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Needs, Rights and "One Law for All": Contemporary Debates in New Zealand Maori Politics.
- Source :
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Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue Canadienne de Science Politique . Dec2008, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p973-986. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- This paper examines contemporary debates in Maori politics by responding to the argument of the former leader of the opposition National party, Don Brash, that Maori public policy is most properly based on "need" alone because indigenous status offers no "rights" beyond those of common national citizenship. The paper's alternative argument is that the politics of indigeneity and associated theories of self-determination provide a way of avoiding a general belief that addressing need is all that is required to include Maori fairly in the national polity. It is argued that Maori ought to enjoy rights of indigeneity as the basis of an inclusive, cohesive and fair society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00084239
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue Canadienne de Science Politique
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35982031
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423908081122