Debating Democratization in Myanmar
Published on 30. July 2014
Book
Hardback
330 pages
978-981-4519-14-4 (ISBN)
Description
Is Myanmar (Burma) democratizing, or is it moving towards a new form of authoritarianism, perhaps one more consonant with other contemporary authoritarian regimes in Asia? Coming at a critical time, and one of growing interest in this Southeast Asian country among researchers and policy-makers, Debating Democratization in Myanmar addresses this complex question from a range of disciplinary and professional perspectives. Chapters by leading international scholars and practitioners, activists and politicians from Myanmar and around the world cover political and economic updates, as well as the problems of democratization; the re-engagement of democratic activists and exiles in domestic affairs; the new parliament, the electoral system, and everyday politics; prospects for the economy; ethnic cooperation, contestation and conflict; the role of the army and police forces; and conditions for women. Together they constitute an empirically deep and analytically rich source of readable and relevant material for anyone keen to obtain a greater understanding of what is happening in Myanmar today, and why.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Pasir Panjang
Singapore
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
722 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-4519-14-4 (9789814519144)
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Nick Cheesman | Nicholas Farrelly | Trevor Wilson
Debating Democratization in Myanmar
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Persons
Nick Cheesman is Lecturer at the Department of Political and Social Change, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
Nicholas Farrelly is a Research Fellow at the School of Internatioal, Political and Strategic Studies, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
Trevor Wilson is a Visiting Fellow at the Department of Political amd Social Change, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
Nicholas Farrelly is a Research Fellow at the School of Internatioal, Political and Strategic Studies, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
Trevor Wilson is a Visiting Fellow at the Department of Political amd Social Change, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
Content
Foreword by Winston Set Aung, (former) Deputy Minister of National Planning & Economic Development, Myanmar.
1. Introduction
2. Prospects for Myanmar's Democratization Process by Morten Pedersen.
Encouraging Signs
3. Myanmar's Parliament: From Scorn to Significance by Thomas Kean
4. Land Law, Village Networks and Democracy in Myanmar by Tamas Wells and Kyaw Thu Aung
5. Exile to Elections: Politics in Post-2010 Myanmar - Personal Experiences and Reflections by Than Than Nu
6. Sidelined or Re-inventing Themselves? Exiled Activists and Democratization in Myanmar by Kerstin Duell
7. Understanding Recent Labour Protests in Myanmar by Kyaw Soe Lwin
Anticipating Reforms
8. Economic Update - Macro-Economy, Fiscal Reform, Development Options by Anders Engvall and Soe Nandar Linn
9. Economic Reform in Burma: A Stock Take - The Glass Has Water: Exchange Rate, Financial System, Investment and Sectoral Policies by Sean Turnell
10. Police Reform and the 'Civilianization' of Security in Myanmar by Andrew Selth
11. The Electoral System Reform Discussion in Myanmar by Kyle Lemargie, Andrew Reynolds, Peter Erben and David Ennis.
Enduring Concerns
12. 'Praetorianism' in Post-junta Myanmar: Revisiting the Political Intervention of the Burmese Armed Forces in the 2010s by Renaud Egreteau
13. State Terrorism and International Compliance: The Kachin Armed Struggle for Political Self-Determination by Seng Maw Lahpai
14. Engendering Development in Myanmar/Burma: Women's Struggle for San, Si, Sar (rice, oil and salt) by Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi
15. Conclusion
1. Introduction
2. Prospects for Myanmar's Democratization Process by Morten Pedersen.
Encouraging Signs
3. Myanmar's Parliament: From Scorn to Significance by Thomas Kean
4. Land Law, Village Networks and Democracy in Myanmar by Tamas Wells and Kyaw Thu Aung
5. Exile to Elections: Politics in Post-2010 Myanmar - Personal Experiences and Reflections by Than Than Nu
6. Sidelined or Re-inventing Themselves? Exiled Activists and Democratization in Myanmar by Kerstin Duell
7. Understanding Recent Labour Protests in Myanmar by Kyaw Soe Lwin
Anticipating Reforms
8. Economic Update - Macro-Economy, Fiscal Reform, Development Options by Anders Engvall and Soe Nandar Linn
9. Economic Reform in Burma: A Stock Take - The Glass Has Water: Exchange Rate, Financial System, Investment and Sectoral Policies by Sean Turnell
10. Police Reform and the 'Civilianization' of Security in Myanmar by Andrew Selth
11. The Electoral System Reform Discussion in Myanmar by Kyle Lemargie, Andrew Reynolds, Peter Erben and David Ennis.
Enduring Concerns
12. 'Praetorianism' in Post-junta Myanmar: Revisiting the Political Intervention of the Burmese Armed Forces in the 2010s by Renaud Egreteau
13. State Terrorism and International Compliance: The Kachin Armed Struggle for Political Self-Determination by Seng Maw Lahpai
14. Engendering Development in Myanmar/Burma: Women's Struggle for San, Si, Sar (rice, oil and salt) by Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi
15. Conclusion