Federalism in Myanmar

The book examines the most suitable federal democratic model for Myanmar and political arrangements to end the civil war, using a descriptive–qualitative approach and triangulation research method. It finds that a tailored federal model is best to accommodate the ethnically divided country and enhance solutions to ethnic conflicts.

Format: Hardback
Length: 172 pages
Publication date: 15 May 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

Myanmar has been plagued by a protracted civil war for decades since regaining its sovereignty in 1948. The central purpose of this book is to examine answers to questions regarding the kind of political system that Myanmar urgently needs to develop. The lead research question is: What kind of federal democratic model is the most suitable for Myanmar and what kind of political arrangements should be in place? To examine answers for this question, the author employed a descriptive–qualitative approach and triangulation research method including interviews with politicians and activists in Myanmar, field observation and analysis of historical documents. The author examines the contemporary political issues of Myanmar in term of federalism to ensure that analysis of this book does not omit the actual political process performed by the government. As a result of the study, Myanmar needs a tailored federal model which is the best to accommodate the ethnically divided country that would enhance solutions to ethnic conflicts and end the civil war.

Weight: 406g
Dimension: 160 x 237 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666924657