ABSTRACT

Political theorists argue that justice for cultural groups must account for socioeconomic distribution, political representation and cultural recognition. Combining this tripartite justice framework with settler colonial theory, we analyse novel data sets relating to Aboriginal peoples’ water experiences in south-eastern Australia. We construe persistent injustices as ‘water colonialism’, showing that the development of Australia’s water resources has so far delivered little economic benefit to Aboriginal peoples, who remain marginalized from decision-making. We argue that justice theories need to encompass a fourth dimension – the vitally important socio-ecological realm – if they are to serve as conceptual resources for advancing Indigenous peoples’ rights and needs.

摘要

政治理论家认为，文化群体的正义必须考虑到社会经济分配、政治代表和文化认可。将这种三方正义框架与定居者殖民理论相结合，我们分析了与澳大利亚东南部土著人民的用水体验相关的新数据集。我们将持续的不公正解释为“水殖民主义”，这表明澳大利亚水资源的开发迄今并未给土著人民带来多少经济利益，他们仍然被边缘化在决策之外。我们认为，正义理论需要包含第四个维度——至关重要的社会生态领域——如果它们要作为促进土著人民权利和需求的概念资源。