Myanmar Elections Briefing

The Myanmar Elections Briefing is a three part podcast series on the information you need to know about the Myanmar General Elections 2020. Our third and final episode takes a forward looking approach - regardless who wins in the polls today, there are key priorities that need to be undertaken for the next term. In this episode we talk about the progress and challenges of policy-making in the Myanmar Government.  We then have a special guest joining us, Ma Cho Zin Thet, an alumni of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy who works at a research think tank in Myanmar. Ma Cho Zin Thet will be talking about the critical importance of getting federalism and decentralisation right in the next term. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers. They do not reflect the opinions or views of any organisations that our speakers may be affiliated with. If you'd like to learn more, you can check out the following resources that we used to inform this podcast: Asia Foundation. "State      and Region Governments in Myanmar." (2018). Asia Foundation.      "Strengthening Policy Institutes in Myanmar." (2016). Su Mon Thazin Aung and      Matthew Arnold. "Managing Change: Executive Policymaking in      Myanmar." (2018). Su Mon Thazin Aung and Cho      Zin Thet. "Needs Assessment on Lawmaker's Understanding of Federal      and Democratic Principles in Myanmar." (2020).

The Myanmar Elections Briefing is a three part podcast series on the information you need to know about the Myanmar General Elections 2020. Our second episode is on peace and reconciliation in Myanmar. We discuss the root cause of ethnic conflict in Myanmar by going through the nation's history. In doing so, we also explain some of the nuances between the terms Burma versus Myanmar. We then have a special guest speaker, Ko Nay Thway who has previously worked with the Myanmar Peace and Reconciliation Centre. Ko Nay Thway takes us through the successes and challenges of the NLD government in the peace and reconciliation process. Lastly, Myat Myat Mon (our Chief Research Correspondent) shares perspectives on the remaining issues that need to be addressed going forward. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers. They do not reflect the opinions or views of any organisations that our speakers may be affiliated with. In the podcast, we discuss the complexities of ethnic identity in Myanmar. To learn more about the complexities, we recommend reading the works and publications of authors such as Min Zaw Oo, Lian H. Sakhong, Ashley South, Martin Smith, Nick Cheesman, Nicolas Salem-Gervais and Rosalie Metro.

The Myanmar Elections Briefing is a three part podcast series on the information you need to know about the Myanmar General Elections 2020. In the first episode, we discuss Myanmar's political history followed by the Constitution and how the parliamentary system works. We then go into how COVID-19 has impacted the current elections.