| ID | 189714 |
| Title Proper | In Myanmar, Generation Z Goes to War |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Loong, Shona |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Days after Myanmar’s February 2021 coup, young people took to the streets. The protests were tongue-in-cheek at first, but soon gave way to a grave civil war. Understanding this shift from nonviolent protests to armed resistance requires shedding two frames that have been applied to Myanmar in the past: those of liberal democracy and state failure. Doing so brings into focus how, to an extent unprecedented in Myanmar, the anti-coup movement is challenging entrenched divides between “democracy” and “ethnonationalism,” and between “conflict” and “politics.” |
| `In' analytical Note | Current History Vol. 122, No.843; Apr 2023: p. 137–142 |
| Journal Source | Current History Vol: 122 No 843 |
| Key Words | Armed Conflict ; Myanmar ; Youth ; Ethnonationalism ; Coup ; Protests |