Telling Stories about Conflict
Symbolic Politics and the Ipperwash Land Transfer Agreement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6238083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Morden (0000-0002-8164-9228, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 505-524 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423913000668 |
| OpenAlex | W2053182938 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 36 |
Direct protest actions by Indigenous peoples in Canada have rarely yielded the specific gains that were targeted. In the aftermath of conflict, Canadian governments have typically proven to be intransigent. An exception to this general tendency is the Anishinabek occupation of Ipperwash Provincial Park, which began in 1995. In 2007, the government of Ontario agreed to return the parkland to the First Nation, making it an unusually successful instance of direct action. It is argued here that this outcome can best be explained by drawing on the “symbolic politics” theory of intergroup conflict. The Ipperwash inquiry, acting as a post-conflict truth commission, generated a micro-narrative shared by both groups, which altered the political incentive structure and enabled the outlier accommodative outcome.Résumé.Les actions de protestation directe par les peuples autochtones du Canada ont rarement donné les résultats recherchés. Au lendemain d'un conflit, les gouvernements canadiens se sont généralement montrés intransigeants. L'occupation du Parc provincial d'Ipperwash par les Anishinabek, qui débuta en 1995, représente toutefois une exception à cette tendance générale. Le gouvernement ontarien a accepté, en 2007, de retourner les territoires du parc à cette première nation, ce qui en fait un des rares cas où l'action directe a porté fruit. L'article soutient que c'est en s'appuyant sur la théorie de la politique symbolique des conflits intergroupes qu'il est possible d'expliquer ce résultat. Agissant comme une commission de vérité et de réconciliation, la Commission d'enquête sur Ipperwash a généré un récit commun, partagé par les deux groupes. En changeant la structure d'incitatifs politiques, ce récit explique l'étonnant résultat d'accommodement qui en est ressorti
Art · Commission · Ethnology · Humanities · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Law
Indigenous Research and Academic Freedom
After the Injunction
The Plan Nord in Northern Québec, Canada
The Far North Act in Ontario, Canada
Indigenous Tourism and Processes of Resilience – About Communicative Strategies among Tourism Workers in Québec
Anatomy of the national myth
Salient Indigenous Acts of Resistance in Canada, 2010–2020
Skyscrapers hide the heavens
Symbolic Closure through Memory, Reparation and Revenge in post-Conflict Societies
Unspeakable Truths
The International Spread of Ethnic Conflict
Indigenous Storytelling, Truth-telling, and Community Approaches to Reconciliation
Articles of faith
Containing Fear
Symbolic Politics or Rational Choice? Testing Theories of Extreme Ethnic Violence
The security dilemma and ethnic conflict
Myths and Memories of the N1ation
Ethnic Conflict and International Security
Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Rationality
One for all
Ethnic groups in conflict
To Treaty or Not to Treaty? Aboriginal Peoples and Comprehensive Land Claims Negotiations in Canada
Case Selection Techniques in Case Study Research
The Reconciliation Pyramid—A Narrative‐Based Framework for Analyzing Identity Conflicts
The Emerging Gender Gap
Rationality and Psychology in International Politics
Violence and the Social Construction of Ethnic Identity
The Influence of Judicial Uncertainty on Executive Support for Negotiation in Canadian Land Claims Policy
Explaining Aboriginal Treaty Negotiation Outcomes in Canada
Consociational Democracy
The Psychological Foundations of Identity Politics
Who's Sorry Now? Government Apologies, Truth Commissions, and Indigenous Self-Determination in Australia, Canada, Guatemala, and Peru
Symbolic closure through memory,reparation and revenge in post-conflict societies
From Interests to Identities
Escaping the Symbolic Politics Trap
Explaining Interethnic Cooperation
Social identity and intergroup behaviour
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |