Burma’s Transition to “Disciplined Democracy”: Abdication or Institutionalization of Military Rule?
Published By: German Institute of Global and Area Studies | Published Date: August, 17 , 2011This article formulates an analytical framework for the detachment of militaries from politics and identifies positive and negative factors for a withdrawal. It then applies this framework to the case of Burma/Myanmar, which is an example of deeply entrenched military rule. The article identifies the internal dynamics within the military regime as a prime motive for a reform of the military regime.
[GIGA WP 177/2011]
[URL: http://www.giga-hamburg.de/dl/download.php?d=/content/publikationen/pdf/wp177_buente_abstract.pdf]
Author(s): Marco Bünte | Posted on: Oct 17, 2011 | Views(574) | Download (637)