Myanmar: religious minorities and constitutional questions

This article examines the experience of religious minorities in Myanmar between 2011 and 2017 in the context of the 2008 constitution and a new system of governance. It highlights the precarity of religious minorities and argues that neither the constitution nor the state were reliable sources of pr...

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Auteur principal: Fink, Christina (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Royal Society for Asian Affairs 2018
Dans: Asian affairs
Année: 2018, Volume: 49, Numéro: 2, Pages: 259-277
Sujets non-standardisés:B Myanmar
B Rohingyas
B Minorité
B État de droit
B Buddhisme
B Identité
B Groupe démographique
B Identité religieuse
B Droit des minorités
B Nationalisme
B Changement politique
B Constitution
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Résumé:This article examines the experience of religious minorities in Myanmar between 2011 and 2017 in the context of the 2008 constitution and a new system of governance. It highlights the precarity of religious minorities and argues that neither the constitution nor the state were reliable sources of protection or redress during this period. The first section considers the multiple identities of religious minorities with regard to citizenship and national belonging. The second section elucidates how an enabling environment for Buddhist nationalism emerged and what types of actions state and non-state actors have taken with regard to religious minorities. The final section addresses the 2008 constitution and rule of law in Myanmar in order to understand the challenges for religious minorities in securing justice and protection. (Asian Aff/GIGA)
Description:Teil eines Special Issue: Ghosts from the past? Assessing recent developments in religious freedom in South Asia
ISSN:1477-1500
Contient:Enthalten in: Asian affairs
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/03068374.2018.1469860