{"product_id":"winning-by-process-the-state-and-neutralization-of-ethnic-minorities-in-myanmar-9781501764684","title":"Winning by Process: The State and Neutralization of Ethnic Minorities in Myanmar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinning by Process\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e asks why the peace process stalled in the decade from 2011 to 2021 despite a liberalizing regime, a national ceasefire agreement, and a multilateral peace dialogue between the state and ethnic minorities. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinning by Process\u003c\/i\u003e argues that stalled conflicts are more than pauses or stalemates. \"Winning by process,\" as opposed to winning by war or agreement, represents the state's ability to gain advantage by manipulating the rules of negotiation, bargaining process, and sites of power and resources. In Myanmar, five such strategies allowed the state to gain through process: locking in, sequencing, layering, outflanking, and outgunning. The Myanmar case shows how process can shift the balance of power in negotiations intended to bring an end to civil war. During the last decade, the Myanmar state and military controlled the process, neutralized ethnic minority groups, and continued to impose their vision of a centralized state even as they appeared to support federalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacques Bertrand is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He is the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eEthnic Minorities\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePolitical Change in Southeast Asia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexandre Pelletier is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Université Laval. Follow him on X at @APPelletier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArdeth Maung Thawnghmung is Chair of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She is the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eEveryday Economic Survival in Contemporary Myanmar\u003c\/i\u003e. Follow her on X at @AThawnghmung.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Southeast Asia Program Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383226077458,"sku":"9781501764684","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_32b468d5-d7ac-4b03-aa67-e675af647ad8.jpg?v=1728781236","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/winning-by-process-the-state-and-neutralization-of-ethnic-minorities-in-myanmar-9781501764684","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}