ABSTRACT
This chapter highlights three organisational forces shaping civil society in Myanmar. Each of these organisational forces differently embeds this work in Myanmar's simultaneously changing state and economy. The chapter discusses bureaucratic structures of INGO coordination linking civil society to state. It examines transnational advocacy networks (TANs) of supporting civil society organisations linking local civil societies across diverse national cultures within and beyond Myanmar. The chapter explores an emerging social enterprise sector linking civil society to the disciplinary power of markets. These complex organisations shape the issues and impact of advocacy, and have competing visions and strategies for humanitarian and democratic development in Myanmar. TANs are also working to ensure democratic space for civil society and communities in the activities of international financial institutions (IFI). Social enterprises represent a more recently emerging organisational structure that is significantly shaping the work of humanitarian and democratic development in Myanmar.
