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Prof. Thomas Kell* dissects the exile Tibetan democracy, examines its fundamental shortcomings, practical dilemmas. and hidden dangers, and wonders whether the existing structure can independently maintain political continuity and the legitimacy of the movement in the post-Dalai Lama scenario without adequately adapting the institutional design to the realities of a shrinking, dispersed exile population and the generational change.
As a researcher in Tibetan studies, I have interviewed many Tibetans in exile, including former Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, and heard numerous views on the “democratic system” of the Tibetan government-in-exile (referred to as Central Tibetan Administration, or CTA). In my opinion...
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