UDTR Global Rights of Nature Radar

Indigenous Autonomy in Latin America: The Impact of the Indigenous Rights Revolution on the Study of Politics

Identification

Public canonical key

radar:r-c7fc5cb15fc977f9daa2e4ae7e3f4f2d

Authors

Marcela Velasco · Curtis Kline

Reported year

2025

Reported language

en

Source type

article

First detected

2026-11-14T02:18:48.135446+00:00

Last metadata observation

2026-11-14T02:18:48.135446+00:00

Last HTTP verification

Not checked

Institutions reported by the source

Colorado State University

Reported affiliation countries

US

Documentary abstract — original language

Abstract This paper asserts that critiques of political science for neglecting Indigenous politics highlight a critical gap that risks overlooking significant conceptual and practical innovations. It emphasizes how Indigenous autonomy claims challenge traditional notions of sovereignty. Scholars of Indigenous politics in Latin America, publishing in area studies journals, provide essential insights into these autonomy claims and contribute valuable perspectives to the discipline. We identify rigorous scholarly work in English language, peer-reviewed journals exploring Indigenous autonomy, conceptualizing it as a multifaceted notion that encompasses political visions, practices, and social movement agendas. Through a comprehensive meta-analysis of literature in Latin American area studies, we argue that this field offers four fundamental insights. First, Indigenous peoples deploy diverse strategies to assert their rights, positioning themselves as active citizens and political agents rather than passive groups. Second, the emergence of multicultural institutions that integrate individual and collective rights is fundamentally reshaping politics and citizenship, leading to innovative governance structures. Third, accumulation by dispossession remains a crucial driver of wealth creation, severely undermining Indigenous autonomy and degrading their environments. Finally, a renewed emphasis on Indigenous territorial autonomy decisively challenges conventional views of state sovereignty, as Indigenous peoples assert territorial and nonterritorial rights.

Identifiers

OPENALEX

https://openalex.org/W4406999108

DOI

10.1017/rep.2024.34

Documentary context

Documentary family

article

Source-reported types

article

Publishers

Cambridge University Press

Entity mentions are not evidence of legal recognition. Jurisdiction studied is separate from author affiliation country.

Sources

OpenAlex · Record 1

• Document · https://doi.org/10.1017/rep.2024.34

Documentary status

Relevance pending

Library

This identity is not yet included in the Legal Library.