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webinar
webinar — Join us for an academic discussion of the unfolding crisis.
Date & Time:
Place:
Zoom
Hosted by:
NIAS, ADI, University of Copenhagen, and the New York Southeast Asia Network, in collaboration with DIIS, PRIO and Southeast Asia Student Initiative at Columbia
Cost:
Free
On 8 November last year, Myanmar (also known as Burma) held a general election that returned Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy to power. But just as the new parliament was about to be convened on Monday, the army seized power, ostensibly for a year, alleging electoral irregularities.
How did this military putsch come to pass? What does the coup mean for Myanmar’s political future? Is this part of a wider authoritarian shift in politics across Asia, and indeed globally?
Speakers will include Helene Maria Kyed (DIIS) and Stein Tønnesson (PRIO), both of whom have spent extended periods conducting research in Myanmar during recent years, along with political scientists Myat The Thitsar (UMass Lowell) and Matthew Walton (Toronto), who follow the country’s politics closely.
The event will be moderated by NIAS Director Duncan McCargo.