This article analyzes Myanmar's transition from authoritarianism and asks if it represents a
transition towards democracy or a hybrid form of rule. Starting from theoretical debates about …

The article sheds light on tutelary regimes, which have so far been left out in the discussion
of contemporary authoritarian regimes. It uses a configurative approach to conceptualize …

Successive Myanmar governments have enlisted illiberal means in attempts to end the
world's oldest civil wars. Since the 1990s, state-led attempts at peace-building have offered …

It has become the conventional wisdom that the transition from authoritarian rule to a more
democratic form of government in Myanmar was due to the efforts of Aung San Suu Kyi and …

This chapter discusses the institutional foundations of democratic erosion and breakdown in
Myanmar. The military coup of February 2021 ended a decade of power-sharing between …

In January 2011, parliament was restored in Myanmar after two decades of military rule.
Startlingly, it began to repeal obsolete laws, scrutinize government expenditures, summon …

Starting from the imperfect nature of Myanmar's democracy, this paper aims to answer two
questions. First, can Myanmar's transition be defined as a case of democratization, or is it …

Myanmar has had one of the longest ruling military regimes in the world. Ruling directly or
indirectly for more than five decades, Myanmar's armed forces have been able to permeate …

Based on conflict data, interviews and media monitoring, this study of Myanmar's non-
inclusive ceasefires develops a four-step argument about the effect of ceasefires in complex …

The article examines the relationship between the state and military in Myanmar to
understand the country's policies regarding persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in …