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Geopolitical ExoticaDiasporic Tibetans led by the Dalai Lama and their non -Tibetan sympathizers have experimented with both the options. They have used the dominant realist vocabulary of international relations- arguing for a historically independent quasi-national state of Tibet before the Chinese invasion in 1950. At the same time, they have also made use of more recent nonrealist concepts of human rights, trans-nationalism, environmentalism, and identity politics to challenge the Chinese control over Tibet. The nonrealist route has provided the Tibetan diaspora with means to foster a sense of Tibetanness and to acquire international publicity. In fact, the Tibet question as a problem of international politics would hardly have been noticed had it not been for high-profile support from nonstate actors. It is the uniqueness of Tibet that is seen as attracting global publicity for the "Free Tibet" or "Save Tibet" movement. This uniqueness is a direct product of Exotica Tibet. While the strategy of mobilization of a unified Tibetan identity and support from the non-Tibetans has worked in terms of challenging the legitimacy of Chinese sovereignty over Tibet at the nonstate level, it has its own serious limitations ...» |
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