The Historical Context of the Myanmar Crisis
Location:
Virtual Event
Date/time
Fri 26 February 2021
15:00-17:00
The Historical Context of the Myanmar Crisis
Co-hosted with the Keith Forum on Commonwealth Constitutionalism
Chair: Dr Asanga Welikala, Director, ECCL
Panel: 15:10-16:10
- Dr Harshan Kumarasingham (Edinburgh): The Politics of Decolonisation in Burma
- Dr Donal Coffey (Maynooth): Legal State-Formation in Burma
- Dr Vasabjit Banerjee (Mississippi State): The Coup in Comparative Context
Discussion: 16:10-17:00
This event is free and open to all but registration is required.
Image credit: Burma's Independence Day. The British governor, Hubert Elvin Rance, left , and Burma's first president, Sao Shwe Thaik, stand at attention as the new nation's flag is raised on January 4, 1948. Public Domain