The Tibetan Peoplehood Movement
Major
Political Science
Submission Type
Oral Presentation
Area of Study or Work
Political Science, International Studies, Asian Studies
Expected Graduation Date
2023
Location
CNS E101 1.4 Religion, Nationalism, and Protest
Start Date
4-15-2023 9:00 AM
End Date
4-15-2023 10:00 AM
Abstract
Tibetans have been internationally displaced for over 60 years; following the failed Lhasa Uprising that began on March 10th, 1959. Yet, despite being internationally displaced, Tibetans appear to construct and sustain their peoplehood movement around the annual commemoration of the events that took place in the Lhasa Uprising on March 10th. The paper and presentation show how the March 10th protests have been institutionalized and used by Tibetan leaders and their followers to durably change their demands and the March 10th protests. As well as how Tibetan leaders frame their peoplehood movement through the different mechanisms of production. In order to do this, the paper and presentation will build upon the writing of Donatella della Porta, specifically her work “Protests as critical junctures: some reflections towards a momentous approach to social movements” to further understand the goals of the Tibetan community from the structural movements and processes of these social movements.
The Tibetan Peoplehood Movement
CNS E101 1.4 Religion, Nationalism, and Protest
Tibetans have been internationally displaced for over 60 years; following the failed Lhasa Uprising that began on March 10th, 1959. Yet, despite being internationally displaced, Tibetans appear to construct and sustain their peoplehood movement around the annual commemoration of the events that took place in the Lhasa Uprising on March 10th. The paper and presentation show how the March 10th protests have been institutionalized and used by Tibetan leaders and their followers to durably change their demands and the March 10th protests. As well as how Tibetan leaders frame their peoplehood movement through the different mechanisms of production. In order to do this, the paper and presentation will build upon the writing of Donatella della Porta, specifically her work “Protests as critical junctures: some reflections towards a momentous approach to social movements” to further understand the goals of the Tibetan community from the structural movements and processes of these social movements.