This critical reassessment of sovereignty in political theory disputes assumptions that challenges posed by indigenous politics are marginal to contemporary political theory, instead, the author argues, new ways of doing political theory must be found that recognise their centrality.

Indigeneity and Political Theory engages some of the profound challenges to

traditions of modern political theory that have been posed over the past two

decades. Karena Shaw is especially concerned with practices of sovereignty

as they are embedded in and shape Indigenous politics, and responses to

Indigenous politics.

Drawing on theories of post-coloniality, feminism, globalization, and

international politics, and using examples of contemporary political practice

including court cases and specific controversies, Shaw seeks to...