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Dr

Michael Breen

Mckenzie Postdoctoral Fellow
federalism
myanmar
religion
divided societies
political science
asia
social sciences
government & law
ethnic conflict
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Dr

Michael Breen

 
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Deliberative democracy
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Dr

Michael Breen

 

Michael Breen is a McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Social and Political Science. Prior to that Michael worked at Deakin University, after completing his PhD at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Michael's research focuses on federalism in Asia, and the management of ethnic diversity. He is the author of 'The Road to Federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka: Finding the Middle Ground' (2018, Routledge) and has contributed to Nepal's constitution-making process that established it as a federal democratic republic. Michael's research also explores the role of deliberative democracy and the use of deliberative polling in constitution-making and conflict management. Prior to academia, Michael was a policy maker, negotiator and project manager in various government departments in Australia and international organisations including the United Nations Development Programme. His professional background is in Indigenous rights and native title, political inclusion and environmental conservation.

Projects

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Federalism And Multiethnic Political Parties In Asia: Blending Accommodation And Moderation

2018 - 2021
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Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 11 most recent scholarly works by Michael Breen.

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Paung Ku Forum (Platform to discuss and debate issues of development, civil society and aid in Myanmar)

Tamas Wells, Vanessa Lamb, Anne Decobert, Michael Breen

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

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Review of Elections in Nepal: Identifying the Politically Excluded Groups: A Study of the Parliamentary Election Results From 1991 to 2013 by Kåre Vollan

Michael Breen

Journal article  |  2019  |  HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

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Moderating polarised positions on questions of national identity and sovereignty: Deliberative surveys on federalism in Myanmar

MG Breen, B He

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Area Studies Review

Myanmar is in an important phase of its political transition. The opportunity for substantive federal reform, which is central to ..

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Asymmetry or Equality? Ethnic Nationalities in a Bamar-Dominated State. A Country Study of Constitutional Asymmetry in Myanmar

M Breen

Book Chapter  |  2019

The post-colonial state of Myanmar (then Burma) was born some 70 years ago following a deal between representatives of the majorit..

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The Politics of Secular Federalism and the Federal Governance of Religious Diversity in Asia

Baogang He, Laura Allison-Reumann, Michael Breen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Federal Law Review

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The Road to Federalism in Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka Finding the Middle Ground

MG Breen

Book  |  2018

Nations built on exclusion and assimilation, decades of civil war, widespread poverty, authoritarianism and the decline of democra..

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Deliberative polling on federalism in Myanmar: Report

M Breen, Baogang He, Khin Zaw Win

Report  |  2018

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The Origins of Holding-Together Federalism: Nepal, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka

MG Breen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Theories on the origin of federalism generally only apply to coming together federalism. In Asia, some states introduced federalis..

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The Covenant Connection Reexamined: The Nexus between Religions and Federalism in Asia

B He, LEA Allison-Reumann, MG Breen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Political Studies

The covenant connection thesis forms an important basis from which to understand the religious source of federalism. Yet with its ..

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Nepal, federalism and participatory constitution-making: deliberative democracy and divided societies

Michael G Breen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Asian Journal of Political Science

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Deliberative polling on federalism in Myanmar: Policy Brief

M Breen, Baogang He, Khin Zaw Win

Report  |  2018

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Scholarly Works

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News

Displaying the 4 most recent news articles by Michael Breen.

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Fear and security swing Sri Lanka vote

Michael Breen

November 19, 2019
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The Philippines is a test case for Asia’s new federalism

Michael Breen

May 6, 2019
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Explainer: Why Sri Lanka is sliding into political turmoil, and what could happen next

Michael Breen

November 14, 2018
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A new way to recognise an Indigenous nation in Australia

Michael Breen

September 10, 2018

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2010

Endeavor Award Research Fellowship

Department of Education, Training and Employment

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Credentials

Positions

Mckenzie Postdoctoral Fellow

Social And Political Sciences

Member

Australian Political Studies Association

Member

International Political Science Association

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Political Science)

Nanyang Technological University

Master of International Politics

University of Melbourne

Graduate Diploma in Public Administration

Flinders University of South Australia

Bachelor of Arts

Flinders University of South Australia

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