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Anything Other than the Sit-Tat

16 Minutes To ReadMyo Min outlines the hidden consequences of people’s commitment to minorities within minorities, such as the Rohingya.

Tags: : federal democracy, All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU), Arakan Army (AA), Bamar People's Liberation Army (BPLA), Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), democracy, equality, ethnic armed groups (EAOs), ethnic minorities, federalism, human rights, military coup, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), National Unity Government (NUG), nationalism, People’s Representatives Committee for Federalism (PRCF), Rohingya, Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), Tatmadaw

October 29, 2024

Identity, Politics, and Conflict: Insights from the 2023 IHDRG Seminar

6 Minutes To ReadSayedul Karim shares insights from leading national & international scholars focusing on Myanmar Studies.

Tags: development, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, federalism, IDRC, Institute of Human Rights and Democratic Governance (IHRDG), Karen State, labour rights, People's Defence Force (PDF), policy, Rohingya, Salween, Spring Revolution, Spring University Myanmar (SUM)

June 18, 2024

Amendment of the National Education Law and other language-in-education developments following the 2021 military coup in Myanmar (Part 2)

8 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung, Ja Seng, Jung Benatar, and Chan* outline the evolving language-in-education landscape following the coup, within and beyond military-controlled territory in Part 2 of a […]

Tags: ethnic languages, ethnicity, federalism, language policy

May 9, 2023

Amendment of the National Education Law and other language-in-education developments following the 2021 military coup in Myanmar (Part 1)

8 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung, Ja Seng, Jung Benatar, and Chan* outline the evolving language-in-education landscape following the coup, within and beyond military-controlled territory in Part 1 of a […]

Tags: ethnic languages, ethnicity, federalism, language policy

May 8, 2023

Tea Circle Event: The Future of Federalism and Political Decentralization in Myanmar

4 Minutes To ReadUpcoming event: The Future of Federalism and Political Decentralization in Myanmar (November 12, 9-11am EST/ 8:30-10:30pm MMT) The military coup in Myanmar prompted a quick shift by major ethnic Burman […]

Announcement

Tags: decentralization, democracy, event, federalism, IDRC, myanmar

November 5, 2021

Decolonial Worldmaking, Burmese Independence, and the Karen Struggle

15 Minutes To ReadShona Loong uses world histories of anti-colonial nationalism to reexamine the Karen struggle.

Tags: bamar, Burman, colonialism, federalism, history, Karen, nationalism, Salween

August 13, 2020

The Pros and Cons of Electing Chief Ministers

14 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud presents new elements in the debates around Article 261 (b) of the 2008 Constitution.

Politics

Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, constitutional reform, decentralization, federalism, Hluttaw, National League for Democracy (NLD), reform, Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)

September 30, 2019

Decentralization: Bamars care about governing their own regions, too

9 Minutes To ReadThein Than Win, from the Paññā Institute, and Mael Raynaud suggests that federalism is now an objective shared by the Bamar in Myanmar’s seven regions.

Tags: Bago, bamar, democratization, ethnic minorities, federalism, Sagaing

April 8, 2019

Are our expectations of Myanmar realistic? (Part 3)

7 Minutes To ReadGabrielle Maginness writes about challenges to Myanmar’s transition to federalism.

Opinion

Tags: federalism, law, rule of law, transition

November 7, 2018

Injecting the Federal Principle into Myanmar’s Constitutional Amendment Procedure

8 Minutes To ReadJesse Hartery considers the possibilities for a change in Myanmar’s constitutional amendment procedure.

Politics

Tags: constitution, constitutional reform, federalism, Hluttaw, National League for Democracy (NLD)

September 5, 2018

Fostering constitutional conversation in Myanmar

4 Minutes To ReadMyat Myat Mon discusses the importance of constitutional conversation and how it can foster more informed public debate in Myanmar.

Politics

Tags: constitution, constitutional reform, federalism, law

June 18, 2018

The Military’s Role in Sub-National Institutions: An Obstacle to Federalism in Myanmar

8 Minutes To ReadJesse Hartery outlines some of the institutional barriers to federalism in Myanmar.

Tags: constitutional reform, federalism, law, legal reform, military

January 25, 2018

Is media biased against the ethnic armed organizations in Myanmar?

6 Minutes To ReadYaw Bawm Mangshang analyzes reporting on ethnic conflict.

Tags: ethnic armed organisations, ethnicity, federalism, media, news

July 31, 2017

Education, and the local parliaments’ legislative competence

8 Minutes To ReadEMReF researchers discuss education reform, the local parliaments, federalism and peace. Editor’s note This article has been updated to include additional references. If the issues underlying the current political […]