Abstract
Is the ‘nation'a useful political and sociological concept for describing the character of relations between Maori and Pakeha? By examining nationalist discourses and ideologies within Australia, Canada and New Zealand, new theoretical directions for understanding the intricacies of current ‘national’ questions in settler societies are proposed. Drawing on the recent work of Rogers Brubaker on state-framed and counter-state nationalisms, the theoretical shortcomings of a bi-national model of New Zealand are elaborated.
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