The participation of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations: the problematic institutionalization of a non-state actor.
Since the 1980s, the participation of non-state actors in international organizations has brought promises of greater inclusion and efficiency in the promotion and protection of human rights. The institutional inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in the United Nations system is a clear example of this ev...
| Publicado en: | International Affairs Vol. 102; no. 2; pp. 535 - 561 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2026
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