Citizenship Challenges in Myanmar’s Democratic Transition

Case Study of the Rohingya-Muslim

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ID20352118
AuthorsAhmad Suaedy (0000-0002-0925-8601, University of Indonesia), Muhammad Hafiz (0000-0003-2010-1928, University of Indonesia)
Year2015
Volume22
Issue1
Pages29-63
Publication date2015-04-09
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSTUDIA ISLAMIKA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0215-0492 • E-ISSN: 2355-6145
PublisherStudia Islamika, Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15408/sdi.v1i1.1387
OpenAlexW2056145850
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited5

As a part of the Myanmar transition to democracy, which began after the election in 2010, the census on March-April 2014 refused to count the Rohingya ethnic group. This was symbolic of the Myanmar government’s rejection of Rohingya people as citizens. The paradox is that democracy necessitates a guarantee of fundamental freedoms and recognition of all group identities. Through in depth interviews with a number of Rohingya political and social leaders at the end of March 2014, in Yangon, this research details the Rohingya struggle to secure their rights in the political process. A number of documents both from the Rohingya and from the Myanmar government justify why and how the process of exclusion and discrimination occurs. This research will conclude with a discussion of the challenges and recommended steps for the future to accommodate the Rohingya as Myanmar citizens, and of the need for international and regional support.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v22i1.1387

Census · Citizenship · Democracy · Ethnic group · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration

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