Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part 1 Theoretical Approaches
6. 1 The Idea of Democratic Governance 13
7. 2 The Real Utopian Approach 37
8. 3 The Empire Thesis and its Critics 54
9. Part 2 On Taiwan
10. 4 Nationalism, Democratisation and the Taiwan Question 75
11. 5 Referendum and the Taiwanese National Identity 96
12. 6 Sovereignty and the Taiwan Question 108
13. Part 3 On Tibet
14. 7 Confucian and Marxist Theoretical Traditions of Minority Rights and Beyond 129
15. 8 Beyond Socialist Autonomy in Tibet 145
16. 9 Beyond Chinese Linguistic Imperialism: Multi-linguistic Policy 172
17. 10 A Deliberative Approach to the Tibet Autonomy Issue 191
18. 11 The Idea of Deliberative Referendum: Synthesis and Conclusion 208
19. References 231
20. Index 253