Myanmar Mini-Conference

Roundtable

Roundtable

The Myanmar Coup and its aftermath: What next for democracy and peace?

Le coup d'État au Myanmar et ses conséquences : Quelle suite pour la démocratie et la paix ?

Date

Friday, October 22, 2021

Time

13:45 – 15:30

VenueVenue 4Venue 4

Description

On 01 February 2021, the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) launched a coup on the day that the National League for Democracy (NLD) party was to begin its second parliamentary term. The coup ended the 10 years of experiment with the military-led transition to semi-democratic rule, which had seen the election of the NLD in 2015, vast improvements in freedoms and political participation, a dialogue toward ending 60 years of civil war as well as economic renewal. This roundtable will discuss and reflect on the sources of the failure of the democratic experiment, the deterioration into violence and repression after the coup, and its consequences for democracy and peace.

Convenor and Chair/Animateur et président: Jacques Bertrand, Political Science, University of Toronto

Participants:

Jacques Bertrand, Political Science, University of Toronto

Zaceu Lian, Political Science, University of Toronto; Advisor, Myanmar peace process

Wa Lone, Political Science, University of Toronto; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

Matthew Walton, Political Science, University of Toronto

Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Political Science, McGill University

Event poster

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