"A GlassHouse Book." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Concluding observations. One country, three systems : the Tibetan quest for genuine autonomy between European experiences and Asian perspectives / Roberto Toniatti. part I. Differentiated territorial government in China : potential for Tibet? -- Foreign influence and constitutionalism in the PRC : a Western perspective on change and uncertainty in contemporary Chinese legal culture / John W. Head -- The rule of law in China : fundamental uncertainties about 'decoding' a fundamental concept / John W. Head -- Dilemmas of 'genuine autonomy' for Tibet / Yash Ghai -- Chinese politics on regional self-government : the case of Tibet / Michael C. Davis -- The Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People : an explanatory introduction to the Tibetan proposal / Michael C. van Walt van Praag -- part II. Practice of regional autonomy : experiences compared -- From compromise to compact? : working autonomy in South Tyrol / Jens Woelk -- Asymmetric regionalism in Spain : Catalonia and the Basque country / Rafael Bustos Gisbert -- Devolution and devolution plus : anti-foundationalist foundations for constitutionalism / John Morison -- Can Quebec's relative autonomy within Canada be a template for Tibet? / Jean-Fran<U+fffd>cois Gaudreault-Desbiens -- The autonomy of Aceh / Hans-Joachim Heintze -- Sometimes guns are the answer : the path to autonomy in Tibet, Burma and South Sudan / David C. Williams -- Territorial autonomy in India / Thomas Benedikter -- Is Malaysian federalism a good example or a warning for solving the China/Tibet issue? : a brief inquiry into a half-century experiment in asymmetric federalism / Andrew Harding -- Concluding observations. One country, three systems : the Tibetan quest for genuine autonomy between European experiences and Asian perspectives / Roberto Toniatti.
Summary:
"Regional Autonomy, Cultural Diversity and Differentiated Territorial Government assesses the current state of the international theory and practice of autonomy in order to pursue the possibility of regional self-government in Tibet. Initiated by a workshop and roundtable with political representatives from different autonomous regions, including His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, this book brings together a group of...international scholars to offer a much-needed enquiry into solutions to the Tibetan quest for 'genuine' autonomy. Examining the Chinese framework of regional self-government, along with key international cases of autonomy in Europe, North America and Asia, the contributors to this volume offer a comprehensive context for the consideration of both Tibetan demands and Chinese worries"--Back cover.
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