From recognition to representation : collective rights and democratic citizenship in the Philippines

How does the recognition of self-determination rights for indigenous and tribal communities affect governance in modern democratic states? Nearly half of UN member states recognize indigenous groups in their constitutions, many devolving control over land and local governance functions. A dominant perspective in political science, rooted in the concept of the nation-state, implies these policies, by empowering nonstate authorities and crystallizing sub-national identities, are likely to have negative unintended consequences. Yet few studies have investigated these predictions directly. This study examines the effects of collective recognition for indigenous communities on state consolidation and democratic representation.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctoral

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2020

Author dc:creator

• McMurry, Nina(Nina Katherine Siegel)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Lily Tsai.

• Political Science.

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• MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130599

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/130599