Enabling Activist Resilience: Bystander Protection during Protest Crackdowns in Myanmar

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Enabling Activist Resilience: Bystander Protection during Protest Crackdowns in Myanmar. / Tran, Mai Van.

In: Asian Politics and Policy, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2023, p. 205-225.

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Tran, MV 2023, 'Enabling Activist Resilience: Bystander Protection during Protest Crackdowns in Myanmar', Asian Politics and Policy, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 205-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12683

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Tran, M. V. (2023). Enabling Activist Resilience: Bystander Protection during Protest Crackdowns in Myanmar. Asian Politics and Policy, 15(2), 205-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12683

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Tran MV. Enabling Activist Resilience: Bystander Protection during Protest Crackdowns in Myanmar. Asian Politics and Policy. 2023;15(2):205-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12683

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Tran, Mai Van. / Enabling Activist Resilience: Bystander Protection during Protest Crackdowns in Myanmar. In: Asian Politics and Policy. 2023 ; Vol. 15, No. 2. pp. 205-225.

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abstract = "What accounts for the survival and long-term participation of activists in contentious movements under repression? I argue for the role of an important yet oft-neglected factor: protective support by civilian bystanders. I propose that, mainly motivated by victim-oriented sympathy, bystanders engage in high-risk protection that helps activists to escape crackdowns and bolsters their dedication to the movement. To test my theoretical claims, I examine hard cases for activist survival at the height of state violence during military rule in Myanmar between 1988-2010, with an original qualitative dataset consisting of oral history interviews and written accounts by more than 100 protest observers and former pro-democracy activists. The dataset presents an unprecedented number of voices from the average, non-contentious general public, which are mostly missing in existing research on social movements. This approach generates a fresh perspective to better understand opportunities and constraints around movement entrepreneurs in hostile environments.",
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