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Article: Two Concepts of Federalism in Myanmar: How the 2021 Military Coup Reshaped Political Discourse and Opposition Institutions

TitleTwo Concepts of Federalism in Myanmar: How the 2021 Military Coup Reshaped Political Discourse and Opposition Institutions
Authors
Issue Date1-Apr-2023
PublisherOxford University Press
Citation
Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2023, v. 53, n. 2, p. 278-300 How to Cite?
Abstract

Consensus democracies outperform their majoritarian counterparts, but reform is difficult. From an institutional perspective, a dominant majority can block change. From a political culture perspective, democracy is endogenous to context. However, critical junctures can alter not only political configuration but also political culture. In Myanmar, the Bamar majority split following the 2021 military coup. One fragment aligned with coup leaders. Another, certainly larger, joined ethnic minorities in opposition and resistance. Did the coup inspire a shift toward consensus politics? This article looks before and after the coup at peak institutions and Facebook posts. Opposition institutions in the 2020s are more diverse than cabinets led by the National League for Democracy in the 2010s. Political discourse has shifted from democratic federalism, with a focus on centralized control, to federal democracy, with a centrifugal dynamic. These findings reveal significant change in a centralized authoritarian state long controlled by the Bamar majority.


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dc.contributor.authorMYAT, Aung Kaung-
dc.contributor.authorDAVID, Roman-
dc.contributor.authorHOLLIDAY, Ian-
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-11T10:48:15Z-
dc.date.available2024-03-11T10:48:15Z-
dc.date.issued2023-04-01-
dc.identifier.citationPublius: The Journal of Federalism, 2023, v. 53, n. 2, p. 278-300-
dc.identifier.issn0048-5950-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/340915-
dc.description.abstract<p>Consensus democracies outperform their majoritarian counterparts, but reform is difficult. From an institutional perspective, a dominant majority can block change. From a political culture perspective, democracy is endogenous to context. However, critical junctures can alter not only political configuration but also political culture. In Myanmar, the Bamar majority split following the 2021 military coup. One fragment aligned with coup leaders. Another, certainly larger, joined ethnic minorities in opposition and resistance. Did the coup inspire a shift toward consensus politics? This article looks before and after the coup at peak institutions and Facebook posts. Opposition institutions in the 2020s are more diverse than cabinets led by the National League for Democracy in the 2010s. Political discourse has shifted from democratic federalism, with a focus on centralized control, to federal democracy, with a centrifugal dynamic. These findings reveal significant change in a centralized authoritarian state long controlled by the Bamar majority.<br></p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherOxford University Press-
dc.relation.ispartofPublius: The Journal of Federalism-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleTwo Concepts of Federalism in Myanmar: How the 2021 Military Coup Reshaped Political Discourse and Opposition Institutions-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/publius/pjac041-
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dc.identifier.volume53-
dc.identifier.issue2-
dc.identifier.spage278-
dc.identifier.epage300-
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dc.identifier.isiWOS:000899780000001-
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