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Title Contested governance : culture, power and institutions in indigenous Australia / editors: Janet Hunt [and others].

Publication Info. Canberra, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series CAEPR monograph series ; no. 29
Research monograph (Australian National University. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 29.
Contents Foreword / Mick Dodson -- Understanding Indigenous Australian governance--research, theory and representations / Diane Smith and Janet Hunt -- Part 1. Governance environment. Between a rock and a hard place: self-determination, mainstreaming and Indigenous community governance / Janet Hunt -- Constraints on researchers acting as change agents / Sarah Holcombe -- Part 2. Culture, power and the intercultural. Cultures of governance and the governance of culture: transforming and containing Indigenous institutions in West Arnhem Land / Diane Smith -- Whose governance, for whose good? The Laynhapuy Homelands Association and the neo-assimilationist turn in Indigenous policy / Frances Morphy -- Regenerating governance on Kaanju homelands / Benjamin Richard Smith -- Part 3. Institutions of Indigenous governance. Different governance for difference: the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation / Jon Altman -- Business of governing: building institutional capital in an urban enterprise / Diane Smith -- Indigenous leaders and leadership: agents of networked governance / Bill Ivory -- Part 4. Contesting cultural geographies of governance. Noongar Nation / Manuhuia Barcham -- Regionalism that respects localism: the Anmatjere Community Government Council and beyond / Will Sanders -- Part 5. Rebuilding governance. Incorporating cattle: governance and an Aboriginal pastoral enterprise / Christina Lange -- Mapping expectations around a 'governance review' exercise of a West Kimberley organisation / Kathryn Thorburn.
Summary "The research in this book aims to provide evidence and practical guidance for governments and Indigenous leaders about community governance in indigenous Australia, and contribute to enhancing existing success. This book documents many of the challenges, opportunities and issues facing those engaged in trying to achieve legitimate and effective governance on the ground. It considers the significant underlying problems that have to be resolved if indigenous social and economic development is to be achieved and sustained."--Information provided by publisher.
Local Note JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
Language English.
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Politics and government.
Aboriginal Australians -- Politics and government.
Aboriginal Australians -- Economic conditions.
Aboriginal Australians -- Economic conditions.
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions.
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions.
Community development -- Australia.
Community development.
Australia.
Indexed Term politics and government.
australia.
social conditions.
aboriginal australians.
economic conditions.
community development.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Hunt, Janet.
Australian National University. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research.
Other Form: Print version: (OCoLC)269421144
ISBN 9781921536052 (electronic book)
1921536055 (electronic book)
1921536055
Standard No. 10.26530/OAPEN_458896