Details

In this presentation it is argued that the image of Myanmar in Germany and European public is problematic. This is for different reasons: There are diverse understandings of democracy and media tends to report on exceptional incidents related with violence, catastrophe and suffering. On the other hand Myanmar appears to be a thriving nation, opening for press freedom, free and fair elections and – in a nutshell – democratic values. But which image is the dominating one in Germany and the European Union? Not to forget that this region appears to be in a crisis itself, struggling for unity and common values.