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Disciplining democracy: Explaining the rhythms of Myanmar’s first Hluttaw, 2011-2016
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Farrelly, N and Win, C, Disciplining democracy: Explaining the rhythms of Myanmar's first Hluttaw, 2011-2016, Public Policy in the 'Asian Century': Concepts, Cases and Futures, Palgrave Macmillan, S Bice, A Poole, H Sullivan (ed), London, pp. 87-117. ISBN 978-1-137-60251-0 (2017) [Research Book Chapter]
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DOI: doi:10.1057/978-1-137-60252-7_5
Abstract
Myanmar’s first Hluttaw (Administrative Assembly, which ran from 2011 to 2016) proved that transitions from military dictatorship to new forms of government can occur rapidly, and unexpectedly. The formation of its new legislative culture introduced significant changes to Myanmar society. It also showcased a deliberate effort to evoke earlier systems of power in Myanmar society, especially those with monarchical or socialist designations. Future legislative cultures will likely draw on a similar array of cultural concepts, especially where they are rooted in Myanmar’s dominant Theravada Buddhist heritage. The first Hluttaw therefore offered a glimpse of the potential for Myanmar to create its own form of representative democracy, with a robust legislative culture and an awareness that unelected elites may one day take a lesser role in the country’s government.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Policy and administration |
Research Field: | Public policy |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in human society |
UTAS Author: | Farrelly, N (Professor Nicholas Farrelly) |
ID Code: | 140096 |
Year Published: | 2017 |
Deposited By: | Office of the School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2020-07-27 |
Last Modified: | 2021-07-15 |
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