Contents

pp iii-iii

miscellaneous Frontmatter

pp iv-vi

Acknowledgements

pp vii-viii

Introduction

pp 1-10

Part 1 - Theoretical Approaches

pp 11-12

1 - The Idea of Democratic Governance

pp 13-36

2 - The Real Utopian Approach

pp 37-53

3 - The Empire Thesis and its Critics

pp 54-72

Part 2 - On Taiwan

pp 73-74

4 - Nationalism, Democratisation and the Taiwan Question

pp 75-95

5 - Referendum and the Taiwanese National Identity

pp 96-107

6 - Sovereignty and the Taiwan Question

pp 108-126

Part 3 - On Tibet

pp 127-128

7 - Confucian and Marxist Theoretical Traditions of Minority Rights and Beyond

pp 129-144

8 - Beyond Socialist Autonomy in Tibet

pp 145-171

9 - Beyond Chinese Linguistic Imperialism: Multi-linguistic Policy

pp 172-190

10 - A Deliberative Approach to the Tibet Autonomy Issue

pp 191-207

11 - The Idea of Deliberative Referendum: Synthesis and Conclusion

pp 208-230

References

pp 231-252

Index

pp 253-263