"If co-governance denotes a political system in which an indigenous people and the descendants of the settlers who joined them wrestle together with the legacies of colonisation – as free and equal citizens – then we already have it."~ Chris Trotter, from his post 'What is Co-Governance?'
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Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Co-governance?
1 comment:
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I think Chris is missing the arguments that are being made against his vision, and it's a lot deeper than mere anti-colonialism.
ReplyDeleteIt's actually the worship of tribal societies, dating back to at least Rousseau, as described in this superb essay/lecture from an Australian anthropologist back in 1997, posted over at the Basset, Brash & Hide blog