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Tackling Trident is about two unique academic conferences in which
an international group of academics, while discussing scientific
conference papers, simultaneously blockaded Faslane Naval Base,
home of the UK's Trident system of nuclear weapons of mass
destruction, in Scotland, in January and June 2007. This book
presents the academics that took part in the innovative 'Academic
Conference Blockades', the conference papers that outlines the
scientific rational behind their nuclear resistance, and the year
long campaign - Faslane 365 - in which this 'critique in action'
occurred. Tackling Trident is a book written by engaged academics
that tackles nuclear weapon issues, Trident, academic
responsibility, and possibilities for academic, personal and social
change. This book is a fundamental challenge to the suggested
scientific legitimacy of nuclear weapon 'defence', and the
suggested political and moral 'neutrality' of academia. Mary
Kaldor, John Foster, Richard Jolly, and John Hull
Provocative and original, The Politics of Indigeneity explores the
concept of indigeneity across the world - from the Americas to New
Zealand, Africa to Asia - and the ways in which it intersects with
local, national and international social and political realities.
Taking on the role of critical interlocutors, the authors engage in
extended dialogue with indigenous spokespersons and activists, as
well as between each other. In doing so, they explore the
possibilities of a 'second-wave indigeneity' - one that is alert to
the challenges posed to indigenous aspirations by the neo-liberal
agenda of nation-states and their concerns with sovereignty. Timely
and topical in its focus on global indigenous politics, and
featuring a variety of first-hand indigenous voices - including
those of indigenous activists, scholars, leaders and interviewees -
this is a vital contribution to an often contentious topic.
Provocative and original, The Politics of Indigeneity explores the
concept of indigeneity across the world - from the Americas to New
Zealand, Africa to Asia - and the ways in which it intersects with
local, national and international social and political realities.
Taking on the role of critical interlocutors, the authors engage in
extended dialogue with indigenous spokespersons and activists, as
well as between each other. In doing so, they explore the
possibilities of a 'second-wave indigeneity' - one that is alert to
the challenges posed to indigenous aspirations by the neo-liberal
agenda of nation-states and their concerns with sovereignty. Timely
and topical in its focus on global indigenous politics, and
featuring a variety of first-hand indigenous voices - including
those of indigenous activists, scholars, leaders and interviewees -
this is a vital contribution to an often contentious topic.
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