Politics of Federalization in Myanmar

Dulyapak Preecharush is an Associate Professor of Asian Studies at the Faculty of Liberal Arts and the Deputy Director of the Institute of East Asian Studies, Thammasat University, Thailand. He completed his doctorate in Comparative Politics at the University of Hong Kong, with a visiting research fellowship at Cornell University's Southeast Asia Program.

"Though a coup in 2021 ended negotiations for a federated Myanmar, the dream of federalism sustains resistance to dictatorship. Any political solution to the country’s problems depends on its realisation. In The Politics of Federalization in Myanmar Dulyapak Preecharush explains why. Comparative, systematic, thorough—this book is replete with lessons for would-be federalists, and for those who study them."Nick Cheesman, Australian National University, Australia.

• 1. Introduction 2. Theories of Federalism and Federalization 3. Historical Background of Myanmar's Federalization 4. Causal Relationships in Myanmar's Federalization 5. Negotiation Mechanisms in Myanmar's Federalization 6. Current Political Development in Myanmar's Federalization 7. Conclusion and Comparison