Open AccessThe Causes of the Proclivity towards Factionalism in the Political Parties of Myanmar
Author(s) -
Robert H. Taylor
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of current southeast asian affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 1868-4882
pISSN - 1868-1034
DOI - 10.1177/1868103419889758
Subject(s) - ideology , politics , competition (biology) , political economy , political science , personality psychology , development economics , sociology , economics , social psychology , law , personality , psychology , ecology , biology
Factionalism has been a dominant factor in the formation and management of political parties in Myanmar. Since the first elections in 1922 until the most recent in 2015, ideological and programmatic differences, as well as personalities and competition for resources, have encouraged the growth of factionalism.