{"product_id":"winning-by-process-jacques-bertrand-9781501764530","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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques Bertrand, Alexandre Pelletier, Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501764535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501764530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Southeast Asia Program Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023","brand":"Jacques Bertrand","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076268093695,"sku":"9781501764530","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8957d486-b337-4060-8475-c19c25c1fa2e.jpg?v=1685464062","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/winning-by-process-jacques-bertrand-9781501764530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}