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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.

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‘Kawthoolei’ (homeland) in the making: Karen State and a federal democracy in Myanmar

  • Naw Show Ei Ei Tun & Naw Seablue Dah,

The Karen National Union, a non-state governing actor in Myanmar, aspires to become a self-governing unit within a possible future federal democratic union.

Beyond resistance: Who can govern in a federal Myanmar?

  • Dr Tun Aung Shwe & Dr Tania Miletic,

Myanmar’s federal future will depend on sub-state legitimacy.

The delivery of public healthcare should be a core requirement of the Myanmar military’s claim to political legitimacy

  • A/Prof Calvin Ho & Dr Phyu Phyu Thin Zaw,

A functioning public healthcare system should be a core requirement for a legitimate claim to sovereignty.

No clean exit: The Myanmar coup left business with no choice that was free of harm

  • A/Prof. Htwe Htwe Thein,

Foreign companies in Myanmar face simultaneous and often contradictory pressures that mean there’s no ‘legitimate’ exit.

The language of the Dungan Chinese Muslims in Central Asia: Marginalisation and resilience

  • Prof. Ding Hong & Ma Hongyu,

The Dungan language of ethnic Chinese Muslims in central Asia has undergone significant change and is surviving but vulnerable.