LEADER 03436oam 22005654a 450 001 9910511746803321 005 20211004152959.0 010 $a981-4881-79-1 024 7 $a10.1355/9789814881791 035 $a(CKB)4100000011341649 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6259468 035 $a(DE-B1597)567766 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789814881791 035 $a(OCoLC)1198931782 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9789814881791 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_85291 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011341649 100 $a20200928h20202020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aParty Mergers in Myanmar$eA New Development /$fSu Mon Thant 210 1$aSingapore :$cISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (42 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 0 $aTrends in Southeast Asia ;$vissue 8 (2020) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2021). 311 $a981-4881-78-3 327 $tForeword --$tExecutive summary --$tIntroduction --$tUnattractive strategy becomes a trend --$tCross-alliance collaborations --$tMove towards a shared federal vision --$tCase studies : Five ethnic party mergers --$tConclusion. 330 $aParty mergers are a new development in Myanmar politics. Given that such mergers often assist the consolidation of new democratic regimes, some broader system-wide effects may also occur. Myanmar's ethnic parties consistently choose merger strategies over other forms of pre-electoral coalition. This highlights a transition from a focus on questions of authoritarianism and democracy to one on the creation of a federal system of government with a stronger cleavage between competing Bamar and ethnic nationalisms. Despite cooperation among political parties outside the electoral process, pre-electoral coalitions such as constituency-sharing or campaigning for allies have generally not been successful. Five of the six mergers among ethnic parties attempted prior to the 2015 general election failed. However, between 2017 and 2019, five mergers involving parties representing the Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin or Karen, and Mon ethnicities, achieved success. The successful mergers were motivated not only by desires for electoral success in 2020 but also by shared federal aims, which involve ethnic parties in Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin or Karen, and Mon states forming a strong local party in their respective regions to strive for ethnic equality and self-determination. 410 0$aTrends in Southeast Asia ;$v2020, issue 8. 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections$2bisacsh 606 $aPolitical Process/ Campaign & Elections 606 $aPolitics, Practical$zBurma 606 $aPolitical parties$zBurma 607 $aBurma$xPolitics and government$y1988- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections. 615 0$aPolitical Process/ Campaign & Elections. 615 0$aPolitics, Practical 615 0$aPolitical parties 676 $a320.9591 700 $aThant$b Su Mon $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01068096 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910511746803321 996 $aParty mergers in Myanmar$92552546 997 $aUNINA