CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Tsering, Tsering |
|---|---|
| Title | Sino-Tibetan Conflict: Nation-building and China's Policies on Ethnic Movement |
| Summary | This thesis examines the intractable nature of the Sino-Tibetan conflict in considering the institutional set-up and goal of the Chinese state on the one hand and the ethnic nature of the Tibetan nationalism on the other hand. It does so by using the theoretical framework of nation-building and ethnic conflict management that argue that different states choose different paths in pursuit of their nation-building mission. The application of this framework proves that there is a wide gap between the application of laws in the ethnic minority areas and the constitutional provisions as China is an authoritarian state and everything on paper is subordinate to the state or the party interest. In addition, the Chinese state pursues a project of exclusive mono-nation building that threatens the identities of ethnic minorities in the country. The rise of minority nationalism as a reaction to this majority nationalism has a feedback effect on the survival of the Chinese regime. Both sides perceive the other as a threat, thus, the bilateral dialogue was broken down several times and the ethnic conflict is perpetuated and intensified over time. |
| Supervisor | Sata, Robert |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/tsering_tsering.pdf |
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