The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) as a Common Platform for the Ethnic Groups in Burma

• Keosavang, Annia

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There are three major political forces at work in Burma, the former military government (now replaced by Thein Sein's government), prodemocracy groups represented by National League for Democracy(NLD) and ethnic groups now represented by United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC). Despite active engagement from the leadership of President Thein Sein and Aung San Suu Kyi, the leaders from all concerned parties, government and ethnic minority groups alike, have yet to display their sincere desire to bring about genuine political reforms through reconciling their differences. Instead they are merely participating in political gamesmanship. They should be, rebuilding trust across the lines of conflict vertically and horizontally in the context of tripartite politics, which are seen as an essential foundation upon which future reconciliation and mutual recognition of their interdependency can be obtained. However, before trust between the quasi-civilian government and the ethnic minorities and prodemocracy groups can be rebuilt, trust amongst the ethnic minorities has to be established first and foremost in order to unite them as one legitimate political force for the struggle of ethnic rights, self-determination, federalism, political autonomy and democracy. However, given the limited access to resources and time, in this paper I will attempt to analyze only the instrumental roles of United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) as a common platform for the ethnic minorities.This will serve as a precursor to rebuilding trust amongst and uniting all the ethnic minority groups under a set of unified visions and objectives,and as well as establishing a safe atmosphere for an all-inclusive dialogue,empowerment and cooperation which will in turn pave the way for future reconciliation and/or an agreement of unarmed negotiations (ceasefires agreements).

収録刊行物

• International Journal of Social and Cultural Studies

  International Journal of Social and Cultural Studies 7 17-56, 2014-03

  熊本大学

キーワード

• 319

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• CRID: 1050564287886013056
• NII論文ID: 110009794594
• NII書誌ID: AA12366490
• ISSN: 18829260
• Web Site: http://hdl.handle.net/2298/30242
• 本文言語コード: en
• 資料種別: departmental bulletin paper
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