Federalism in Myanmar

Pau Sian Lian

doi:10.5771/9781666924664

Summary

The central purpose of this book is to examine answers to questions regarding the kind of political system that Myanmar urgently needs to develop. Myanmar has suffered the endless civil war for decades since regaining its sovereignty in 1948. Therefore, the lead research question is: What kind of federal democratic model is the most suitable for Myanmar and what kind of political arrangements should be in place?

To examine answers for this question, the author employed a descriptive–qualitative approach and triangulation research method including interviews with politicians and activists in Myanmar, field observation and analysis of historical documents. The author examines the contemporary political issues of Myanmar in term of federalism to ensure that analysis of this book does not omit the actual political process performed by the government. As a result of the study, Myanmar needs a tailored federal model which is the best to accommodate the ethnically divided country that would enhance solutions to ethnic conflicts and end the civil war.

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Copyright year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-2465-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-2466-4
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 158
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. List of Tables and Figures No access
3. 1. Tables No access
  2. Figures No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
5. List of Abbreviations No access
1. Background of the Study No access
2. Research Questions and Hypotheses No access
3. Research Methodology No access
4. 1. Federalism and Myanmar No access
  2. Federalism in Asia No access
  3. Myanmar’s Civil War No access
  4. Classical Literature on Federalism No access
5. The Organization of the Book No access
6. Significance of the Study No access
7. Notes No access
1. Introduction No access
2. National League for Democracy (NLD) and Federalism No access
3. 1. The Panglong Agreement versus the Spirit of Panglong No access
  2. Federal Democracy versus Democratic Federation No access
4. Myanmar Military and Federalism No access
5. The 21st-Century Panglong Peace Conference No access
6. 1. Lack of Inclusivity No access
  2. Debated Topics about Peacebuilding in Myanmar No access
  3. Spring Revolution in Myanmar and the 2008 Constitution No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. Notes No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Crisis of Political Ideology No access
3. Crisis of Natural Resources No access
4. Crisis of Religion No access
5. Crisis of Citizenship No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. Notes No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Motives behind the Struggling Movement No access
3. Grasping the Federalism Concept No access
4. Models of Federalism for Myanmar No access
5. A New Name for the Country No access
6. Conclusion No access
7. Note No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Definition of Federalism No access
3. The Characteristics of Federalism No access
4. Process and Types of Federalism No access
5. Federal Political Systems: Several Species of Federalism No access
6. 1. Legal and Constitutional Approaches No access
  2. Sociological Approaches No access
  3. Political and Ideological Approaches No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. Note No access
1. Introduction No access
2. History of Federalism in the United States No access
3. History of Federalism in India No access
4. 1. Similarities in Federal Democracy Systems in the United States and India No access
  2. Differences in Federal Democracy Systems in the United States and India No access
5. Civil-Military Relations in India and the United States No access
6. Testing Federalism: Duchacek’s 10 Yardsticks of Federalism No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. Notes No access
1. Introduction No access
2. 1. Is the Federal Union Constitutionally Immune against Dissolution by Secession? No access
  2. Who Has the Ultimate Control over Amendments to the Federal Constitution? No access
  3. Are the Constituent Units Immune to the Elimination of Their Identity and Authority? No access
  4. Is the Collective Sharing in Federal Rule Making Adequately Secured by Equal Representation of Unequal Units in a Bicameral System? No access
  5. Are there Two Independent Courts, One Interpreting and Adjudicating Federal and Other State Laws? No access
  6. Is a Judicial Authority within but above the Central Authority and the Constituent Units Determining Their Respective Rights? No access
  7. Have the Component Units Retained all the Powers the Constitution Has Not Given to the Central Authority? No access
  8. Is the Territorial Division of Authority Unambiguous? No access
3. Conclusion No access
4. Notes No access
1. Defining the Proper Model of Myanmar’s Contemporary Political System No access
2. Political and Ideological Approaches: Establishing Sustainable Federal Democracy in Myanmar No access
3. Consociationalism as a System of Transitional Governance No access
4. Achieving Federal Democracy via Political Mobilization No access
5. Social Protection: An Approach for Building Trust and Legitimacy No access
6. Civil-Military Relations No access
7. Sociological Approaches: Creating a Political Culture of Federalism No access
8. Democratic Citizenship No access
9. Monitoring Inter- and Intra-Ethnic Relations No access
10. Separation of Religion and State No access
11. Empowering a Nationwide Civil Society Network No access
12. Reviewing Citizenship Status No access
13. Reforming Education System No access
14. Re-Educating the Teachers No access
15. Implementing Volunteer Soldier System in Myanmar No access
16. Legal and Constitutional Approaches: Recommended Federal Model for Myanmar No access
1. Books No access
2. Journals, Papers, and Presentations No access
3. Myanmar Books No access
4. Law No access
5. Websites No access
Index No access Pages 147 - 156
About the Author No access Pages 157 - 158