Norms in Conflict Southeast Asia’s Response to Human Rights Violations in Myanmar

The people of Myanmar were struck by three major human rights disasters during the country's period of democratization from 2003 to 2012: the 2007 Saffron Revolution, the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in 2008, and the 2012 Rakhine riots, which would evolve into the ongoing Rohingya crisis. These...

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Main Author: Ruland, Anchalee
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington The University Press of Kentucky 17.05.2022
University Press of Kentucky
Edition:1
Subjects:
1988
Asian Studies
Burma
Burma > Foreign relations > Indonesia
Burma > Foreign relations > Malaysia
Burma > Foreign relations > Thailand
Burma > Politics and government > 1988
Burma > Politics and government > 1988-GBC244661
Foreign relations
Human rights
Human rights > Burma
Indonesia
Indonesia > Foreign relations > Burma
International and municipal law
International and municipal law > Indonesia
International and municipal law > Malaysia
International and municipal law > Thailand
International law and human rights
International law and human rights > Indonesia
International law and human rights > Malaysia
International law and human rights > Thailand
International relations
International relations > Philosophy
Malaysia
Malaysia > Foreign relations > Burma
Peace & Conflict Studies
Philosophy
Political Science
Politics and government
Thailand
Thailand > Foreign relations > Burma
ISBN:9780813183701, 0813183707
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Summary:The people of Myanmar were struck by three major human rights disasters during the country's period of democratization from 2003 to 2012: the 2007 Saffron Revolution, the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in 2008, and the 2012 Rakhine riots, which would evolve into the ongoing Rohingya crisis. These events saw Myanmar's government categorically labeled as an offender of human rights, and three powerful Southeast Asian member states-Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia-responded to the violations in very different ways. In each case, their responses to the crises were explicitly shaped by norm conflict, which may be understood as a tension between international and domestic norms. Their reactions were compelled by a need to address conflicting domestic and international expectations for norm compliance regarding human rights protection and non-interference in internal affairs. In Norms in Conflict: Southeast Asia's Response to Human Rights Violations in Myanmar, Anchalee Rüland makes sense of state action that occurs when a governing body is faced with a circumstance that is at once in line with and contrary to its own governing policies. She defines five different types of response strategies to situations of norm conflict and examines the enabling factors that lead to each strategy. Domestic norms are known to evolve as a country's values change over time yet Rüland argues that the old and new norms may also coexist; knowledge of the underlying political context is crucial for those seeking a solid understanding of state behavior. Norms in Conflict challenges the conventional understanding of the logic of consequences in determining state behavior, advancing constructivist theory and establishing a provocative new conversation in international relations discourse.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-238) and index
ISBN:9780813183701
0813183707
DOI:10.2307/j.ctv2dzzrh0