當代緬甸族際關系治理貫穿了整個民族國家建設的歷史進程。緬甸各歷史階段族際關系治理的價值取向都有所調整，因而治理的路徑選擇與運用也不盡相同，治理效果也有很大差異。通過對當代緬甸族際關系治理進行歷史考察，可以發現緬甸族際關系治理具有治理主體一元化、治理環境封閉化、治理取向同質化和治理進路單向化等基本特征。政權更迭頻繁化、族際差異分殊化和族際關系國際化等問題對當代緬甸族際關系治理構成了嚴峻的挑戰。

The governance of inter- ethnic relations has been going throughout the whole historical process of the nation- state construction in contemporary Myanmar. The value orientation of inter- ethnic relations governance adjusts in each historical period,so the path selection of governance and application is not the same,the effect of governance varies considerably. By the means of historical investigation to the governance of inter- ethnic relations in contemporary Myanmar,it is found that the governance of inter-ethnic relations in Myanmar bears some basic characteristics such as governance subject centralization,block out of governance environment,homogenization of governance orientation and unilateralization of governance process. Frequent alternation of political power,enlarged inter- ethnic differences and internationalization of inter- ethnic relations constitute severe challenges to the governance of inter- ethnic relations in contemporary Myanmar.