Fostering developmental guardianship: the case of Myanmar’s Tatmadaw
This chapter explains the return of the Tatmadaw at the helm of government in Myanmar as well as the military’s involvement in COVID–-19 management and exploitation to preserve its interests. One element that previous studies have not yet discussed to explain the phenomenon, it is argued, is the inf...
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| description | This chapter explains the return of the Tatmadaw at the helm of government in Myanmar as well as the military’s involvement in COVID–-19 management and exploitation to preserve its interests. One element that previous studies have not yet discussed to explain the phenomenon, it is argued, is the influence of doctrinal belief of the Tatmadaw, which is inspired heavily by the developmental guardianship idea. The developmental guardianship thinking has driven the Tatmadaw’s return to politics as the military aims to maintain its centrality. Moreover, the global outbreak of COVID–-19 galvanized the military’s position as the developmental guardian and justified expansive military involvement in non-defence affairs. The discussion on the role of the doctrinal element, in this case the developmental guardianship paradigm, is this chapter’s main contribution to the contemporary literature on military and politics in Myanmar. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1661892023-05-31T02:53:23Z Fostering developmental guardianship: the case of Myanmar’s Tatmadaw Priamarizki, Adhi A. Chong N. Jenne S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies Social sciences::Political science Civil-Military Relations Tatmadaw Myanmar Politics This chapter explains the return of the Tatmadaw at the helm of government in Myanmar as well as the military’s involvement in COVID–-19 management and exploitation to preserve its interests. One element that previous studies have not yet discussed to explain the phenomenon, it is argued, is the influence of doctrinal belief of the Tatmadaw, which is inspired heavily by the developmental guardianship idea. The developmental guardianship thinking has driven the Tatmadaw’s return to politics as the military aims to maintain its centrality. Moreover, the global outbreak of COVID–-19 galvanized the military’s position as the developmental guardian and justified expansive military involvement in non-defence affairs. The discussion on the role of the doctrinal element, in this case the developmental guardianship paradigm, is this chapter’s main contribution to the contemporary literature on military and politics in Myanmar. Submitted/Accepted version 2023-05-17T04:22:09Z 2023-05-17T04:22:09Z 2023 Book Chapter Priamarizki, A. (2023). Fostering developmental guardianship: the case of Myanmar’s Tatmadaw. A. Chong & N. Jenne (Eds.), Asian Military Evolutions: Civil-Military Relations in Asia (pp. 29-45). Bristol University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166189 978-1529229318 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166189 10.51952/9781529229349 https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/asian-military-evolutions 29 45 en Asian Military Evolutions: Civil-Military Relations in Asia © 2023 Bristol University Press. All rights reserved. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an extract/chapter published in Asian Military Evolutions: Civil-Military Relations in Asia. Details of the definitive published version and how to purchase it are available online at: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/asian-military-evolutions. application/pdf Bristol University Press |
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