Myanmar’s Digital Coup
Author: Nicholas Coppel
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published:
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 303158645X
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Myanmar
Author: Adam Simpson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2023-10-05
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 1003802516
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new edition of Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society provides a sophisticated yet accessible overview of the key political, economic and social challenges facing contemporary Myanmar and explains the complex historical and ethnic dynamics that have shaped the country. Thoroughly revised, the book analyses the context and tragic consequences of the military coup in February 2021 and the COVID-19 pandemic. With clear and incisive contributions from the world’s leading Myanmar scholars, this book assesses the policies and political reforms that have provoked contestation in Myanmar’s recent history and driven both economic and social change. In this context, questions of economic ownership and control and the distribution of natural resources are shown to be deeply informed by long-standing fractures among ethnic and civil-military relations. The chapters analyse the key issues that constrain or expedite societal development in Myanmar and place recent events of national and international significance in the context of its complex history and social relations. The book provides detailed analysis of the coup, which overturned a decade of political and economic reforms and threw the country into chaos. It explains the drivers for the coup, how it has impacted on the country and the future prospects for accountability and justice. Filling a gap in the market, this research textbook and primer will be of interest to upper undergraduates, postgraduates and scholars of Southeast Asian politics, economics and society and to journalists and professionals working within governments, companies and other organisations.
Global Authoritarianism
Author: International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Published: 2022-11-30
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 3732862097
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe are witnessing a worldwide resurgence of reactionary ideologies and movements, combined with an escalating assault on democratic institutions and structures. Nevertheless, most studies of these phenomena remain anchored in a methodological nationalism, while comparative research is almost entirely limited to the Global North. Yet, authoritarian transformations in the South — and the struggles against them — have not only been just as dramatic as those in the North but also preceded them, and consequently have been studied by Southern scholars for many years. This volume brings together the work of more than 15 scholar-activists from across the Global South, combining in-depth studies of regional processes of authoritarian transformation with a global perspective on authoritarian capitalism. With a foreword by Verónica Gago.
After the Coup
Author: Anthony Ware
Publisher: ANU Press
Published: 2023-12-07
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 176046614X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe coup in Myanmar on 1 February 2021 abruptly reversed a decade-long flirtation with economic and political freedoms. The country has since descended into civil war, the people have been plunged back into conflict and poverty, and the state is again characterised by fragility and human insecurity. As the Myanmar people oppose the regime and fight for their rights, the international community must find ways to act in solidarity. There is an urgent need for new policy settings and for practical engagement with local partners and recipient groups. The contributors to After the Coup offer timely insights into ways international actors can try to reduce the suffering of millions of citizens who are again being held hostage by a brutal and self-serving regime. Chapters analyse topics including coercive statecraft, international justice, Rakhine State (Rohingya) dynamics, pandemic weaponisation, higher education, non-state welfare and aid delivery, activism from exile, self-determination and power sharing in the National Unity Government’s alternative constitution, and the roles of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Myanmar’s Changing Political Landscape
Author: Makiko Takeda
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-04-05
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9811993572
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMyanmar has faced numerous divisions that hinder its democratization and peacebuilding processes since emerging out of decades of military dictatorship. The coup d’état in 2021 terminated Myanmar’s limited and nascent democratization under the civilian leadership of the National League for Democracy (NLD); not only did the coup regime resurface old struggles, but also created new ones. Against the backdrop of Myanmar’s changing political landscapes from military to quasi-civilian to civilian rule in 2016, and back to military rule in 2021, the book discusses the various forms of interconnected struggles, both old and new. In this process, the contributed chapters come together to highlight the changing dynamics of stakeholders, relations between agents and beneficiaries, and the generated evolutionary processes in Myanmar’s democratization and its reversal. This book brings an even mix of researchers both within and outside of Myanmar to critically discuss how different agents and their interactions, in the form of center-periphery as well as state-non-state relations, continuously shape today’s political landscape. Its interdisciplinary composition also invites readers from various backgrounds to grasp with engaged research that identifies the various challenges and addresses ways in which to facilitate change from local and international perspectives.
The Rise of Digital Repression
Author: Steven Feldstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 0190057491
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Shaping The Future of the Digital Economy
Author: Tech for Good Institute
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Published: 2023-12-01
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9815169939
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis anthology of essays captures the perspectives of youth across Southeast Asia on the impact of technology on their economies and societies. The book highlights the basic requirements to realise technology’s promise, explore the transformative power of technology and how developments in specific sectors have impacted local communities. It also captures the very real anxieties about both the potential of technologies and the power wielded by those who develop, manage and control these technologies.
International Norms and Local Politics in Myanmar
Author: Yukiko Nishikawa
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2022-03-07
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 1000545881
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNishikawa explores how international norms have been adopted in the local context in Myanmar to project a certain international image, while in fact the authorities are exploiting these norms to protect their own interests. In the liberal international world order promoted since the end of the Cold War, democracy, rule of law and human rights have become key components in state and peace-building around the world. Many donor governments and international organisations have promoted them in their aid and assistance. However, the promotion of these international norms is based on a flawed understanding of sovereignty and the world. For this reason, the enforcement of these international norms in Myanmar not only fails to protect vulnerable people but also, in some instances, exacerbates the situation, thereby generating critical insecurity to the most vulnerable people. A vital resource for scholars of Myanmar’s politics, as well as a valuable case study for International Relations scholars more broadly.
A Myanmar Miscellany: Selected Articles, 2007-2023
Author: Andrew Selth
Publisher: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Published: 2024-09-30
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9815203371
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAndrew Selth has been watching Myanmar for 50 years. During this time, he has published 10 books and more than 400 other works about the country. In 2020, he released a collection of almost 100 articles that had been posted on the Lowy Institute’s Interpreter website. This second anthology brings together another 72 articles, written for a range of outlets between 2007 and 2023. This period saw the installation of a “disciplined democracy” under Aung San Suu Kyi, the 2021 military coup, and the country’s descent into a bitter civil war. Many of the articles in the book deal with international relations and security issues, but there are also works on Myanmar’s history, politics and culture, as well as some personal reminiscences. Together, they make a unique contribution from an Old Myanmar Hand with wide ranging interests and insights.
Handbook of Digital Politics
Author: Stephen Coleman
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2023-11-03
Total Pages: 511
ISBN-13: 1800377584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis thoroughly revised second edition Handbook examines the latest knowledge and perspectives on digital politics. Leading scholars explore the expansion of digital technologies, channels and styles as it shapes political dynamics.
