Sovereignty and Contestation - 9781487558376

University of Toronto Press

Sovereignty and ContestationPractices of Pluralism in Canada and the European Union\nAuthor(s): Keith Cherry\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487558376, 978-1487558376\nSynopsis\nFor centuries, western political thought has addressed the problem of pluralism primarily through the prism of state sovereignty. Sovereignty and Contestation explores how contemporary pluralism is shaped by concepts of state sovereignty and how particular practices of pluralism are challenging sovereignty in turn.\n\n The book presents a unique comparison of Indigenous/Settler relations in Canada with Union/State relations in the European Union. By placing ndigenous peoples alongside European nations as equal agents in a transnational field of action, the book connects disparate literatures on sub-state and supra-state pluralism.\n\n Using an interdisciplinary and practice-centred approach, Keith Cherry explores how politi.