Myanmar’s Freedom of Expression as a Broken Promise of the NLD
11 Minutes To ReadYaw Bawm Mangshang analyzes the status of press freedom under the NLD-led government.
Law & Constitutionalism in Myanmar: A Year in Review
11 Minutes To ReadJesse Hartery discusses some of the legal and constitutional changes in Myanmar over the last year. Editor’s Note This post is part of Tea Circle’s “2018 Year in Review” series, which looks back Read the full article…
Justice in Burma: Wounds on the Wall
5 Minutes To ReadVeronica Collins argues that a museum run by former political prisoners showcases the lasting impact of state brutality on Burmese society.
The Limits of Development and Control in the Borderlands of Burma: An Ecology of Conflict and Control (Part II)
14 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson, in this two-part series on the borderlands of Burma, looks at the politics of insurgent groups in Paletwa, in southern Chin State. Part I can be found here and the author’s Read the full article…
The Limits of Development and Control in the Borderlands of Burma (Part I)
7 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson writes about Paletwa, in southern Chin State, in a two-part series.
Marginalisation or Consolidation? The Parliamentary Year in Review
7 Minutes To ReadRenaud Egreteau assesses what Myanmar’s Union legislature has (and has not) achieved over the past year.
Genocide in the Modern Era: Social Media and the Proliferation of Hate Speech in Myanmar
10 Minutes To ReadAshley S. Kinseth probes the relationship between social media and conflict and its evolution over the past year.
Bridging the ‘Burma Gap’ in Conflict Studies
15 Minutes To ReadDavid Scott Mathieson suggests new ways to understand the world’s oldest civil war.
Burma’s Lost Rapport on Rights Protection
12 Minutes To ReadDavid Scott Mathieson reflects on the history of UN Special Rapporteurs in Burma.
Citizenship in Myanmar: Ways of Being in and from Burma, Edited by Ashley South and Marie Lall, Singapore: ISEAS, 2018, 316 pages
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud reviews a new edited volume on the contentious issues surrounding citizenship in Myanmar.
