Abstract
A positive story of democracy in the Himalayan region is to be found in an unexpected place: in an exiled refugee population with an unrecognised government and no jurisdiction over territory. Based in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, the Tibetan Government-in-Exile (TGiE) is a fully functioning representative democracy with voters in three continents franchised to elect forty-three Tibetan Members of Parliament. This paper examines the unique evolution of and rationale behind Tibetan democracy-in-exile, the limitations faced by operating in exile, and how this case can inform broader debates regarding the development and nature of democracy, and the functioning of democratic procedures in a territory-less polity.
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