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035 _a(DE-B1597)522128
035 _a(OCoLC)1100458500
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082 0 4 _a328.334709591
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aEgreteau, Renaud
_eautore
245 1 0 _aRetired Military Officers in Myanmar’s Parliament :
_bAn Emerging Legislative Force? /
_cRenaud Egreteau.
264 1 _aSingapore :
_bISEAS Publishing,
_c[2015]
264 4 _c2015
300 _a1 online resource (49 p.)
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tFOREWORD --
_tEXECUTIVE SUMMARY --
_tINTRODUCTION --
_tTHE RETIRED MILITARY OFFICER AS LEGISLATOR (2010–15): A SAMPLE --
_tLOCATING POWER IN THE UNION LEGISLATURE --
_tTOWARDS A TYPOLOGY OF THEIR LEGISLATIVE BEHAVIOUR --
_tINTERACTIONS WITH THE TATMADAW’S PARLIAMENTARY BLOC --
_tAN EMERGING LEGISLATIVE ELITE? --
_tCONCLUSION --
_tREFERENCES --
_tAppendices
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aRetired military officers continue to wield considerable influence in Myanmar's post-junta politics. As former soldiers, they have developed a particular mindset and a specific view of society as well as of the place and policy role of the armed forces (or Tatmadaw). The first post-SPDC legislature (2010-15) has, however, not been entirely dominated by Tatmadaw retirees, as often perceived. These form only a minority in the Union parliament (or Pyidaungsu Hluttaw). The lower house (or Pyithu Hluttaw) gathers more prominent retired officers than the upper house (or Amyotha Hluttaw). Retired Tatmadaw officers have however been able to capture disproportionate control over most positions of legislative authority in the house, such as the speakerships, as well as several chairmanships and secretariats of key parliamentary committees as well as ad hoc legislative commissions. This remains a key indication of where power lies in the upper levels of the current Union legislature.Drawing on a series of recent interviews, as well as an initial analysis of individual legislative activities performed by Union-level legislators, this paper identifies three types of Burmese parliamentarians with military background: reluctant members of parliament (MPs), dutiful MPs and high-flying MPs. The differences between these are broadly based on the level of their respective public engagement, the effort displayed in performing their legislative activities while in assembly and outside, their perceived political influence within the house, and their immediate and long-term political goals.
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 19. Oct 2024)
650 0 _aGovernment.
650 0 _aMyanmar—Politics and government.
650 0 _aRetired military personnel—Myanmar.
650 4 _aGovernment.
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General.
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856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1355/9789814695381
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814695381
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