Nichols, Joshua
Joshua Nichols is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law and an Adjunct in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. His research primarily focuses on Aboriginal Law, colonialism, and the Philosophy of Law. He has a PhD in Law from the University of Victoria, a J.D. Law from the University of British Columbia, and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Toronto. Joshua Nichols has also held fellowships with the Cedar Trees Institute, Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge, the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and Massey College at the University of Toronto.
Research Interests: Aboriginal Law, Federalism, Legal history, Philosophy of Law, and Socio-Legal Studies and Research Methods
Listing Details
| Institution: | University of Alberta |
| Fields of Expertise: | Colonialism Federalism and Territorial Politics Indigenous Politics Law and Legal Issues Public History Social Movements and Political Mobilization |
| Research groups: | Democracy/Populism/Nationalism |
| Email: | jnichols@ualberta.ca |
| Media outreach: | Yes |
| Languages: | English |
| Publications: | A Reconciliation without Recollection: An Investigation of the Foundations of Aboriginal Law. University of Toronto Press (2020). The End(s) of Community: History, Sovereignty, and the Question of Law. Wilfred Laurier University Press (2013). Democracy and its Futures. Co-Edited with Pablo Ouziel and James Tully. Routledge (forthcoming) Indigenous Economic Development and Self-Determination: Wise Practices in Indigenous Law, Governance, and Leadership in British Columbia and Beyod. Co-edited with Ryan Beaton, John Borrows, and Robert Hamilton. University of Toronto Press (forthcoming) UNDRIP and the Futures of Treaty Federalism in Canada. Co-edited with Amy Swiffen. University of Toronto Press (forthcoming) Finding Reconciliation with Available Light: Bill 41 and the Possible Futures of Federalism." Co-authored with Sara Morales (UBC Law Journal. Forthcoming) “In Search of Honorable Crowns and Legitimate Constitutions: Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canada and the Colonial Constitution.” Co-authored with Robert Hamilton (University of Toronto Law Journal, 70(3) 341-375) (2020) “The Tin Ear of the Court: Ktunaxa Nation and the Foundation of the Duty to Consult.” Co-authored with Robert Hamilton (Alberta Law Review, 56(3), 2019) |
