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Lily Tsai. McMurry, Nina(Nina Katherine Siegel) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science a-ph--- 2021-05-14T16:27:57Z 2021-05-14T16:27:57Z 2020 2020 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/130599 1249946636 Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science, September, 2020 Cataloged from the official PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-257). How does the recognition of self-determination rights for indigenous and tribal communities affect governance in modern democratic states? Nearly half of UN member states recognize indigenous groups in their constitutions, many devolving control over land and local governance functions. A dominant perspective in political science, rooted in the concept of the nation-state, implies these policies, by empowering nonstate authorities and crystallizing sub-national identities, are likely to have negative unintended consequences. Yet few studies have investigated these predictions directly. This study examines the effects of collective recognition for indigenous communities on state consolidation and democratic representation. Rather than weakening states and undermining democratic accountability, I argue that given underlying conditions of state weakness, collective recognition can encourage the incorporation of marginalized populations by enabling more effective claim-making through formal democratic politics. I evaluate empirical implications of this theory in the Philippines, which has one of the most robust frameworks for indigenous recognition in Southeast Asia. Drawing on more than two years of fieldwork in the country, I combine analysis of administrative data, original survey data and survey experiments, and in-depth qualitative interviews with indigenous leaders and policymakers. I find that recognition through the granting of collective land titles leads to increased indigenous self-identification, but also to greater attachments to national identity and multiple indicators of state integration. In addition, I find evidence that recognition, rather than simply entrenching political elites, increases community electoral mobilization directed toward obtaining public goods from the state. This work not only speaks to contemporary debates surrounding indigenous rights, but also has broader implications for our understandings of post-colonial state consolidation, ethnic and identity politics, and collective participation in democratic systems. by Nina McMurry. Ph.D. Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science 257 pages eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Political Science. From recognition to representation : collective rights and democratic citizenship in the Philippines Thesis application/pdf 2021-05-14T16:27:57Z Publication Doctoral PoliSci unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="3b11737a-6b6a-424f-b062-f7295469aee2"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>From recognition to representation : collective rights and democratic citizenship in the Philippines</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2020</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>McMurry, Nina(Nina Katherine Siegel)</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Political Science.</Keyword> <Abstract>How does the recognition of self-determination rights for indigenous and tribal communities affect governance in modern democratic states? Nearly half of UN member states recognize indigenous groups in their constitutions, many devolving control over land and local governance functions. A dominant perspective in political science, rooted in the concept of the nation-state, implies these policies, by empowering nonstate authorities and crystallizing sub-national identities, are likely to have negative unintended consequences. Yet few studies have investigated these predictions directly. This study examines the effects of collective recognition for indigenous communities on state consolidation and democratic representation.</Abstract> <Abstract>Rather than weakening states and undermining democratic accountability, I argue that given underlying conditions of state weakness, collective recognition can encourage the incorporation of marginalized populations by enabling more effective claim-making through formal democratic politics. I evaluate empirical implications of this theory in the Philippines, which has one of the most robust frameworks for indigenous recognition in Southeast Asia. Drawing on more than two years of fieldwork in the country, I combine analysis of administrative data, original survey data and survey experiments, and in-depth qualitative interviews with indigenous leaders and policymakers. I find that recognition through the granting of collective land titles leads to increased indigenous self-identification, but also to greater attachments to national identity and multiple indicators of state integration.</Abstract> <Abstract>In addition, I find evidence that recognition, rather than simply entrenching political elites, increases community electoral mobilization directed toward obtaining public goods from the state. 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