Political transitions in Myanmar: a new model for democratization
In: Contemporary Southeast Asia, Band 26, Heft 2, S. 233-255
Abstract
This article examines social and political transition in Myanmar (Burma). Strategies for transition in Myanmar have tended to focus on elite-level politics, rather than grassroots democratisation and social mobilisation. However, both approaches are necessary. While change at the national/elite level is urgently required, sustained democratic transition can only be achieved if accompanied by local participation. This article examines the strategic challenges facing ethnic nationalist leaders and communities at this key period in Myanmars history. It also addresses the roles that foreign aid can play in supporting the re-emergence of civil society in Myanmar, and advocates a policy of selective (or targeted) engagement. (Contemp Southeast Aisa/DÜI)
Themen
Politisches System, Politischer Wandel, Sozialer Wandel, Demokratisierung, Ethnizität, Nationalismus, Zivilgesellschaft, Minderheitenpolitik, Myanmar, Übergang zwischen politischen Systemen, Soziopolitischer Wandel, Netzwerk (institutionell/sozial), Auslands- und Entwicklungshilfe, Politische Elite
Sprachen
Englisch
ISSN: 0129-797X
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