Ethno-nationalism and Participation in Myanmar: Views from Shan State and Beyond

Jane Ferguson

doi:10.2307/j.ctv1ntgbt.12

Ethno-nationalism and Participation in Myanmar: Views from Shan State and Beyond

Jane Ferguson

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Abstract

While the spate of political changes often credited to the actions of President Thein Sein, together with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's political ascent from house arrest to the halls of parliament, have commanded the lion's share of the international media's limelight on Myanmar, more serious attention needs to be paid to non-Burman ethnic nationalities, which are estimated to comprise just over one-third of the country's population of approximately 55 million people.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Metamorphosis: Studies in Social and Political Change in Myanmar
Editors	Renaud Egreteau and Francois Robinne
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	NUS Press
Pages	127-150
Volume	1
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9789971698669
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1ntgbt.12
Publication status	Published - 2016

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