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Association canadienne de science politiqueProgramme du congrès annuel de 2026
Les politiques de division : conflit,
communauté, curriculum
L’Université d’Ottawa, Ottawa, CANADA
2 juin au 4 juin 2026Programme du congrès annuel de l'ACSP 2026
Les politiques de division : conflit,
communauté, curriculum
L’Université d’Ottawa, Ottawa, CANADA
2 juin au 4 juin 2026
Droit et analyse de politiques
D17(a) - Roundtable: Author Meets Readers -- Process as Power by Dr. Minh Do
Date: Jun 4 | Heure: 10:15am to 11:45am | Salle:
Sponsor / Commanditaire : University of British Columbia Press
Chair/Président/Présidente : Mark Harding (University of Guelph)
Discussant/Commentateur/Commentatrice : Minh Do (University of Guelph)
Panelists on this roundtable include: Matthew Hennigar (Brock), Martin Papillon (Montreal), Veldon Coburn (McGill)
Minh Do (University of Guelph)Matthew Hennigar (Brock University)
Martin Papillon (Université de Montréal)
Veldon Coburn (McGill University)
Abstract: This panel takes up Dr. Minh Do’s new book, Process as Power: Environmental Assessment and the Politics of Consultation in British Columbia (UBC Press). In Process as Power, Do examines one of the most contested spaces in Canadian environmental governance: the consultation process between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples in major resource development projects. Drawing on extensive interviews, judicial decisions, and environmental assessment reports, Do shows how consultation has become a critical arena in which the legitimacy of the Canadian state is tested and negotiated. While courts such as the Supreme Court of Canada have emphasized consultation as essential to the honour of the Crown, Do demonstrates how the state often undermines that legitimacy by unilaterally determining the scope and meaning of consultation. From the Galore Creek mine to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Process as Power reveals how consultation practices can reproduce—rather than remedy—the power imbalances that structure Indigenous–state relations. Come hear a panel of scholars discuss Process as Power, its contributions to debates about Indigenous rights, state legitimacy, and the future of consultation in Canada.