Myanmar’s Myths of Ethnic Unity
5 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton muses on the effects of misleading narratives of the independence era. The myths of ethnic unity are alive and well in contemporary Myanmar. While we might expect misleading Read the full article…
A Conversation with Mikael Gravers: Research among the Karen, Past and Present [Part 1]
6 Minutes To ReadPia Jolliffe interviews anthropologist Mikael Gravers.
Islam and the State in Myanmar: Muslim-Buddhist Relations and the Politics of Belonging edited by Melissa Crouch, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2016, Pages 345.
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews Melissa Crouch’s edited volume on Muslims in Myanmar.
The dynamics behind Myanmar’s political consensus
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud looks at the factors that both impede and enable Myanmar’s politics.
Myanmar: Looking In and Facing Out
5 Minutes To ReadDavid Dapice describes the internal and external challenges facing the present government.
The Poet Parliament – an artistic administration ready to deliver?
8 Minutes To ReadMatt Grace reviews developments in the arts.
Land in Myanmar: The Year in Review
7 Minutes To ReadCatriona Knapman offers her insight on changing facets of land reform.
Education, and the local parliaments’ legislative competence
8 Minutes To ReadEMReF researchers discuss education reform, the local parliaments, federalism and peace. Editor’s note This article has been updated to include additional references. If the issues underlying the current political Read the full article…
Ethnic Media in Myanmar: Same Challenges, Different Environment, New Approaches
8 Minutes To ReadKo Htwe describes ethnic media’s response to constraints on the press in Myanmar.
Buddhism, Politics, and Political Thought in Myanmar by Matthew J. Walton, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 2017. 226 pages.
6 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind reviews a new book on Buddhism and political thought by Matthew J. Walton.
