Category Archives: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Dawn of a Democratic Era or Dialogue with Dictators in Myanmar?

This article was commissioned by International IDEA and was originally posted on ConstitutionNet, IDEA’s online knowledge platform supporting constitution builders globally. Read moreEver since the National League for Democracy won a significant victory in Myanmar’s November 2015 elections, attention has turned to who will become president for the next five years. This issue has generated a large amount ofContinue reading “Dawn of a Democratic Era or Dialogue with Dictators in Myanmar?”

Campaigns for Constitutional Reform in Myanmar

Sometimes its useful to look back in order to move forward. Last year while on field research I observed some of the rallies for constitutional amendment in Myanmar. This is my reflection on one of them. The morning was humid, the traffic crowded, crawling by. I arrived in a beat-up taxi at Bo Sein HmanContinue reading “Campaigns for Constitutional Reform in Myanmar”