Leaving Politics: What Burmese Generals can Learn from South Korean and Indonesian Experiences

Leaving Politics: What Burmese Generals can Learn from South Korean and Indonesian Experiences

The Burmese generals’ five-year liberalisation project has allowed only modest steps towards real democracy. Which model of post-military rule transition is most instructive to Burma’s opposition activists? This article argues that they should look most seriously at the Indonesian experience though,...

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Main Author: Zoltan Barany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia' 2015-12-01
Series:Malaysian Journal of International Relations
Subjects:
military rule
democratization
south korea
indonesia
myanmar/burma
Online Access:https://mjir.um.edu.my/article/view/3067
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spelling doaj-b9739feb7c374ed5ad98150be97e7f712020-11-25T00:55:17ZengDepartment of International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia'Malaysian Journal of International Relations2289-50432600-81812015-12-01312351https://doi.org/10.22452/mjir.vol3no1.2Leaving Politics: What Burmese Generals can Learn from South Korean and Indonesian ExperiencesZoltan Barany0Frank C. Erwin Jr. Centennial Professor of Government, University of Texas, USAThe Burmese generals’ five-year liberalisation project has allowed only modest steps towards real democracy. Which model of post-military rule transition is most instructive to Burma’s opposition activists? This article argues that they should look most seriously at the Indonesian experience though, given the great power of the Burmese military, they are likely to be at the beginning of a long and arduous road toward democracy.https://mjir.um.edu.my/article/view/3067military ruledemocratizationsouth koreaindonesiamyanmar/burma
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title_short Leaving Politics: What Burmese Generals can Learn from South Korean and Indonesian Experiences
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title_fullStr Leaving Politics: What Burmese Generals can Learn from South Korean and Indonesian Experiences
title_full_unstemmed Leaving Politics: What Burmese Generals can Learn from South Korean and Indonesian Experiences
title_sort leaving politics: what burmese generals can learn from south korean and indonesian experiences
publisher Department of International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia'
series Malaysian Journal of International Relations
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2600-8181
publishDate 2015-12-01
description The Burmese generals’ five-year liberalisation project has allowed only modest steps towards real democracy. Which model of post-military rule transition is most instructive to Burma’s opposition activists? This article argues that they should look most seriously at the Indonesian experience though, given the great power of the Burmese military, they are likely to be at the beginning of a long and arduous road toward democracy.
topic military rule
democratization
south korea
indonesia
myanmar/burma
url https://mjir.um.edu.my/article/view/3067
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