The Entrenched Tatmadaw: Explaining the Dominant Elite in Myanmar’s Political Landscape
9 Minutes To ReadYatana Yamahata explores the reasons behind the Tatmadaw’s stronghold over Myanmar politics.
Microcosms of Civic Education in Myanmar
13 Minutes To ReadKyawt Thuzar and Zoe Matthews discuss the links between civic-oriented pedagogy in Myanmar classrooms and conflict transformation.
“Towards Decentralized Power for Improved Efficiency in the MSME Sector”: A Survey of Decentralization in the MSME Sector: NEI Findings and Recommendations Going Forward
11 Minutes To ReadYee Mon Hsu describes some of the findings in NEI’s new report on the decentralization of the MSME sector in Mon and Kayin states.
Towards a True Multilingual State
9 Minutes To ReadEwan Cameron argues that we need to see ethnic languages as resources rather than problems to be overcome.
Maps to Another Nation: Pentecostal Journeys on the Yangon Bus
6 Minutes To ReadMichael Edwards asks how to navigate Yangon using a transit map of Seoul.
Perspectives on War, Peace, and Rebel Politics: David’s Response: Taking the Conversation Forward (Part 4)
9 Minutes To ReadDavid Brenner discusses the synergies and productive tensions between different perspectives on Rebel Politics.
Perspectives on War, Peace, and Rebel Politics: Burma’s Civil War Is the Struggle of Political and Social Movements (Part 3)
4 Minutes To ReadKai Htang Lashi comments on Rebel Politics from the perspective of a Kachin activist.
Perspectives on War, Peace, and Rebel Politics: Peace Inheres in Social Relations Formed during War (Part 2)
7 Minutes To ReadShona Loong discusses what Rebel Politics tells us about peacebuilding among Karen communities.
Perspectives on War, Peace, and Rebel Politics: Above All, Rebels Are Political (Part 1)
4 Minutes To ReadLee Jones discusses the merits of Rebel Politics in light of wider trends in the fields of Myanmar Studies and Conflict Studies. This is Part One of a four-part commentary on Read the full article…
Perspectives on War, Peace, and Rebel Politics: Introduction
2 Minutes To ReadThis is an introduction to a four-part commentary on David Brenner’s monograph, Rebel Politics: A Political Sociology of Armed Struggle in Myanmar’s Borderlands (Cornell University Press, 2019), in which the authors Read the full article…
