The rise of an anti-politics machinery: peace, civil society and the focus on results in Myanmar

Bächtold, Stefan

doi:10.1080/01436597.2015.1063406

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“…Prasse‐Freeman () further suggests that this may have evolved to the point where the larger domestic NGOs are indistinguishable from state institutions, with whom they share an authoritarian, hierarchical structure and corporatist attitude increasingly divorced from local reality. These NGOs are clearly better positioned than rural ‘grassroots’ community‐based organisations to work within the complex global aid community (Bächtold, ), thereby ensuring that the conservation objectives of international NGOs are less likely to encounter resistance from local civil society.…”

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Opening the box? Tourism planning and development in Myanmar: Capitalism, communities and change

Clifton

Hampton

Jeyacheya

2018

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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Myanmar (formerly Burma) is emerging from almost six decades of international isolation into a period of rapid economic growth. Following moves towards increasing democratisation since 2011, Myanmar's tourism industry has been propelled from ‘tourism pariah’ to rising ‘tourism star’ and is experiencing an extraordinary growth in tourism arrivals with associated revenues and investment. The unique rapidity of Myanmar's recent transition enables an examination of how contemporary forces of globalisation and neoliberalism determine the direction and mode of tourism development from its beginnings. We show how tourism is perceived by the national government as an engine for rural development, conservation and livelihood creation for poor and rural communities. We then demonstrate how this is re‐shaped by a globalised tourism industry into a socially and economically exclusive model which capitalises upon weak governance and disempowered local stakeholders. We conclude with observations which may point towards a more sustainable and responsible tourism industry.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Opening the box? Tourism planning and development in Myanmar: Capitalism, communities and change

Clifton

Hampton

Jeyacheya

2018

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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“…At the same time, Myanmar experienced a gold rush of international embassy staff, diplomats, and NGOs taking advantage of newly opened political spaces (Baechtold 2015). While international donor governments and multilateral institutions provided ample funding for the peace process, western peacemaking actors had little political influence over the process.…”

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The Normative Agency of Regional Organizations and Non‐governmental Organizations in International Peace Mediation*

Pring

Federer

2020

Swiss Political Sci Review

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This article analyzes the increasingly prominent role of regional organizations (ROs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in promoting norms in mediation processes. In particular, we seek to understand the processes by which RO and NGO mediators promote the inclusivity norm to negotiating parties and the outcomes that result. We employ the concepts of local agency and social practices in examining the normative agency of ROs and NGOs in promoting and redefining the inclusivity norm. Through illustrative case studies of peace processes in South Sudan and Myanmar, we argue that ROs' and NGOs' mediation practices reflect their claims to alternative resources of power, such as long-standing expertise and insider status in the context, and build congruence with strong local norms. We provide nuanced theoretical insights on RO and NGO mediators' claims to agency and provide empirical illustrations on how these claims contribute to constitutive changes to norms.

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“…44-45). Bächtold has labelled it "the gold rush" (Bächtold 2015). The history of Western sanctions may have influenced the mode of capitalist development in Myanmar.…”

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Introduction: Development Challenges in Myanmar: Political Development and Politics of Development Intertwined

Bjarnegård

2020

Eur J Dev Res

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Myanmar faces enormous development challenges in the midst of a rapidly changing and uncertain landscape both in terms of politics and international aid. This article probes into the intertwined nature of political development and the politics of development, drawing upon existing literature and contributions of this special issue. It critically analyzes the mismatch between the long-term societal change processes that Myanmar faces, on the one hand, and the instability of domestic politics and international development, on the other. It is argued that the prospects for development in Myanmar need to be assessed in a context of constant interaction between political development and the politics of development. Keywords Myanmar • Development • Politics • Aid • Democracy • Political development • Politics of development Résumé Le Myanmar s'affronte à des énormes défis de développement parmi un panorama politique et d'aide international très incertain et qui change très vite. Cet article sonde la nature étroitement mêlée des développements politiques et des politiques du développement, s'appuyant sur la littérature existante et sur les contributions incluses dans cette édition spéciale. On analyse de façon critique le décalage entre, d'un côté, les processus à longue durée d'adaptation sociale qui affronte le Myanmar ; et de l'autre côté, l'instabilité des politiques domestiques et du développement internationale. On soutient que les perspectives de développement au Myanmar doivent être évalués dans le contexte de l'interaction pérenne entre le développement politique et la politique du développement.

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The rise of an anti-politics machinery: peace, civil society and the focus on results in Myanmar

Cited by 34 publications

References 18 publications

Opening the box? Tourism planning and development in Myanmar: Capitalism, communities and change

Opening the box? Tourism planning and development in Myanmar: Capitalism, communities and change

The Normative Agency of Regional Organizations and Non‐governmental Organizations in International Peace Mediation*

Introduction: Development Challenges in Myanmar: Political Development and Politics of Development Intertwined

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