The Impact of Democratization on the Rohingya Issue in Myanmar: (2012-2021)
Abstract
Myanmar emerged as the promising state in the twentieth-century as it not only released Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest but ushered into political and economic reforms. The adoption of the 2008 Constitution and political and economic reforms brought an end to the military junta rule. The end of the military -junta rule has not ended the influence of the military within the government. While Myanmar is transitioning into a democracy, it is also facing multifaceted challenges on the human rights front. The increased attack and exodus of Rohingyas post-2012 by extremist Rakhine Buddhists and subsequently by the Tatmadaw after the attack by ARSA has been described as the textbook example of ethnic cleansing’ by United Nations. This study seeks to analyze the transformation of Myanmar into a democracy. It will compare the role played by the government of USDP and NLD in dealing with the Rohingya issue. And how has democratization impacted the Rohingya? It argues that change in the government has not brought any major policy changes concerning the Rohingya issue. Moreover, two governments were controlling Myanmar, one is NLD and the other Tatmadaw. This has further complicated the issue and the military ended up carrying out a coup and seizing the power on 1 February 2021 citing election fraud.
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@article{1,
title = {The Impact of Democratization on the Rohingya Issue in Myanmar: (2012-2021)},
author = {Nazia Khan},
url = {http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article10549.html},
issn = {2582-7316},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-03-06},
urldate = {2021-03-06},
journal = {Mainstream Weekly},
volume = {LIX},
number = {12},
issue = {March 6, 2021},
abstract = {Myanmar emerged as the promising state in the twentieth-century as it not only released Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest but ushered into political and economic reforms. The adoption of the 2008 Constitution and political and economic reforms brought an end to the military junta rule. The end of the military -junta rule has not ended the influence of the military within the government. While Myanmar is transitioning into a democracy, it is also facing multifaceted challenges on the human rights front. The increased attack and exodus of Rohingyas post-2012 by extremist Rakhine Buddhists and subsequently by the Tatmadaw after the attack by ARSA has been described as the textbook example of ethnic cleansing’ by United Nations. This study seeks to analyze the transformation of Myanmar into a democracy. It will compare the role played by the government of USDP and NLD in dealing with the Rohingya issue. And how has democratization impacted the Rohingya? It argues that change in the government has not brought any major policy changes concerning the Rohingya issue. Moreover, two governments were controlling Myanmar, one is NLD and the other Tatmadaw. This has further complicated the issue and the military ended up carrying out a coup and seizing the power on 1 February 2021 citing election fraud.},
keywords = {Aung San Suu Kyi, Democratization, Religious Extremism, Rohingya issue, Tatmadaw},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}