The Uyghur lobby :
global networks, coalitions and strategies of the world Uyghur congress /
Yu-Wen Chen.
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| Summary: | "The Uyghur Lobby is the first systematic and contemporary examination of the global operations of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC). The Uyghur lobby is not a unified movement; wide divisions exist regarding how activists should promote national self-determination. The localization of the movement leads its affiliate organizations to find their own paths for survival. Framing of the Uyghur issue plays a vital role in allowing local Uyghur affiliate to create independent alliances and bases of support. In general, people who tend to involve themselves with WUC member organizations share a belief that the cause of Uyghur self-determination can only be achieved through peaceful means, and in that context, the protection of human rights in China is a prime concern. In discussing the Uyghur lobby in the US, Germany and Japan, it becomes clear that most of the coalitions cobbled together in the domestic political arena are a reflection of the political games within these countries. The Uyghur lobby is thus highly constrained by the broader domestic politics of its host countries to have actual policy impacts to realize its political ambition.This unique and timely study reveals how an issue concerning a Chinese minority has been catapulted onto the wider global political stage, and how Uyghur groups have been successful in raising their visibility. As such, it will be of great interest to students and scholars working on Chinese politics, the Uyghur issue, and minority and ethnic politics, social movements, human rights, and international politics more broadly. "-- |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2014]
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| Series: | Routledge contemporary China series.
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-145) and index. Physical description: xvii, 148 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. more |
Table of Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction
1.1.Questions, purposes, and significance
1.2.Methodology
1.3.Outline of chapters
Notes
2.The rise of the World Uyghur Congress
2.1.Birth of the WUC
2.2.The operation of the WUC
2.3.The world of competition for the WUC
2.4.External patrons
2.5.To act as if it were the real umbrella organization
2.6.The legitimacy question
2.7.Summary
Notes
3.International networks
3.1.Method and data
3.2.Patterns
3.3.Centrality
3.4.Regional networks
3.5.Summary
Notes
4.Online networks
4.1.Method and data
4.2.Macro similarities and differences
4.3.Micro similarities and differences
4.4.Summary
Notes
5.A minor but rising influence in America
5.1.The rise of the Uyghur lobby in America
5.2.The campaign to rescue Rebiya Kadeer
5.3.Congressional support
5.4.Further actions
5.5.Campaigns to save prisoners
5.6.Summary
Notes
Contents note continued: 6.Struggling for attention in Germany
6.1.Patterns
6.2.Strategies and impacts
6.3.Summary
Notes
7.Uyghur networks in Japan
7.1.Method and data
7.2.Patterns
7.3.Strategies and impacts
7.4.Summary
Notes
8.China's competing discourses and strategies
8.1.China's framing of the Uyghur issue
8.2.China's strategies
8.3.Summary
Notes
9.Conclusions
9.1.The niche perspective of the Uyghur lobby
9.2.Contributions to social sciences studies and limits
Notes.
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction
1.1.Questions, purposes, and significance
1.2.Methodology
1.3.Outline of chapters
Notes
2.The rise of the World Uyghur Congress
2.1.Birth of the WUC
2.2.The operation of the WUC
2.3.The world of competition for the WUC
2.4.External patrons
2.5.To act as if it were the real umbrella organization
2.6.The legitimacy question
2.7.Summary
Notes
3.International networks
3.1.Method and data
3.2.Patterns
3.3.Centrality
3.4.Regional networks
3.5.Summary
Notes
4.Online networks
4.1.Method and data
4.2.Macro similarities and differences
4.3.Micro similarities and differences
4.4.Summary
Notes
5.A minor but rising influence in America
5.1.The rise of the Uyghur lobby in America
5.2.The campaign to rescue Rebiya Kadeer
5.3.Congressional support
5.4.Further actions
5.5.Campaigns to save prisoners
5.6.Summary
Notes
Contents note continued: 6.Struggling for attention in Germany
6.1.Patterns
6.2.Strategies and impacts
6.3.Summary
Notes
7.Uyghur networks in Japan
7.1.Method and data
7.2.Patterns
7.3.Strategies and impacts
7.4.Summary
Notes
8.China's competing discourses and strategies
8.1.China's framing of the Uyghur issue
8.2.China's strategies
8.3.Summary
Notes
9.Conclusions
9.1.The niche perspective of the Uyghur lobby
9.2.Contributions to social sciences studies and limits
Notes.