The Agendas of Tibetan Refugees: Survival strategies of a government-in-exile in a world of transnational organizations, by Thomas Kauffmann
An important and timely question lies at the core of Thomas Kauffmann’s book The Agenda of Tibetan Refugees: ‘how, after more than fifty years of exile, are the Tibetan refugees still able to attract such substantial assistance from Western governments, NGOs, other organisations and individuals, un...
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European Bulletin of Himalayan Research
2022
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| Acceso en liña: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | An important and timely question lies at the core of Thomas Kauffmann’s book The Agenda of Tibetan Refugees: ‘how, after more than fifty years of exile, are the Tibetan refugees still able to attract such substantial assistance from Western governments, NGOs, other organisations and individuals, unlike other populations of refugees who are largely or totally forgotten?’ (p. 2) This success, Kauffmann argues, is due to a relational dynamic that has its origins in the ‘patron-priest’ (mchod yo... |
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