Ethnic politics in Burma: states of conflict
In: Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series, 17
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In: Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series, 17
In: Policy studies 51
In: Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series, 17
This book considers the conflict and civil war that has ravaged Burma, and considers the implications that conflict has had for Burma?s development and prospects for democratization.
In: Contemporary Southeast Asia, Band 43, Heft 3, S. 439-460
ISSN: 1793-284X
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 1 February 2021 coup, Myanmar is facing extraordinary human rights, political and socioeconomic crises. At this critical juncture, it is worth re-visiting and re-imagining the type of country Myanmar could be. Federalism has long been considered as the solution to the country's protracted state-society and centre-periphery conflicts and to enable ethnic minority communities to achieve self-determination. However, discussions about federalism are often framed in terms of revising or replacing the 2008 Constitution in a top-down manner. While constitutional change is necessary, federalism can also be seen as an "emergent" phenomenon, developing from the "bottom-up" out of the existing structures and practices of the ethnic minority communities and the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs). Several EAOs have long-established governance regimes in their areas of control or influence, delivering a range of essential and life-saving public services to their communities. These local frameworks of public administration and services provision can serve as important building blocks of a bottom-up federalism, especially given the collapse of a credible and legitimate Myanmar state. As such, EAOs should be supported to develop their governance and services delivery systems. Arguably, the present multiple crises in Myanmar offers the closest approximation since the 1947 Panglong Conference of the idea that a federal union should emerge out of agreements among sovereign states, i.e. that state formation (and sovereignty) must precede a federal constitutional settlement. (Contempt Southeast Asia/GIGA)
World Affairs Online
In: Contemporary Southeast Asia, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 489
ISSN: 0129-797X
In: Critical Asian studies, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 175-204
ISSN: 1472-6033
In: Critical Asian studies, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 175-204
ISSN: 1467-2715
This article explores how people living in areas of Burma/Myanmar affected by armed conflict (Karen populations in the southeast) and natural disaster (Cyclone Nargis in the Irrawaddy Delta) understand "protection" and act to minimize risks and protect themselves, their families, and communities. What do vulnerable people seek to protect, and how do they view the roles of other stakeholders, including the state, non-state actors (armed and political groups), community-based organizations, and national and international aid agencies? Are these viewed as protection actors, or sources of threat - or a mixture of both? (Crit Asian Stud/GIGA)
World Affairs Online
In: International affairs, Band 87, Heft 3, S. 753-754
ISSN: 0020-5850
In: International affairs, Band 87, Heft 6, S. 1560-1561
ISSN: 0020-5850
In: Journal of refugee studies, Band 24, Heft 3, S. 626-626
ISSN: 0951-6328
In: The world today, Band 66, Heft 11, S. 29-31
ISSN: 0043-9134
World Affairs Online
In: The world today, Band 66, Heft 5, S. 27-29
ISSN: 0043-9134
World Affairs Online
In: The world today, Band 66, Heft 11, S. 29-29
ISSN: 0043-9134
In: The world today, Band 66, Heft 5, S. 27-30
ISSN: 0043-9134