About the event
Hosted by the Centre for the Study of Democracy, the senior most democratically elected Tibetan leader in exile, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, joins Professor Dibyesh Anand for a conversation exploring questions of human rights, democracy, China and Tibet.
The event is open to all the students and colleagues of University of Westminster as well as members of public.
Location
This event takes place in Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW.
About the Centre for the Study of Democracy
The Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) is based in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster. The Centre undertakes research across a range of critical social and political challenges, promoting an interdisciplinary environment. There is an explicit focus on engagement with communities and impacting upon public debates around these contentious subjects. Read more about the Centre.
About the speakers
Sikyong Penpa Tsering
Sikyong Penpa Tsering was sworn-in as the President of the Central Tibetan Administration after his election victory of April 2021, at an official ceremony graced by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 27 May 2021. From August 2016 – November 2017, he had been appointed as the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Office of Tibet, Washington DC. During his time in the USA, he concentrated efforts to strengthen support for Tibet in the US government. From 2008–2016, he was elected and served as the Speaker of the 14th and 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. In 2001, whilst serving as a Member of the Tibetan Parliament, he took on the role of the Executive Director of Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Centre (TPPRC), a research agency based in New Delhi. His efforts as the Executive Director of TPPRC and his constant outreach efforts directed towards Indian political leaders led to the successful revival of the All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet (APIPFT).
Professor Dibyesh Anand
Professor Dibyesh Anand is the Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster. He is the author of the monograph Geopolitical Exotica: Tibet in Western Imagination and has published on varied topics, including on colonial practices of China toward Tibetans and Uyghurs.
