Myanmar's peace process and the role of middle power states / Chiraag Roy.
| Author/creator | Roy, Chiraag |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2022. |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series |
| Contents | Myanmar's domestic and geopolitical context -- Theory on middle powers -- Political economy lenses -- Major powers in Myanmar's peace process -- Identity and middle power peacemaking in Myanmar -- The political economy of middle power peacemaking in Myanmar -- Middle powers as 'peacemaking entrepreneurs' in Myanmar's peace process -- Where to for middle power theory? |
| Abstract | "This book explores middle power engagement in peace processes through the cases of Australian, Japanese and Norwegian engagement in Myanmar's peace process, a core event in Myanmar's contemporary recent political history. The book asks to what extent, and how, have middle powers engaged in Myanmar's peace process as a form of peace-making entrepreneurship. Underpinning this study is a concern for the lack of clarity surrounding the middle power concept. Traditional conceptions of middle powers, steeped in idealist thinking, locate such states as capable peacemakers, without elucidating the motivations that drive middle powers to peace-making beyond mere status-seeking. Drawing on recent fieldwork interviews from within Myanmar as well as political economy literature, the author scrutinises this notion while concomitantly offering an incisive analysis of Myanmar's peace process. Based on the Myanmar context, the book argues that middle powers can better conceptualised as 'peace-making entrepreneurs', as actors that use peace-making as an instrumental tool to cement their status and craft an image, which they can then trade upon to secure additional, namely commercial benefits. Significantly, this notion of peace-making entrepreneurship problematises core theoretical assumptions of middle powers as capable peacemakers, presenting implications for future scholarship on middle powers. A timely addition as Myanmar continues to grapple with its own future, the book is located within the fields of International Relations and Development Studies. It will be of interest to researchers studying Asian Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies and Myanmar Politics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021057854 |
| ISBN | 9781032157139 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781032157177 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |