Aung Kaung Myat
Biographic Data
| ID | 4064014 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aung Kaung Myat |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aung Kaung |
| FAMILY NAME | Myat |
| SIGNATURE | MYAT A K |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0117-6035 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Humanitarian engagement with Myanmar in the wake of the 2021 coup
The article investigates humanitarian engagement with Myanmar in the wake of the 2021 coup. It opens by examining humanitarian action in Myanmar before 2010, during the 2010s, and after 2021. Drawing on key stakeholder interviews conducted in 2023, it then presents internal and external perspectives on humanitarianism in Myanmar in the 2020s. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the outbreak of war in Gaza in 2023 generated significa…
Liberalism and illiberalism in Myanmar’s National League for Democracy
The National League for Democracy (NLD) was largely synonymous with Myanmar’s semi-democratic intermezzo in 2016–21. For 2 years after the military coup in 2021, it resumed the role of major opposition party performed from 1988 to 2015. Although it was dissolved by the military junta in 2023, it remains a dominant political force inside the country. This article examines the commitment of NLD leaders and voters to liberal agendas. It reviews exis…
Antagonistic framing and the social exclusion of Rohingya in Myanmar’s parliamentary discourses (2011–2021)
Can regime change improve ethnic relations? Perception of ethnic minorities after the 2021 coup in Myanmar
Regime change often exacerbates ethnic conflict. This article examines the curious case of Myanmar, where a 2021 military coup was met, on the surface, with broad-based resistance across a divided society. An important question that therefore arises is whether, below the surface, this unity also took a more positive form of national solidarity. Were deep ethnic cleavages intensified or alleviated by the 2021 coup? This question bears theoretical …
Can regime change improve ethnic relations? Perception of ethnic minorities after the 2021 coup in Myanmar
Regime change often exacerbates ethnic conflict. This article examines the curious case of Myanmar, where a 2021 military coup was met, on the surface, with broad-based resistance across a divided society. An important question that therefore arises is whether, below the surface, this unity also took a more positive form of national solidarity. Were deep ethnic cleavages intensified or alleviated by the 2021 coup? This question bears theoretical …
Antagonistic framing and the social exclusion of Rohingya in Myanmar’s parliamentary discourses (2011–2021)
Liberalism and illiberalism in Myanmar’s National League for Democracy
The National League for Democracy (NLD) was largely synonymous with Myanmar’s semi-democratic intermezzo in 2016–21. For 2 years after the military coup in 2021, it resumed the role of major opposition party performed from 1988 to 2015. Although it was dissolved by the military junta in 2023, it remains a dominant political force inside the country. This article examines the commitment of NLD leaders and voters to liberal agendas. It reviews exis…
Can regime change improve ethnic relations? Perception of ethnic minorities after the 2021 coup in Myanmar
Regime change often exacerbates ethnic conflict. This article examines the curious case of Myanmar, where a 2021 military coup was met, on the surface, with broad-based resistance across a divided society. An important question that therefore arises is whether, below the surface, this unity also took a more positive form of national solidarity. Were deep ethnic cleavages intensified or alleviated by the 2021 coup? This question bears theoretical …
Humanitarian engagement with Myanmar in the wake of the 2021 coup
The article investigates humanitarian engagement with Myanmar in the wake of the 2021 coup. It opens by examining humanitarian action in Myanmar before 2010, during the 2010s, and after 2021. Drawing on key stakeholder interviews conducted in 2023, it then presents internal and external perspectives on humanitarianism in Myanmar in the 2020s. While the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the outbreak of war in Gaza in 2023 generated significa…
Liberalism and illiberalism in Myanmar’s National League for Democracy
The National League for Democracy (NLD) was largely synonymous with Myanmar’s semi-democratic intermezzo in 2016–21. For 2 years after the military coup in 2021, it resumed the role of major opposition party performed from 1988 to 2015. Although it was dissolved by the military junta in 2023, it remains a dominant political force inside the country. This article examines the commitment of NLD leaders and voters to liberal agendas. It reviews exis…
Antagonistic framing and the social exclusion of Rohingya in Myanmar’s parliamentary discourses (2011–2021)
Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Cambodian History and Society (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (2 works) · Politics (2 works)