A Conversation with U Pe Aung Lin
8 Minutes To ReadU Pe Aung Lin is the chairman of the Myanmar Center to Empower Regional Parliaments (MCERP). This post is a transcript of a conversation with Mael Raynaud, the Head of […]
Has “Time to Change” been well reflected in Myanmar’s sub-national parliaments?
9 Minutes To ReadNyein Thiri Swe and Zaw Min Oo from the Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation (EMReF) assess the performance of the sub-national parliaments and change in their structural constraints since the transition.
Marginalisation or Consolidation? The Parliamentary Year in Review
7 Minutes To ReadRenaud Egreteau assesses what Myanmar’s Union legislature has (and has not) achieved over the past year.
Democratizing the Public Space in Myanmar
5 Minutes To ReadAye Thein argues that the NLD government is taking a sledgehammer approach to the issue of freedom of assembly in Myanmar.
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.
Myanmar’s parliament is missing link in Rakhine crisis
6 Minutes To ReadRenaud Egreteau asks how the legislature could provide more oversight on the recent Rakhine State crisis.
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 […]