Polityczny zmierzch birmańskiej noblistki

• Authors: Lubina Michał

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The political demise of the Burmese Nobel Prize Laureate

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

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Against the background of the dramatic events unfolding in Myanmar/Burma - the military has been pacifying the mass peaceful protests there - the political career of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the political leader of Myanmar/Burma in 2016-2021 and previously the most famous political prisoner worldwide, is nearing its end. Once the darling of the Western world, then mercilessly criticised by yesterday supporters, Suu Kyi remains an ambiguous person evoking strong emotions both domestically and internationally. As such Suu Kyi represents a fascinating case study in leadership studies. Using the agency-centred explanation in political studies, this article tries to answer the following questions: what enabled Suu Kyi to take power and which factor contributed to her political fall? Why there is her political demise? Why Suu Kyi enjoyed the West's support and why she lost it? How can we assess her governanance?

Keywords

Aung San Suu Kyi; Burma; Myanmar; military junta; coup d’état

• Publisher: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Zachodni
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 2 (379)
• Pages: 49-63

Contributors

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Lubina Michał

• Instytut Bliskiego i Dalekiego Wschodu, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków