The Road to Federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka: Finding the Middle Ground

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Michael Breen

The Road to Federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka

Finding the Middle Ground

Michael Breen

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Routledge
29 January 2018

Political structure & processes

Series: Politics in Asia

Nations built on exclusion and assimilation, decades of civil war, widespread poverty, authoritarianism and the decline of democracy. Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are travelling a road to federalism. Institutions and ethnic identity have interacted to privilege some and marginalise others. But when the right conditions prevail, political equality can be restored.

This book charts the origins and evolution of federalism and other approaches to the accommodation of minority ethnic groups in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It applies a historical institutionalism methodology to understand why federalism has been resisted, what causes it to be established and what design options are most likely to balance otherwise competing centripetal and centrifugal forces. Breen shows how Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are finding a middle ground whereby deliberative and moderating institutions are combined with accommodating ones to support a political equality among groups and individuals.

By: Michael Breen
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138297883
ISBN 10: 1138297887
Series: Politics in Asia
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 29 January 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael G. Breen completed his PhD at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and is currently a McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Melbourne. His background is as a policy advisor in Australia and Nepal, with expertise in federalism, the rights of indigenous peoples and political inclusion.