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Book Summary of The Tibetan Government-In-Exile: Politics at Large
The Tibetan government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) is the focus of this book. This exile government is set up in northern India, and it is lead by the 14th Dalai Lama, who since 1959 has been struggling to regain the Tibetan homeland. Based on a theoretical on exile organizations and extensive empirical studies in India and Nepal, this book discusses the political strategies of the CTA to gain national loyalty and international support in order to secure its own organizational survival and at last to reach the final goal: to return to Tibet. Covering the historical background to the subject and taking into account theoretical considerations, the author then portrays the exile Tibetan community and the Tibetan government-in-exile and provides an analysis of the policies of the CTA. Innovative and unique, this book combines a political science approach with Tibetan studies to analyse exile Tibetan politics.
This book provides a detailed account of the structure and political strategies of the Tibetan government-in exile, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), in northern India. Since its founding in 1959, it has been led by the 14th Dalai Lama who struggles to regain the Tibetan homeland. Based on a theoretical approach on exile organizations a " and extensive empirical studies in Asia a " this book discusses CTAa (TM)s political strategies to gain national loyalty, and international support, in order to secure its own organizational survival and the ultimate goal: the return to Tibet.
The book is organized around the two fundamental questions: firstly, how the CTA fosters its claims to be the sole representative of all Tibetans over the last decades in exile; and, secondly, which policies have been carried out in order to regain the homeland. The book is divided into four substantial chapters:
the historical background, providing a review of pre-1959 political Tibet
a theoretical section which covers the critical position of exile organizations
an examination of the exile Tibetan community and government from the early years
an analysis of crucial CTA policies.
Innovative and unique, this book combines a political science approach with Tibetan studies to analyse exile-Tibetan politics in particular, and exile governments in general. isbn
9780415451710
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Pages : 228
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