Simpson / Farrelly / Holliday Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Myanmar

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-317-58984-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 476 Seiten

After decades of mismanagement and direct military rule, Myanmar’s contested transition to a more democratic government has rapidly shifted the outlook in this significant Southeast Asian nation. Since 2011, the removal of Western sanctions and new foreign investments have resulted in high rates of economic growth and an expanding middle class, albeit from a very low base. In a result unthinkable a few years earlier, former political prisoner and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), formed a national government in early 2016. However, despite significant political and economic reforms since the liberalisation process commenced, the transition to civilian rule remains constrained by the military’s 2008 Constitution, which guarantees that it operates unfettered by civilian oversight. As a result, although some ethnic conflicts have abated, others continue to fester and new conflicts have erupted. With a daunting task ahead the NLD government has made some progress in removing the vestiges of repressive military-era laws but many remain untouched and some of the practices of the new government provide unwelcome reminders of its authoritarian history.

This timely Handbook describes the political, economic, and cultural dimensions of this crucial period of transition in Myanmar. It presents explanations for contradictory trends, including those that defy some of the early narratives about the comprehensive transformation of Myanmar. The Handbook also considers the impact of major environmental, strategic, and demographic trends which help underscore that Myanmar’s development will be an ongoing task. In addition to introductory and concluding chapters by the editors, the body of the Handbook is divided into seven core sections:

• Fundamentals

• Spaces

• Cultures

• Living

• Governance

• International

• Challenges

Written by an international team of scholars, with a mix of world-leading established academics and talented emerging researchers, the Handbook provides a rigorous scholarly overview of Myanmar’s politics, economics, and society. As Myanmar opens to Western businesses and government agencies, this is an invaluable reference book that will provide a foundation for further research and offer the first port of call for scholars, students, and policy makers working on Myanmar and Asia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simpson, Adam

Farrelly, Nicholas

Holliday, Ian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

- Explaining Myanmar in Flux and Transition, Nicholas Farrelly, Ian Holliday and Adam Simpson

Part I: Fundamentals

- The State, Maitrii Aung-Thwin

- The Defence Services, Andrew Selth

- Democracy, John H Badgley and Ian Holliday

- Ethnicity and Identity, Violet Cho

Part II: Spaces

- The Capital, Nicholas Farrelly

- Urban, Jayde Lin Roberts

- Rural, Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung

- Borderlands, Patrick Meehan and Mandy Sadan

- Cyber-Spaces, Gerard McCarthy

- Anomalous Spaces, Nicholas Farrelly

Part III: Cultures

- Languages, David Bradley

- Religion, Charles Carstens

- Arts, Charlotte Galloway

- Public Discourse, Tom Kean

- Diasporas, Inga Grusß

- Youth, Jacqueline Menager

Part IV: Living

- Political Economy, Lee Jones

- Agriculture, Ikuko Okamoto

- Banking and Finance, Thomas Förch

- FDI and Trade, Jared Bissinger

Part V: Governance

- Executive, Ian Holliday and Su Mon Thazin Aung

- Legislature, Renaud Egreteau and Cindy Joelene

- Judiciary, Melissa Crouch

- Civil Society, Christina Fink and Adam Simpson

- Education, Marie Lall

- Health, Céline Coderey

Part VI: International

- World, David Steinberg

- Regional, Jurgen Haacke

- Neighbourhood, Renaud Egreteau and Li Chenyang

- International Non-Governmental Organisations and Advocacy, John Dale and Samantha Samuel-Nakka

- International Law and Inter-Governmental Organisations, Tyler Giannini and Matthew Bugher

- International Assistance, Ian Holliday and Zaw Htet

Part VII: Challenges

- Peace and Reconciliation, Kim Jollife

- Democratisation and Human Rights, Morten Pederson

- Gender, Khin Mar Mar Kyi

- Nation Building, Matthew Walton

- Class and Inequality, Elliott Prasse-Freeman and Phyo Win Latt

- Environment and Natural Resources, Adam Simpson

Conclusion

- Myanmar Futures, Adam Simpson, Ian Holliday and Nicholas Farrelly

Über Autor(innen)

Adam Simpson is Director of the Centre for Peace and Security at the Hawke Research Institute and Senior Lecturer in International Studies at the University of South Australia. He is also Adjunct Research Fellow at the Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Griffith University, Australia.

Nicholas Farrelly is an Associate Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University and Director of the ANU Myanmar Research Centre.

Ian Holliday is Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at the University of Hong Kong.