A political biography of Aung San Suu Kyi : a hybrid politician /
Lubina, Michał,
A political biography of Aung San Suu Kyi : a hybrid politician / Michał Lubina. - 1 online resource (149 pages). - Politics in Asia . - Politics in Asia series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Open Access
This book is the first political biography of Aung San Suu Kyi covering both her years in opposition and all her years in power from 2016 onwards. It offers a new interpretation of Aung San Suu Kyi by presenting a balanced and thorough account of Suu Kyi's policies. In the last 30 years there has not been a person in global politics who has risen so high and fallen so low - and so quickly - as Aung San Suu Kyi. Using postcolonial theory and introducing the new concept of `a hybrid politician', this book explains apparent inconsistencies of Suu Kyi's agenda. It demonstrates that Suu Kyi considers herself a democrat and yet, rules autocratically. Immersed in her country's tradition of policymaking, she has at the same time been influenced by foreign concepts, both Western and Asian. Drawing on first-hand research, including talks with Suu Kyi, conversations with her supporters and rivals, observations of Suu Kyi's behaviour during intergovernmental talks as well as an extensive number of sources and fieldworkin Myanmar, the author argues that Suu Kyi's case shows both the strengths and limits of hybridity. This brings Suu Kyi priceless political assets such as visibility, recognition and support while proving that such a model of leadership has its restrictions. A timely biography of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate as she appears at the International Court of Justice to defend her country against charges of genocide committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of Myanmar politics, Southeast Asian politics, Asian politics, Political Science more generally, Postcolonial Studies, Cultural Studies and Leadership Studies.
Michał Lubina is Associate Professor of Political Science atJagiellonian University, Poland. He is the author of seven books, including The Moral Democracy: The Political Thought of Aung San Suu Kyi (2019) and Russia and China: A Political Marriage of Convenience - Stable and Successful (2017).
1000178196 9781003031956 1003031951 9781000178111 1000178110 9781000178159 1000178153 9781000178197
9781003031956 Taylor & Francis
Aung San Suu Kyi.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Since 1988
Women political activists--Burma--Biography.
Women politicians--Burma--Biography.
Women political prisoners--Burma--Biography.
Women Nobel Prize winners--Burma--Biography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
Politics and government
Women Nobel Prize winners
Women political activists
Women political prisoners
Women politicians
Burma--Politics and government--1988-
Burma
Electronic books.
Biographies
DS530.68.A85 / L83 2021
959.105092 B
A political biography of Aung San Suu Kyi : a hybrid politician / Michał Lubina. - 1 online resource (149 pages). - Politics in Asia . - Politics in Asia series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Open Access
This book is the first political biography of Aung San Suu Kyi covering both her years in opposition and all her years in power from 2016 onwards. It offers a new interpretation of Aung San Suu Kyi by presenting a balanced and thorough account of Suu Kyi's policies. In the last 30 years there has not been a person in global politics who has risen so high and fallen so low - and so quickly - as Aung San Suu Kyi. Using postcolonial theory and introducing the new concept of `a hybrid politician', this book explains apparent inconsistencies of Suu Kyi's agenda. It demonstrates that Suu Kyi considers herself a democrat and yet, rules autocratically. Immersed in her country's tradition of policymaking, she has at the same time been influenced by foreign concepts, both Western and Asian. Drawing on first-hand research, including talks with Suu Kyi, conversations with her supporters and rivals, observations of Suu Kyi's behaviour during intergovernmental talks as well as an extensive number of sources and fieldworkin Myanmar, the author argues that Suu Kyi's case shows both the strengths and limits of hybridity. This brings Suu Kyi priceless political assets such as visibility, recognition and support while proving that such a model of leadership has its restrictions. A timely biography of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate as she appears at the International Court of Justice to defend her country against charges of genocide committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of Myanmar politics, Southeast Asian politics, Asian politics, Political Science more generally, Postcolonial Studies, Cultural Studies and Leadership Studies.
Michał Lubina is Associate Professor of Political Science atJagiellonian University, Poland. He is the author of seven books, including The Moral Democracy: The Political Thought of Aung San Suu Kyi (2019) and Russia and China: A Political Marriage of Convenience - Stable and Successful (2017).
1000178196 9781003031956 1003031951 9781000178111 1000178110 9781000178159 1000178153 9781000178197
9781003031956 Taylor & Francis
Aung San Suu Kyi.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Since 1988
Women political activists--Burma--Biography.
Women politicians--Burma--Biography.
Women political prisoners--Burma--Biography.
Women Nobel Prize winners--Burma--Biography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
Politics and government
Women Nobel Prize winners
Women political activists
Women political prisoners
Women politicians
Burma--Politics and government--1988-
Burma
Electronic books.
Biographies
DS530.68.A85 / L83 2021
959.105092 B