Five races, one parliament? Xinhai in Xinjiang and the problem of minority representation in the Chinese Republic

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dc.contributor.authorBrophy, David
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:19:19Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2020-11-15T07:19:33Z
dc.description.abstractWhile the early Chinese parliament has been criticised as an ineffective shield against warlord machinations, this article brackets the question of its institutional efficiency and instead treats the National Assembly in terms of the visions of China that were expressed in the process of its construction. Debates on electoral divisions and rules for non-Han regions allow insight into the competing principles by which such territories might be incorporated into the new Chinese nation, and show that the 'Five Races' vision of China provided a meaningful vocabulary for non-Han elites to press for a greater say in the nation's institutions. Although the electoral system preserved the principle of aristocratic privilege in the case of the Mongols and Tibetans, such concessions to ethnic difference could not be applied in Xinjiang, which had had provincial status since the 1880s. To some Muslims, this betrayed the Republic's promise of equality among the 'Five Races', prompting calls for dedicated Muslim representation in the parliament.
dc.identifier.issn1464-8172
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/71734
dc.publisherThe White Horse Press
dc.sourceInner Asia
dc.subjectKeywords: electoral system; ethnic minority; institutional framework; Islamism; party politics; political relations; race; China; Mongolia; Xinjiang Uygur; Xizang Chinese republic; Electoral politics; Minorities; Xinhai revolution; Xinjiang
dc.titleFive races, one parliament? Xinhai in Xinjiang and the problem of minority representation in the Chinese Republic
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage364
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage343
local.contributor.affiliationBrophy, David, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailrepository.admin@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidBrophy, David, u3169188
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor200202 - Asian Cultural Studies
local.identifier.absseo959999 - Cultural Understanding not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB2854
local.identifier.citationvolume14
local.identifier.doi.1163/22105018-90000009
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84873562186
local.identifier.thomsonID000212376100008
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByf5625
local.type.statusPublished Version

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