Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Border Minorities in China’s Foreign Relations with South Asia

Chand, Bibek; Danner, Lukas K.

doi:10.1080/08865655.2017.1348909

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“…The politics of boundary making can be seen in the context of Chinese ethnic minority policies, which seek to consolidate and integrate the border provinces wherein there is a perennial boundary dispute and the territory is repeatedly contested. (Chand and Danner, 2017) In China, the pursuit of the creation of a Chinese 'self' rather than a Uyghur 'self' or a Tibetan 'self' was something that did not succeed, thus relegating people from these communities to becoming the 'other'. This identity creation is based on the principle of state sovereignty as pursued by the Chinese, which requires that the people belonging to TAR and XUAR feel they are Chinese so that the government can consolidate and strengthen its control over the regions.…”

Section: Ethnic Minority Refugee Groups: In the Context Of The Prcmentioning

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Refugees in host countries: A comparative study between Uyghurs in Turkey and Tibetans in India

Pandey

2022

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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The status of refugees in host nations may depend upon several factors, including the economic situation of the receiving state, political alignments, international commitments, ethnic affinities, the domestic refugee regime, security considerations and bilateral ties with the home country. The study aims to discern the role that bilateral ties and domestic considerations play in the refugee experience. Is there a pattern that can be drawn out from these two factors? The article uses neoclassical realist and critical theories to better understand the phenomena, while employing the case study method to make a comparative study. The study analyses how India and Turkey have dealt with refugees belonging to two ethnic minorities of the Republic of China: the Tibetans and the Uyghurs. The results show that the way the receiving states handle refugees depends greatly on domestic considerations. It becomes clear that even though bilateral ties between the host and the home nation are important, no simple deduction can be made on how this affects the treatment of refugees. Both cases provide varied response patterns; it is only through a blend of realpolitik and critical theory that the phenomena can be understood. Mapping refugees and their movements, as well as their status in the host countries, determines many of the policies created for their welfare. The article therefore attempts to provide a framework for a better understanding of the phenomena by considering bilateral ties and domestic considerations.

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Section: Ethnic Minority Refugee Groups: In the Context Of The Prcmentioning

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Refugees in host countries: A comparative study between Uyghurs in Turkey and Tibetans in India

Pandey

2022

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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“…Other neoclassical realists explain Chinese foreign and security policy. The intervening variables include China’s nationalism (Schweller, 2018) and state–society relations (Sørensen, 2013), its imperial history, and narratives around strong borders (Chand and Danner, 2019: 416). Verma analyzes the interaction and resource policies of India and China regarding oil in West Africa (Verma, 2013).…”

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Realist avenues to global International Relations

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Meibauer

2020

European Journal of International Relations

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Realism has long been criticized by global IR, but the former can contribute to the latter and thereby improve explanations of international relations. Global IR criticizes that realism supposedly applies universally, sidelines non-Western perspectives, and misunderstands much of foreign policy, grand strategy, and international affairs. Reviewing global IR’s case against realism, however, exposes avenues for realism to complement global IR. Realism can contribute to a more global understanding of international relations through its most recent variant: neoclassical realism (NCR). This newest realism allows for contextualization and historicization of drivers of state behavior. It can embrace and has already been engaging global questions and cases; global thought and concepts; and global perspectives and scholarship. Mapping 149 NCR publications produced by 96 scholars reveals a slow shift in knowledge production away from North America toward Europe and to a lesser extent Asia and Africa. Creative research designs and scholarly collaboration can put realism in fruitful conversation with global IR. This has implications for theory building and inclusive knowledge production in realism, global IR, and the wider discipline. Only when we discover new avenues for realists to travel can they contribute to a more global IR. In turn, when global IR scholars engage realism, they may be better able to address the Western versus non-Western dichotomies they challenge.

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Border Minorities in China’s Foreign Relations with South Asia

Cited by 2 publications

References 22 publications

Refugees in host countries: A comparative study between Uyghurs in Turkey and Tibetans in India

Refugees in host countries: A comparative study between Uyghurs in Turkey and Tibetans in India

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