What Role Can Public Scholarship Play After the Coup?
5 Minutes To ReadMatt Venker, Nicole, and Ma Ei Ei consider the role that foreign researchers can play in the critical time after the coup.
From Fathers to Sons, Mothers to Daughters: Does Violence Transmit in Myanmar?
8 Minutes To Read Aye Thiri Kyaw and Minn Tent Bo argue for breaking the cycle of intimate partner violence in Myanmar.
Yangon’s Housing Inequality during the COVID-19 Pandemic
11 Minutes To ReadKhine Yin Htun explores how social distancing highlights Yangon’s current inadequate housing conditions.
Political Economy Analysis of the Ride-Hailing Platforms in Yangon: The Case of Grab
6 Minutes To ReadThu Htet explores the political economy of ride hailing platforms in the taxi industry.
Increasing Financial Security for Myanmar Migrant Workers Through Village Savings and Loans Associations
9 Minutes To ReadWayland Blue explores the potential of community-based financial services for poverty alleviation.
Comparing Forest Management in Chin State under British Rule and in the Present
7 Minutes To ReadTha Peng Cung examines the reasons for severe deforestation in Chin State.
Water Supply Problems Are Overlooked in Yangon City
7 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that water supply related problems urgently need to be addressed in Yangon.
Doing Research in Myanmar: Bridging the Research Gap to Improve Development Policies
5 Minutes To ReadFrancesco Obino, Zaw Oo and Edgard Rodriguez introduce a report on the state of social science research in Myanmar.
The COVID-19 Situation in Myanmar Prisons: Many Grave Risks and a New Opportunity?
8 Minutes To ReadAung Lin Oo and Tomas Max Martin show how the pandemic reveals perennial problems of prison governance but also strengthens rationales for reform.
A Preliminary Impact Assessment of COVID-19 on the Mon State Economy: Pathways to Recovery
13 Minutes To ReadMon Paing Ga Ghu, Hein Paing Htoo Chit, Karl Flecker and Yee Mon Hsu report on the economic impacts of COVID-19 in Mon State.
