Abstract: This article examines a largely underexplored and non-obvious historical process: the interactions between the Portuguese imperial state and the emerging field of international indigenous law during the post-war period. It demonstrates how this process was shaped by contemporary dynamics of transformation, protection, and discrimination in relation to indigenous populations and their social, po-litical and […]

Abstract: What does it mean to live in the specter of death, both literal and symbolic? How does it feel to witness the plausibility of the destruction of one’s peoplehood? This paper investigates the multifaceted presence of death in the lives of Palestinian citizens in Israel, situating their experience within the broader sociological literature on […]

Abstract: This essay takes a comparative perspective, looking at both Ireland and Palestine in order to assess the term “settler.” It argues that the planting of settlers in Ireland and Palestine was intended by Britain to subjugate their peoples and take control of their land, while providing a loyal local garrison for the colonial power, […]

Abstract: Based on the study of colonial archives relating to New Caledonia and on the rich historiography on Australia, especially pertaining to the colony of New South Wales, this article focuses on the ‘indigenous reservation’ as a particular object of study and attempts to shed light on its origins and its development in two territories […]

Abstract: The future of outer space and space law is closely related to the newly developing wave of neo-colonialism on earth. The increasing impact of major power relations, resource driven agendas and with this transformation in global geopolitics, world has seen populist leaders such as Donald Trump emerge in the United States, which means that […]

Description: Reflections from the lone traveller, for whom a highway was never the intended destination. Walking the Bypass recounts Ken Wilson’s singular experience of walking alongside the decidedly pedestrian-unfriendly Regina Bypass, all while situating the highway within the ongoing history of settler colonialism in southern Saskatchewan. Through a series of ambitious and unconventional walks, Wilson sets […]

Description: Turning a lens on the dark legacy of colonialism in horror film, from Scream to Halloween and beyond. Horror films, more than any other genre, offer a chilling glimpse—like peering through a creaky attic door—into the brutality of settler colonial violence. While Indigenous peoples continue to struggle against colonization, white settler narratives consistently position […]

Abstract: Many scholars have noted that while Du Bois clearly analyzed, theorized, and critiqued racialized labor exploitation, he did not have a framework for understanding settler colonialism. This paper systematically examines Du Bois’s corpus of works and adds nuance to this claim. The paper argues that Du Bois did, in fact, theorize settler-colonial dynamics as […]

Abstract: Given the pervasive and detrimental effects of colonialism on Indigenous people, Indigenous resistance and resurgence to colonial politics and policies are essential in sustaining Indigenous peoples’ capacity to protect, restore, and celebrate Indigenous knowledge, values, and practices through ancestral connections. Like many Indigenous communities, Kānaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiians) face structural and systemic oppression through […]

Abstract: This article introduces the special issue dedicated to the ‘displaceability’ of urban citizenship. Centred on Israel/Palestine as a ‘laboratory’ of ‘southeastern’ urban governance under conditions of conflict, settler-colonialism, and neoliberal restructuring, the collection conceptualizes displaceability not simply as forced removal but as a chronic condition of contemporary urban citizenship– one marked by continous mobility, […]