POLITIK JUNTA MILITER MYANMAR DALAM MEMPERTAHANKAN STRUKTUR AUTORITARIAN PASCA PEMILU TAHUN 1990

ZAKI HAIKAL, --

2009 | Skripsi | Ilmu Hubungan Internasional

Previously during 1960-1988 authoritarian regime ruled Myanmar but it was collapsed after Myanmar was hit by economic recession on 1988. Then election was held and won by National League of Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi. The NLD began to discuss democratization in Myanmar but the military force known as State Law and Restoration Council (SLORC) rose up and conducted coup d’état. Aung San Suu Kyi and some pro-democracy activists were arrested. Democratization failed and authoritarian regime once again dominates Myanmar until present day. The main purpose of the thesis is discussing about how junta military Myanmar maintain the authoritarian regime after the 1990 election. There are some key factors to explain why authoritarian regime still ruling Myanmar. The first factor is the Myanmar military praetorian characteristic. Military Praetorian characteristic is military that intervenes into the politics and tends to maintain its domination once it rules or gains political power through the creation of authoritarian regime. The second factor is the domestic political movement of junta military to maintain its domination by co-opting and repressing its opposition. The third factor is the international political movement of junta military to gain international support through relational power and economic cooperation. Relational Power (often called as “bargaining power) is power which is affected by social, political, and economical of a country so that other countries are willing to cooperate. Relational power can be very useful as political instrument for a resourceful country like Myanmar to gain political support from its allies Keywords: Myanmar, Military Praetorian, Co-optation and Repression, Relational Power

Kata Kunci : Politik Myanmar