Tsering Topgyal
Biographic Data
| ID | 746953 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tsering Topgyal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tsering |
| FAMILY NAME | Topgyal |
| SIGNATURE | TOPGYAL T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Holloway University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1465-8271 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The greatest risk facing China in the 21st century is national disintegration”
Why do states seeking security by forging a singular national identity adopt policies that reinforce the very distinctiveness they seek to erase? This article addresses this puzzle through ontological security (OS) which posits that states seek stable self-identities as a foundation of agency. It restates Ontological Security Seeking (OSS) as “self-grasping,” the delusive and anxiety-producing act of self-construction in Buddhist philosophy. It s…
The Tibetan Self-Immolations as Counter-Securitization
This article argues that the Tibetan self-immolations constitute a form of counter-securitization to China’s securitization of the 2008 Tibetan uprising. Theoretically, it argues that securitization theory (1) is too focused on the intra-unit interaction between securitizing elites and audiences, (2) leaves the inter-unit dynamics underdeveloped, and (3) fails to recognize the securitized “other” as an audience. This article theorizes the linkage…
Identity Insecurity and the Tibetan Resistance Against China
Charting the Tibet Issue in the Sino–Indian Border Dispute
In official quarters in Beijing and New Delhi, the Tibet issue figures only as a bargaining chip to ‘regulate’ their bilateral relations, not as an issue that has an independent bearing on the intractability or resolution of the Sino–Indian border dispute. Scholars of the Sino–Indian border dispute either dismiss the relevance of the Tibet issue or treat it as only a prop in their framing of the dispute in terms of security, nationalism and great…
Insecurity Dilemma and the Tibetan Uprising in 2008
In March 2008, Tibet erupted in the biggest challenge to Chinese rule since 1959. While Beijing and Dharamsala engaged in their familiar battle of representations, pundits speculated on the causes of the uprising, ranging from conspiracy theories to informed policy analysis. Applying the framework of the insecurity dilemma, this article argues that Tibetan identity insecurity on account of the post-1989 hard-line Chinese policies was the chief ca…
Institutional development in practice
There is growing interest in organisational and institutional development, or capacity-building, but little understanding of what these involve in practice. This article provides a case-study of a successful long-term programme of institutional development, which built the capacities of the Tibetan refugee community in development planning. The primary focus is on key features for adaptation by development practitioners. The authors also clarify …
Insecurity Dilemma and the Tibetan Uprising in 2008
In March 2008, Tibet erupted in the biggest challenge to Chinese rule since 1959. While Beijing and Dharamsala engaged in their familiar battle of representations, pundits speculated on the causes of the uprising, ranging from conspiracy theories to informed policy analysis. Applying the framework of the insecurity dilemma, this article argues that Tibetan identity insecurity on account of the post-1989 hard-line Chinese policies was the chief ca…
The Tibetan Self-Immolations as Counter-Securitization
This article argues that the Tibetan self-immolations constitute a form of counter-securitization to China’s securitization of the 2008 Tibetan uprising. Theoretically, it argues that securitization theory (1) is too focused on the intra-unit interaction between securitizing elites and audiences, (2) leaves the inter-unit dynamics underdeveloped, and (3) fails to recognize the securitized “other” as an audience. This article theorizes the linkage…
Identity Insecurity and the Tibetan Resistance Against China
Institutional development in practice
There is growing interest in organisational and institutional development, or capacity-building, but little understanding of what these involve in practice. This article provides a case-study of a successful long-term programme of institutional development, which built the capacities of the Tibetan refugee community in development planning. The primary focus is on key features for adaptation by development practitioners. The authors also clarify …
Charting the Tibet Issue in the Sino–Indian Border Dispute
In official quarters in Beijing and New Delhi, the Tibet issue figures only as a bargaining chip to ‘regulate’ their bilateral relations, not as an issue that has an independent bearing on the intractability or resolution of the Sino–Indian border dispute. Scholars of the Sino–Indian border dispute either dismiss the relevance of the Tibet issue or treat it as only a prop in their framing of the dispute in terms of security, nationalism and great…
Insecurity Dilemma and the Tibetan Uprising in 2008
In March 2008, Tibet erupted in the biggest challenge to Chinese rule since 1959. While Beijing and Dharamsala engaged in their familiar battle of representations, pundits speculated on the causes of the uprising, ranging from conspiracy theories to informed policy analysis. Applying the framework of the insecurity dilemma, this article argues that Tibetan identity insecurity on account of the post-1989 hard-line Chinese policies was the chief ca…
Identity Insecurity and the Tibetan Resistance Against China
The Tibetan Self-Immolations as Counter-Securitization
This article argues that the Tibetan self-immolations constitute a form of counter-securitization to China’s securitization of the 2008 Tibetan uprising. Theoretically, it argues that securitization theory (1) is too focused on the intra-unit interaction between securitizing elites and audiences, (2) leaves the inter-unit dynamics underdeveloped, and (3) fails to recognize the securitized “other” as an audience. This article theorizes the linkage…
The greatest risk facing China in the 21st century is national disintegration”
Why do states seeking security by forging a singular national identity adopt policies that reinforce the very distinctiveness they seek to erase? This article addresses this puzzle through ontological security (OS) which posits that states seek stable self-identities as a foundation of agency. It restates Ontological Security Seeking (OSS) as “self-grasping,” the delusive and anxiety-producing act of self-construction in Buddhist philosophy. It s…
Political science (5 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (4 works) · China (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Beijing (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works)