The Politics of Federalization in Myanmar

Dulyapak Preecharush

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781000849097
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Asian Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

This book examines the trajectory of federalization in Myanmar's political development, evaluating the attitudes of different political actors toward, and negotiation strategies for, designing federalism.

It argues that three factors drive federalization in Myanmar, namely constitutionalization, conflict management, and democratization. The confluence of these forces arrived at a critical juncture in 2011, the start of Myanmar's political transition, leading to significant changes in Myanmar's federation process. By analyzing the changes and continuities in federalism building, the book charts the dynamic pathway toward Myanmar's current federalization, revealing how periods of progress and stagnation reflect varying world views and the individual strategies of prominent political actors.

Offering a systematic conceptual framework on federalism in Myanmar, this will be a useful resource for students and scholars of Political Science, Comparative Politics, and Southeast Asian Politics.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsement Page
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Theories of Federalism and Federalization
• 3 Historical Background of Myanmar’s Federalization
• 4 Causal Relationships in Myanmar’s Federalization
• 5 The Negotiation Mechanism in Myanmar’s Federalization
• 6 Current Political Development in Myanmar’s Federalization
• 7 Conclusion and Comparison
• Index