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024 7 _a10.1355/9789812309051
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035 _a(DE-B1597)9789812309051
035 _a(DE-B1597)491937
035 _a(OCoLC)1042058270
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072 7 _aPOL007000
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aSouth, Ashley
_eautore
245 1 0 _aCivil Society in Burma :
_bThe Development of Democracy amidst Conflict /
_cAshley South.
264 1 _aSingapore :
_bISEAS Publishing,
_c[2008]
264 4 _c©2008
300 _a1 online resource (78 p.)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tList of Acronyms --
_tExecutive Summary --
_tCivil Society in Burma --
_tEndnotes --
_tBibliography --
_tInternal Conflicts and State-Building Challenges in Asia. Project Information
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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520 _aBurma faces a complex of interlinked humanitarian, social, and political crises. The situation is especially grave in areas populated by ethnic minorities, many of which have been affected by decades of armed conflict, and in the Irrawaddy Delta, where in May 2008 some 130,000 people were killed and over two million made homeless by Cyclone Nargis. The military government is deeply unpopular, and further episodes of mass protest similar to those that occurred in August and September 2007 cannot be ruled out. However, strategic options for elite-level regime change in the country remain limited. Therefore, local and international actors should focus on incremental approaches to democratization, and in particular on the roles of local communities and NGOs. The past decade has seen an expansion of previously dormant civil society networks, especially within and between ethnic nationality communities. This development has been particularly significant in areas affected by ceasefires between armed ethnic groups and the military government. The capacities and strategic importance of local NGOs were demonstrated by the impressive civil society responses to the cyclone. At the local level, models of community participation and the promotion of democracy from below can help to transform state-society relations and patterns of governance, including in ceasefire areas. At the national/elite level, the development of civil society is a prerequisite for sustainable democratic change. Although the promotion of civil society is necessary, it is not sufficient to achieve social and political transition in Burma. Furthermore, community networks are vulnerable to suppression by the militarized state and by armed nonstate actors. Such tendencies were demonstrated during the national referendum of May 2008, when the government engineered the endorsement of a new constitution designed to consolidate and perpetuate military rule. The challenge for the international community is to work within the constricted environment of military-ruled Burma in ways that promote positive change - but without exposing local partners to unacceptable risks.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)
650 0 _aCivil society
_zBurma.
650 0 _aCivil society--Burma.
650 0 _aDemocratization
_zBurma.
650 0 _aDemocratization--Burma.
650 0 _aEthnic conflict
_zBurma.
650 0 _aEthnic conflict--Burma.
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political ideologies / Democracy.
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850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1355/9789812309051
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789812309051
856 4 2 _3Cover
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