Introduction:Local reaction to global integration - The political economy of development in indigenous communities

Authors

Hokulani K. Aikau, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
James H. Spencer, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Abstract

The case studies explored in this volume show how indigenous communities from North America, South America, andAsia have articulated their collective interests within the con text of development. This global perspective reveals at leastthree recurring dilemmas: Who defines the indigenous groupand toward what end? How do such groups assert these identities and claims against the nation state, even as they depend on that state for legitimacy? In a fast-globalizing world of placelessness, how and why do they articulate socio-spatialidentities? Presenting these cases together offers a constructive platform for better understanding conflicts between globalization and specific localities as well as indigenous reactions to development planning.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Alternatives

First Page

1

Last Page

8

Recommended Citation

Aikau, H., & Spencer, J. (2007). Introduction:Local reaction to global integration - The political economy of development in indigenous communities. Alternatives, 32 (1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1177/030437540703200101