How Myanmar’s ruling party keeps its lawmakers under control
6 Minutes To ReadRenaud Egreteau argues that potential dissidents within the NLD are unlikely to gain influence.
Remembering Nay Win Maung, year after year
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud considers the enduring legacy of a key figure in Myanmar’s transition.
Memory of Sacrifice: Memory, Justice and the Saffron Revolution
4 Minutes To ReadAileen Thomson reflects on commemorations of the pro-democracy struggle.
Buddhism, Politics, and Political Thought in Myanmar by Matthew J. Walton, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 2017. 226 pages.
6 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind reviews a new book on Buddhism and political thought by Matthew J. Walton.
Local Parliaments in Myanmar: Key institutions, but too often overlooked
8 Minutes To ReadEMReF researchers consider the role of Myanmar’s local parliaments.
Caretaking Democratization: The Military and Political Change in Myanmar by Renaud Egreteau, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2016, 193 Pages.
5 Minutes To ReadT. F. Rhoden reviews Renaud Egreteau’s new book on Burmese politics and the praetorian side of democratization.
Towards a “normalization” of the political sociology of the elites in Myanmar (Part Two)
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud continues his look at elite politics in Myanmar. Part One can be found here.
Towards a “normalization” of the political sociology of the elites in Myanmar (Part One)
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud explores elite dynamics in Myanmar’s social structure.
Democratisation of Myanmar by Nehginpao Kipgen, Routledge, New Delhi, 2016, 194 pages
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews Nehginpao Kipgen’s new book on Myanmar’s transition.
What the State Sangha Committee actually said about Ma Ba Tha
9 Minutes To ReadAung Tun and Matthew Walton comment on a recent statement by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee.