Memaknai Pasang Surut Berdemokrasi di Myanmar (1962-2021) dan Konteksnya bagi Pendewasaan Demokrasi ASEAN

Authors

  • Zofrano Ibrahimsyah Magribi Sultani Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, State University of Malang.
  • Marsudi Marsudi Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, State University of Malang.
  • Mutiara Syafira Anastasia Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, State University of Malang
  • Dean Andi Alfianto Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Brawijaya.
  • Faruq Setya Wargi Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Brawijaya.
  • Bhisma Rizqi Anggara Department of Arts and Design, Faculty of Letters, State University of Malang.
  • Afghani Trisna Ramadhan Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia.
  • Okada Ali Department of Indonesia Language Studies, School of Language and Culture Studies Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

Abstract

Abstrak-Tujuan artikel ini adalah menganalisis proses demokratisasi di Myanmar dalam pemaknaan pendewasaan demokrasi ASEAN (1962-2021). Kudeta kepada Daw Aung San Suu Kyi dan Presiden Win Myint tanggal 1 Februari 2021 di Myanmar menunjukkan negara ini masih dicengkram oleh kekuatan militer Myanmar (Tatmadaw) dalam menguasai perpolitikan dan pemerintahan. Tampaknya militer di Myanmar "mengamankan" posisi kekuasaannya dengan berlindung di balik jubah demokrasi. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode penelitian kepustakaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kudeta di Myanmar memperlihatkan wajah demokrasi ASEAN yang sedang mencari corak tersendiri akan pemahaman bagaimana demokrasi membawa kesejahteraan dan keadilan sosial dan juga mengayomi militer ke dalam kekuasaan politik sipil dalam mempertahankan negara dari agresi eksternal kepada otoritas sipil di bidang politik dan pemerintahan.

Kata kunci: Demokrasi, Myanmar, Militer, ASEAN 

 

Abstract-The purpose of this article is to analyze the democratization process in Myanmar in terms of the maturing meaning of ASEAN democracy (1962-2021). The coup against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint on February 1, 2021 in Myanmar shows that this country is still in the grip of the Myanmar military force (Tatmadaw) in controlling politics and government. It seems that the military in Myanmar is "securing" it's position of power by hiding itself under the cloak of democracy. The research method uses library research methods. The results show that the coup in Myanmar shows the face of ASEAN democracy which is looking for it's own style of understanding how democracy brings welfare and social justice and also nurtures the military into civilian political power in defending the country from external aggression to civilian authorities in politics and government.

Keywords: Democracy, Myanmar, Military, ASEAN

Author Biographies

Zofrano Ibrahimsyah Magribi Sultani, Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, State University of Malang.

The researcher is an alumnus part of the Department of History, Faculty of Social Science, the State University of Malang, who is interested in research in the study of East Asian History, South Asian History, History of International Relations, Sociology-Anthropology, and International Politics-Economy.

Marsudi Marsudi, Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, State University of Malang.

The researcher is a lecturer in the Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, the State University of Malang with interest and specialization in the expertise of American History, Social History, and Political History

Mutiara Syafira Anastasia, Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, State University of Malang

The researcher is a university student part of the Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, the State University of Malang with an interest and specialization in the expertise of Local History, Social History, and History Learning and Education.

Dean Andi Alfianto, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Brawijaya.

The researcher is an alumnus part of the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Brawijaya, with interests and specialization in the expertise of Global Environmental Politics, East Asia Region, International Political Economy, and International Politics.

Faruq Setya Wargi, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Brawijaya.

The researcher is an alumnus part of the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Brawijaya with an interest and specialization in the East Asian Region, International Political Economy, Transnationalism and Regionalism, and Globalization Studies and Local Dynamics.

Bhisma Rizqi Anggara, Department of Arts and Design, Faculty of Letters, State University of Malang.

The researcher is an alumnus part of the Department of Arts and Design, Faculty of Letters, the State University of Malang with interest and specialization in Videography and Animation Games.

Afghani Trisna Ramadhan, Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia.

The researcher is an alumnus part of the Department of Japanese Literature, Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia with an interest and specialization in Japanese History, Social History, and Japanese Economics and Politics.

Okada Ali, Department of Indonesia Language Studies, School of Language and Culture Studies Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

The researcher from the Department of Indonesian Language Studies, School of Language and Culture Studies Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS) with an interest and specialization in the expertise of Sociology of Religion and Cultural Anthropology.

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2023-03-06

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Sultani, Z.I.M. et al. 2023. Memaknai Pasang Surut Berdemokrasi di Myanmar (1962-2021) dan Konteksnya bagi Pendewasaan Demokrasi ASEAN. ISTORIA : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Ilmu Sejarah. 19, 1 (Mar. 2023).

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