrative about global politics understood in terms of Westphalian interstate politics. While indigenous peoples have been increasingly empowered in the context of the Arctic Council and the United Nations, there remain great challenges for indigenous self-determination that this chapter will address. Two specific issues will be central to the analysis: (1) the implications of a shifting international discourse from sustainable development to climate change and (2) the legal status of indigenous Permanent Participants at the Arctic Council.
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Shadian, J.M. (2017). Reimagining Political Space: The Limits of Arctic Indigenous Self-Determination in International Governance?. In: Keil, K., Knecht, S. (eds) Governing Arctic Change. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50884-3_3
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