Pro-poor policies and political narratives about shared daily struggle across ethnic and religious lines may help assuage Burma’s growing sectarian divides
Author: ELLIOTT PRASSE-FREEMAN
The futile and violent search for 'authenticity' in Burma
Growing anxiety over resource distribution in a changing Burma can help explain sectarian violence
What does rule of law actually mean for Burma?
The second article in a two part series examining calls for constitutional revisions and ‘rule of law’ rhetoric in Burma
The rule of law will not save Burma
In Burma, politics occurs around, not within, legal statutes; efforts should not be wasted now on changing the constitution
Resisting a neoliberal sweep of Burma
Looming western investment in Burma, coupled with the arrival of development ‘experts’, risks ushering in a quasi-authoritarian neoliberalism where elites, and not Burmese citizens, decide the future of the country
Animating Burma's reform from within
Perceived obstacles to democracy in Burma, like the flawed constitution, can in fact give the opposition an excuse to start doing creative politics outside of official political channels