Diplomacy as Self-representation: British Columbia’s First Nations and China
China’s recent interest and substantial investments in Canada’s natural resource sector have led some First Nations in British Columbia to undertake diplomatic activities to represent their interests to Chinese officials and investors. This article explores the interplay developing between the diplo...
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crbrillap:10.1163/1871191x-12341333 2023-07-30T04:03:29+02:00 Diplomacy as Self-representation: British Columbia’s First Nations and China Montsion, Jean Michel 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1871191x-12341333 https://brill.com/view/journals/hjd/11/4/article-p404_4.xml https://data.brill.com/files/journals/1871191X_011_04_s004_text.pdf unknown Brill The Hague Journal of Diplomacy volume 11, issue 4, page 404-425 ISSN 1871-1901 1871-191X Political Science and International Relations journal-article 2016 crbrillap https://doi.org/10.1163/1871191x-12341333 2023-07-17T19:59:00Z China’s recent interest and substantial investments in Canada’s natural resource sector have led some First Nations in British Columbia to undertake diplomatic activities to represent their interests to Chinese officials and investors. This article explores the interplay developing between the diplomatic activities of British Columbia’s First Nations and those of the Canadian state in the area of natural resource promotion. It does so by examining the diplomatic efforts of British Columbia’s First Nations Energy and Mining Council and the Canadian government’s Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with China. The article argues that this interplay represents a struggle over diplomatic representation, in which British Columbia’s First Nations challenge the Canadian state’s monopoly on the representation of indigenous interests abroad, whereas the Canadian state constantly reframes indigenous perspectives on international affairs as a matter of domestic jurisdiction, in order to re-ground its control over Canadian foreign diplomatic practices. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Brill (via Crossref) The Hague Journal of Diplomacy 11 4 404 425 |
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China’s recent interest and substantial investments in Canada’s natural resource sector have led some First Nations in British Columbia to undertake diplomatic activities to represent their interests to Chinese officials and investors. This article explores the interplay developing between the diplomatic activities of British Columbia’s First Nations and those of the Canadian state in the area of natural resource promotion. It does so by examining the diplomatic efforts of British Columbia’s First Nations Energy and Mining Council and the Canadian government’s Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with China. The article argues that this interplay represents a struggle over diplomatic representation, in which British Columbia’s First Nations challenge the Canadian state’s monopoly on the representation of indigenous interests abroad, whereas the Canadian state constantly reframes indigenous perspectives on international affairs as a matter of domestic jurisdiction, in order to re-ground its control over Canadian foreign diplomatic practices. |
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Diplomacy as Self-representation: British Columbia’s First Nations and China |
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Diplomacy as Self-representation: British Columbia’s First Nations and China |
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Diplomacy as Self-representation: British Columbia’s First Nations and China |
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Diplomacy as Self-representation: British Columbia’s First Nations and China |
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Diplomacy as Self-representation: British Columbia’s First Nations and China |
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diplomacy as self-representation: british columbia’s first nations and china |
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