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Center for Southeast Asian Studies. …
The Journal of Burma Studies2000 •
The Journal of Burma Studies President, Burma Studies Group FK Lehman Editor Richard Cooler Center for Burma Studies Northern Illinois University Production Editor Lisa Wilcox Center for Southeast Asian Studies Northern Illinois University Copy Editors Bob Vore Lisa Wilcox ...
FORSEA Opinion
How Many Burmas Is Enough? Sidelining Western Imaginaries for U…ompeting Indigenous Imaginaries Also Present Problems2023 •
The Western imaginary of Burma has dominated international thinking about Burma for so long partly because of the advantages Western countries have in terms of funding and power and the longevity of the educational institutions. Contemporary Burma also has the disadvantage of domestic political violence. Some Burmese scholars advocate not producing knowledge about Burma while the current revolution continues, although this raises questions about whether Burma should also not have been researched during the half-century of civil war as well. Moreover, there are other audiences than the Burmese one(s) that need for various reasons (and not all nefarious) information about the country for whom just shutting down the knowledge tap about the country is not an acceptable option.
Asian Ethnology
Introduction to 'Power, Authority, and Contested Hegemony in Burmese-Myanmar Religion'2009 •
Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society
Interrogating contemporary Myanmar: The difficult transition (Ch.1)2020 •
Understanding news and current affairs in Myanmar requires a detailed understanding of the complex historical and ethnic dynamics that have contributed to its contemporary society. Myanmar faces significant political, social and economic difficulties, but these difficulties can differ enormously for individuals depending on a variety of ethnic, economic, geographic and political variables. Since a semi-civilian government came to power in 2011 and instituted a reform agenda, the living conditions for many of Myanmar’s communities have been transformed for the better. For some communities, however, particularly those in the ethnic minority conflict zones, change has not come at all, or has resulted in worse outcomes. This is epitomised by the plight of the Rohingya Muslim populations that until recently formed a majority in northern Rakhine State. The repeated pogroms by military and civilian actors faced by this community culminated in a mass exodus to Bangladeshi refugee camps across the border in 2017, resulting in international condemnation. The pervasive role of the military in Myanmar’s society is likely to continue for the foreseeable future and attempts at progressive change are likely to be circumscribed by this dominance. The ongoing political and economic reform process in Myanmar is at once an exciting and depressing project as important progressive change in one area is accompanied by stagnation or even regression in another. This introductory chapter will introduce the reader to some of the key issues that constrain or expedite societal change in Myanmar and places recent events of national and international significance in the context of its complex history and society.
This Paper aims to explain the recent rise of ethnonational policies and communal violence towards minorities in Myanmar. Therefor it will firstly state the theoretical linkages between religion, ethnic conflicts and the religious legitimation of political action. Then it explores the roles of minorities and violence in the Buddhist doctrine and looks into the historical and present linkages of Buddhism and the political systems in Myanmar. Afterwards it will set forth the recent political transformations and their implications, to finally trace back to the reasons that might have ignited the current outbreak of violence against other religious groups.
Quoted From Salai C. Alexander’s Book, Religious Freedom in the Golden Land: Reviewing the Political Situation of Burma on the Perspective of Freedom of Religion Page 72-78 Edited by James Mawdsley Author of The Heart Must Break:
ACTA ASIATICA VARSOVIENSIA No. 30
Buddhist Nationalism and Islam in Modern Myanmar2017 •
Perception of Burmese Buddhism by the Western world since 1988 has been largely associated with pacifism and democracy through the leader of the opposition and the Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. However, the current Rohingya refugee crisis is changing that positive perception. The aim of the following presentation is to analyze the contemporary conflict between Muslims and Buddhist nationalists in Burma. To get a deeper understanding of the problem, it is essential to connect it with Burma’s pre-colonial and colonial past as well as the country’s ethnic diversity. Radicalization of the attitudes of Theravada Buddhists and the rise of xenophobic sentiments in Burma are connected with Burmese national identity, which is largely based on ethnicity and tends to exclude the rest, including Muslims. However, due to historical, cultural and cosmological differences, Islam especially is a target. The aim of the paper is to explain why Myanmar’s Islamophobia has its roots in Buddhist nationalism and why opposition to Islam is a part of it.
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