| ID | 128531 |
| Title Proper | Identity insecurity and the Tibetan resistance against China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Topgyal, Tsering |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article re-examines the five-decade-old Tibetan struggle against Chinese rule, asking what drives this multifaceted resistance. It argues that identity insecurity has been at the heart of the Tibetan struggle, and takes a position against the problematic practice in both the academic literature and popular discourse of treating Chinese policies and practices as security-driven and the Tibetan struggle as motivated by ethno-nationalistic impulses. It charts the vigorous contestation within the Tibetan diaspora between those standing issue images_86_3_Topgyal_Tibet_03for complete independence and others who are satisfied with "greater autonomy" and examines the multifaceted resistance inside Tibet. It also recognizes the unifying effects of the widespread loyalty to the Dalai Lama and fears for the survival of the Tibetan identity. The article also examines the links between Tibet and its diaspora. All these themes are developed while demonstrating the security rationale behind the Tibetan struggle |
| `In' analytical Note | Pacific Affairs Vol.86, No.3; September 2013: p.515-538 |
| Journal Source | Pacific Affairs Vol.86, No.3; September 2013: p.515-538 |
| Key Words | Chinese Threat ; Tibet ; China ; Sino-Tibetan Conflict ; Identity ; Security ; Diaspora ; Regional Identities ; India ; Conflicts ; Identity Insecurity ; Dalai Lama ; Tibetan Identities ; Chinese Insurgencies ; Tibetan Struggle ; Migration ; History |