The Politics of Silence : Myanmar NGOs' Ethnic, Religious and Political Agenda
Abstract
The political regime in Myanmar used to be a seemingly monopolistic structure where power was exclusively in the Army’s hands. A marginal external influence was exercised by businessmen with close ties to the regime while the country is also exposed to the influence of powerful regional states. Since the General Elections in November 2010, the establishment of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar with a parliamentary democracy (which remains under some control of the Army, but with notable civilian representation) is the most noticeable change in Myanmar politics for decades as it may shift the state away from the Army monopoly, although concrete changes remain to be demonstrated.
Keywords
Nature; Civil Society; development; Poverty; ethnicity; decentralization; minorities; ngo; aidISBN
9782355960055Publisher website
http://books.openedition.org/irasecPublication date and place
2011Classification
Peace studies & conflict resolution