ABSTRACT

Myanmar is in a dangerous and uncertain moment following the military coup on 1 February 2021. The articles in this Special Forum provide timely contextual analysis. Written before the coup, the articles delve into the politics of agrarian transformation in the context of (what was then) an ongoing (but fragile) opening up of political space. This introduction outlines three themes that connect the articles and now also shed some light on what the future may hold: (1) the limited character of the 2010–2021 ‘democratic transition’; (2) the struggles around land and natural resources amidst a social reproduction crisis and (3) the responses of rural working peoples.

摘要

在2021年2月1日的军事政变之后，缅甸正处于危险和不确定的时刻。本次特别论坛上的文章提供了及时的背景分析。这些文章写在政变之前，是在（当时是）持续（但脆弱）的政治空间开放的背景下深入研究农业转型的政治的。引言概述了与文章相关的三个主题，现在还为未来的前景提供了一些启示：（1）2010-2021年“民主过渡”的局限性；（2）在社会再生产危机中围绕土地和自然资源的斗争；（3）农村劳动人民的反应。