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Bauer puts readers on the ground in the city of Temuco. There, she situates the struggle for land rights within two contemporary contexts. One is the hemispheric indigenous struggle for political rights, often, though not exclusively, articulated through land claims. The other is the history of Chile in the post-Pinochet era. --CHOICE Kelly Bauer's nuanced analysis in Negotiating Autonomy illustrates the gap between discourse and practice in Chile's Indigenous land policy. Attentive to the contradictions in how seemingly technocratic processes play out, she sheds light on behind-the-scenes practices and negotiations, showing how these sometimes work to the benefit of Mapuche communities, but more often serve to extend the reach of neoliberal logic and governance. The book is a compelling contribution to the intersecting literatures on Indigenous politics, comparative politics, and social policy. --Patricia Richards, University of Georgia

Kelly Bauer's nuanced analysis in Negotiating Autonomy illustrates the gap between discourse and practice in Chile's indigenous land policy. Attentive to the contradictions in how seemingly technocratic processes play out, she sheds light on behind-the-scenes practices and negotiations, showing how these sometimes work to the benefit of Mapuche communities, but more often serve to extend the reach of neoliberal logic and governance. The book is a compelling contribution to the intersecting literatures on indigenous politics, comparative politics, and social policy. --Patricia Richard, University of Georgia

Kelly Bauer's nuanced analysis in Negotiating Autonomy illustrates the gap between discourse and practice in Chile's Indigenous land policy. Attentive to the contradictions in how seemingly technocratic processes play out, she sheds light on behind-the-scenes practices and negotiations, showing how these sometimes work to the benefit of Mapuche communities, but more often serve to extend the reach of neoliberal logic and governance. The book is a compelling contribution to the intersecting literatures on Indigenous politics, comparative politics, and social policy. --Patricia Richard, University of Georgia

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Kelly Bauer is assistant professor of political science at Nebraska Wesleyan University, currently on leave with the Politics Department at Occidental College. Her research explores how Latin American states govern to recenter themselves as global trends destabilize state sovereignty; her recent work is on state responses to international Indigenous rights, irregular migration, and human security regimes. She also researches the best practices of teaching and learning, and has been recognized for her excellence in teaching.

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