Description of impact
Research by the University of Aberdeen’s Scottish Centre for Himalayan Research (led by Dr Martin Mills) has facilitated parliamentary deliberations on Tibetan matters in the UK and Europe, shifting the debate away from a longstanding stalemate over sovereignty and towards a more forward-thinking policy position on popular protest, state policy and environmental constraints. The Centre is now leading a Scottish Parliament inquiry on the impacts of climate change on the Tibetan Plateau across the wider Asian area. This has allowed the Group to grow in influence as the only research-led parliamentary group on Tibet in Europe, making it a growing focus for visits by international policy makers and civil society organisations.Who is affected by, or benefits from, the research?
Politicians and policy-makers in Scotland, the UK and abroad.Outcomes to Date / Future Developments
The impact of this case study involves changing Scottish government policy towards the Tibetan region, influencing policy deliberations by the Central Tibetan Administration and prompting a parliamentary Third Pole climate inquiry.| Impact status | Impact Completed (Open) |
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| Impact date | 2014 → 2020 |
Keywords
- Environmental
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Research output
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The Last Gift of the God-King: Narrating the Dalai Lama’s Resignation
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The 2008 Protests in Tibet: Main Facts & Analysis
Research output: Book/Report › Other Report
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Mass Relocations and Nomad Settlement on the Tibetan Plateau
Research output: Working paper
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Playing the Long Game? The Politics of Religious Revival in China and Tibet
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Dividing the Third Pole: Beijing's Vision for the Tibetan Plateau
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Climate Change on the Third Pole: Causes, Processes and Consequences: A Working Paper by The Scottish Centre for Himalayan Research for the Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group on Tibet
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Religious Relationships with the Environment in a Tibetan Rural Community: Interactions and Contrasts with Popular Notions of Indigenous Environmentalism
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Self-Immolation Amongst Tibetans, 1998-2012
Research output: Working paper