Nunavut

Ailsa Henderson is a senior lecturer in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh.

This is a pioneer text tracing the shaping of a new political entity. It will be a useful source of material on indigenous governance. Lawyers working in the field of aboriginal affairs will find it to be a guideline for them in Inuit to Non Inuit relations. - Ronald F. MacIsaac (Barrister, Issue 87) Ailsa Henderson's Nunavut: Rethinking Political Culture is an exemplary work asking the question of how well a population with set attitudes and behaviours copes with having institutions foisted upon them over a short period of time. […] The author makes a convincing case that the mismatch of institutions and political culture continues to have ramifications for the peoples and governance of Nunavut. […] For those interested in the political life of Canada's Arctic population, decentralisation, and the interconnectedness of institutional design and political behavior, Ailsa Henderson's Nunavut: Rethinking Political Culture is a worthy addition to the bookshelf. - Thomas J. Scotto, University of Essex (British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 21.2, Autumn 2008) This is a pioneer text on the shaping of political life in Nunavut as a new political entity. It will be a useful source of material on indigenous self-governance. Lawyers working in the field of aboriginal affairs will be pleased on the commentary provided on Inuit and non-Inuit relations. - Ronald F. MacIsaac (Verdict, Issue 116)

• Tables and IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1 Introduction2 Politics in Nunavut3 Inuit Political Culture4 Political Integration in the Eastern Arctic5 Institutional Design in the Eastern Arctic6 Consensus Politics7 Political Participation in Nunavut8 Ideological Diversity in Nunavut9 Transforming Political Culture in Nunavut10 Cultural Pluralism and Political CultureAppendixNotesReferencesIndex