Strategies of justice: Aboriginal peoples, persistent injustice, and the ethics of political action

Political theorists often imagine themselves as political architects, asking what an ideal set of laws or social structures might look like. Yet persistent injustices can endure for decades or even centuries despite such ideal theorizing. In circumstances of this kind, it is essential for political theorists to think carefully about the political choices normatively available to those who directly face persistent injustices and seek to change them. This book focuses on the claims of Aboriginal peoples to better treatment from the United States and Canada.

This volumes argues that it is essential for political theorists to think carefully about the political circumstances of indigenous groups facing persistent injustice, and about the political methods that these groups may adopt in seeking to improve their condition, particularly focusing on indigenous communitities in the US and Canada.

Introduction : word warriors and political action -- The ethics of political action -- Deliberation and political strategy -- Justified lawbreaking -- Self-care and proportionality -- Envisioning the future -- Conclusion : political philosophy and political change.