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Inside Myanmar’s turbulent transformation
Citation
Farrelly, N and Chit, W, Inside Myanmar's turbulent transformation, Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, 3, (1) pp. 38-47. ISSN 2050-2680 (2016) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1002/app5.124
Abstract
Since constitutional government began in
2011, Myanmar’s shift from an entrenched
military regime has drawn wide interest from
policy analysts. This article explores the context
of Myanmar’s fragile democratisation
from the ground up. It explains two interlocking
characteristics: the fundamentally
novel character of reform and the endurance
of age-old conundrums. For longer term success,
ensuring that Myanmar has adequate
capacity—at institutional and human levels—
to manage its turbulent transformation will
not be easy or cheap. This will also require a
move away from stale rhetoric about nondisintegration,
national solidarity and the
perpetuation of sovereignty. The next step is to
develop a culture of adherence to free and
fair elections, followed by a wide-ranging
democratisation of how post-dictatorship politics
is conceived.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | democratisation, dictatorship, militaries, transition, Myanmar |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Political science |
Research Field: | Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | International relations |
Objective Field: | International political economy (excl. international trade) |
UTAS Author: | Farrelly, N (Professor Nicholas Farrelly) |
ID Code: | 145229 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 10 |
Deposited By: | Office of the School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2021-07-12 |
Last Modified: | 2021-09-28 |
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