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UID:euroseas-2024-configurations-power-dynamics-and-prospects-in-myanmar-since-the-2021-military-coup-with-a-focus-on-the-constitution-and-democra-1
SUMMARY:Configurations, power dynamics, and prospects in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup with a focus on the constitution and democratic state-building in Myanmar (1)
LOCATION:REC A2.07
DESCRIPTION:Following an unconstitutional military coup in Myanmar in 2021,
  with an illegitimate military regime in control of core state institutions
  that continues to be opposed by a determined resistance, the Spring Revolu
 tion’s democratic movement, which comprises elected representatives and a w
 ide array of civil society and ethnic group actors, is reconfiguring the co
 nstitutional and governance framework for a future democratic and federal M
 yanmar.\n\nSince the attempted coup, Myanmar’s political landscape has fund
 amentally changed with new levels of repression and contestation over power
  and legitimacy between various forces of armed resistance by People’s Defe
 nce Forces, Ethnic Resistance organisations (EROs), and Myanmar’s legitimat
 e interim government institutions the National Unity Government (NUG), the 
 Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) or interim parliament,
  and actors within the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), which in
 clude actors within the peaceful civil disobedience movement (CDM), as well
  as EROs, state and regional institutions, and political parties. Resistanc
 e movements have been characterised by new levels of inter-ethnic solidarit
 y, and women, youth, and other traditionally marginalized groups have taken
  on leading roles within the resistance. New inter-ethnic armed forces have
  emerged as a serious threat to the military in various ethnic states, part
 icularly in the wake of Operation 1027. Military claims to power have been 
 contested within Myanmar on all levels and in international fora, including
  the UN. The recent mass violence against the Rohingya has gained recogniti
 on inside the country among democratic forces and is being addressed by Mya
 nmar’s interim government institutions in various international legal platf
 orms.\n\nThe new political constellations and contestations hold promise fo
 r Myanmar’s future but also raise further questions regarding power dynamic
 s in relation to territory as well as local and international legitimacy. T
 he outcome of the ongoing resistance struggle remains uncertain, and the si
 tuation in Myanmar changes rapidly on a day-to-day basis. However, the situ
 ation also creates hope for a genuine future federal democratic society.\nA
 ny post-coup scenario requires innovation and efficiency to restore full an
 d genuine democracy – and in the eyes of most Myanmar citizens, precludes p
 ower-sharing with the country’s military that has captured the state in var
 ious forms since 1962.\n\nA widely shared goal among diverse stakeholders, 
 including civil society, ethnic representatives, and the representatives du
 ly elected in 2020, is to rebuild the state based on democratic and federal
  principles, drawing a clear line under the historic era of military domina
 tion. At the same time, the new state structure provides a large degree of 
 self-governance to the constituent member states of a new federation.\n\nIn
  January 2022, the democratic movement agreed on a revised Federal Democrac
 y Charter outlining a political roadmap towards a transitional and permanen
 t constitution. The Charter represents an important trust-building document
  and is vital for developing an inclusive alliance between all stakeholders
  opposed to the coup. As expected during democratic transitions and constit
 utional beginnings, there are many questions about the emerging actors&#821
 7; legitimacy and sources of authority. There is also debate about the bala
 nce between continuity and revolutionary change, in particular the status o
 f the legal framework and institutional arrangements that pre-dated the cou
 p.\n\nAgainst the background of Myanmar’s constitutional history and ongoin
 g political crisis, this panel will explore developments in Myanmar since t
 he coup focused on the various forms of resistance, power dynamics, and env
 isioned futures by pro-democracy actors inside the country and in exile, as
  well as the role of the international community. Conference participants a
 re invited to share their analysis and perspectives on the prospects for a 
 future democratic federal Myanmar and to discuss key questions on Myanmar’s
  constitutional journey based on the Federal Democracy Charter and drawing 
 from Myanmar’s constitutional history.
URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/configurations-power-dynamics-and-prospects-in-myanmar-since-the-2021-military-coup-with-a-focus-on-the-constitution-and-democra
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20240724T140000
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UID:euroseas-2024-configurations-power-dynamics-and-prospects-in-myanmar-since-the-2021-military-coup-with-a-focus-on-the-constitution-and-democra-2
SUMMARY:Configurations, power dynamics, and prospects in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup with a focus on the constitution and democratic state-building in Myanmar (2)
LOCATION:REC A2.07
DESCRIPTION:Following an unconstitutional military coup in Myanmar in 2021,
  with an illegitimate military regime in control of core state institutions
  that continues to be opposed by a determined resistance, the Spring Revolu
 tion’s democratic movement, which comprises elected representatives and a w
 ide array of civil society and ethnic group actors, is reconfiguring the co
 nstitutional and governance framework for a future democratic and federal M
 yanmar.\n\nSince the attempted coup, Myanmar’s political landscape has fund
 amentally changed with new levels of repression and contestation over power
  and legitimacy between various forces of armed resistance by People’s Defe
 nce Forces, Ethnic Resistance organisations (EROs), and Myanmar’s legitimat
 e interim government institutions the National Unity Government (NUG), the 
 Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) or interim parliament,
  and actors within the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), which in
 clude actors within the peaceful civil disobedience movement (CDM), as well
  as EROs, state and regional institutions, and political parties. Resistanc
 e movements have been characterised by new levels of inter-ethnic solidarit
 y, and women, youth, and other traditionally marginalized groups have taken
  on leading roles within the resistance. New inter-ethnic armed forces have
  emerged as a serious threat to the military in various ethnic states, part
 icularly in the wake of Operation 1027. Military claims to power have been 
 contested within Myanmar on all levels and in international fora, including
  the UN. The recent mass violence against the Rohingya has gained recogniti
 on inside the country among democratic forces and is being addressed by Mya
 nmar’s interim government institutions in various international legal platf
 orms.\n\nThe new political constellations and contestations hold promise fo
 r Myanmar’s future but also raise further questions regarding power dynamic
 s in relation to territory as well as local and international legitimacy. T
 he outcome of the ongoing resistance struggle remains uncertain, and the si
 tuation in Myanmar changes rapidly on a day-to-day basis. However, the situ
 ation also creates hope for a genuine future federal democratic society.\nA
 ny post-coup scenario requires innovation and efficiency to restore full an
 d genuine democracy – and in the eyes of most Myanmar citizens, precludes p
 ower-sharing with the country’s military that has captured the state in var
 ious forms since 1962.\n\nA widely shared goal among diverse stakeholders, 
 including civil society, ethnic representatives, and the representatives du
 ly elected in 2020, is to rebuild the state based on democratic and federal
  principles, drawing a clear line under the historic era of military domina
 tion. At the same time, the new state structure provides a large degree of 
 self-governance to the constituent member states of a new federation.\n\nIn
  January 2022, the democratic movement agreed on a revised Federal Democrac
 y Charter outlining a political roadmap towards a transitional and permanen
 t constitution. The Charter represents an important trust-building document
  and is vital for developing an inclusive alliance between all stakeholders
  opposed to the coup. As expected during democratic transitions and constit
 utional beginnings, there are many questions about the emerging actors&#821
 7; legitimacy and sources of authority. There is also debate about the bala
 nce between continuity and revolutionary change, in particular the status o
 f the legal framework and institutional arrangements that pre-dated the cou
 p.\n\nAgainst the background of Myanmar’s constitutional history and ongoin
 g political crisis, this panel will explore developments in Myanmar since t
 he coup focused on the various forms of resistance, power dynamics, and env
 isioned futures by pro-democracy actors inside the country and in exile, as
  well as the role of the international community. Conference participants a
 re invited to share their analysis and perspectives on the prospects for a 
 future democratic federal Myanmar and to discuss key questions on Myanmar’s
  constitutional journey based on the Federal Democracy Charter and drawing 
 from Myanmar’s constitutional history.
URL:https://euroseas2024.org/panels/configurations-power-dynamics-and-prospects-in-myanmar-since-the-2021-military-coup-with-a-focus-on-the-constitution-and-democra
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