Opportunities and Challenges of Democratisation in Myanmar

The conference was held in commemoration of the 97th anniversary of the foundation of the University of Yangon, and was sponsored by the universities of Yangon, Passau and Yunnan and the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation. In continuation of questions raised during the Interdisciplinary Myanmar Conference (WiM...

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Published in:Internationales Asien Forum 2017-10, Vol.48 (3/4), p.312-319
Main Author: Hellmann-Rajanayagam, Dagmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autonomy
Centralization
Citizenship
Civil society
Commemoration
Conferences
Cultural factors
Decentralization
Democracy
Democratization
Economic development
Ethnicity
Human rights
Interdisciplinary aspects
Journalism
Mass media
Military effectiveness
Minority groups
Native rights
Perceptions
Political activism
Politics
Public sphere
Rohingya people
Sanctions
Social networks
Western society
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Summary:The conference was held in commemoration of the 97th anniversary of the foundation of the University of Yangon, and was sponsored by the universities of Yangon, Passau and Yunnan and the Hanns-Seidel-Foundation. In continuation of questions raised during the Interdisciplinary Myanmar Conference (WiMya) in July 2017 in Passau, the following issues were addressed: the role of the military in Myanmar, the effectiveness of civil society, aspects of economic development, international factors and implications, especially the effects of sanctions, religio-cultural factors connected with questions of centralisation, decentralisation, autonomy and the situation of minorities, and media and the public sphere. Discussions, particularly with the Chinese participants, were vivid and sometimes controversial, as in the latter's denunciation of the "West" in general and the "Western" media in particular. Across sessions, similar issues were discussed repeatedly from different angles, including the role of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the current problems in Rakhine state, and the Chinese view of Myanmar politics and economy.
ISSN:0020-9449
2365-0117