1st Edition

The Tibetan Government-in-Exile Politics at Large

By Stephanie Roemer Copyright 2008
236 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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 – and extensive empirical studies in Asia – this book... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Modern Tibet: A Historical Account  3. An Approach towards a Theory of Governments-in-Exile  4. Tibetans in Exile: A Portrait of the CTA  5. Theoretical Characterizations of CTA Politics.  Summary and Conclusions

Biography

Stephanie Roemer received her PhD from the Free University Berlin, Germany.  Her research interests are political developments in contemporary South Asia with a special emphasis on migration and refugee studies.