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Military coup puts democracy and development in Myanmar at risk

This collection of podcasts, videos and op-eds by Professor Melissa Crouch (UNSW) explore the recent coup in Myanmar.

Published on the 23 Feb 2021

Aye Min Thant and Melissa Crouch on the Coup in Myanmar | Lowy Institute Conversations

In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, Ben Bland, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute, sits down with Aye Min Thant and Melissa Crouch to discuss the causes and consequences of the coup in Myanmar, and how protesters are using technology and humour to push back against the military.

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Myanmar coup - what led to this? | Cape Talk

Refilwe Moloto speaks to Prof Melissa Crouch, an expert on Myanmar from the University of New South Wales, about the military coup which unseated Aung Sang Suu Kyi from power in February 2021.

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The Constitutional Fiction of Myanmar’s Coup - The Jurist

Writing for The Jurist, Dr Melissa Crouch analyses the legality and constitutionality of the recent military coup in Myanmar

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After the Coup - What’s Next for Myanmar? | Asia Society Explainer

Dr Melissa Crouch, a close follower of Burmese politics and Professor and Associate Dean of Research at UNSW Faculty of Law, spoke to Asia Society Australia on 2 February about the coup, what happens next and what Australia and other supporters of Myanmar’s democracy should now do.

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Myanmar coup has no constitutional basis | East Asia Forum

In this article for the East Asia Forum, Dr Melissa Crouch argues that this constitutional crisis is about the military’s use of emergency powers as a fig leaf for a coup.

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Myanmar’s empty promise of constitutional reform | The Interpreter

'The coup this week reminds us that the risks of changing a constitution mandated by the military are real, especially when the military has no intention of retreating from politics,' writes Dr Melissa Crouch for The Interpreter.

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The power and ambition behind Myanmar’s coup | The Age

In this article for The Age in early February, Dr Melissa Crouch explores the power and ambition behind the coup.

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