7 Minutes To ReadAt the University of Toronto, Napas Thein explores how once-divided diaspora communities come together in a discussion around belonging. Photo Credit: Wa Lone
Tags: diaspora, ethnicity, event, photography, reconciliation, Rohingya, Toronto
March 21, 2025
5 Minutes To ReadGreg Constantine shares stories about Rohingya educational achievement in Myanmar, from the photo project Ek Khaale, which documents Rohingya belonging in Myanmar.
Tags: education, ethnicity, event, photography, Rohingya, Toronto
January 20, 2025
6 Minutes To ReadSayedul Karim shares insights from leading national & international scholars focusing on Myanmar Studies.
Tags: development, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, federalism, IDRC, Institute of Human Rights and Democratic Governance (IHRDG), Karen State, labour rights, People's Defence Force (PDF), policy, Rohingya, Salween, Spring Revolution, Spring University Myanmar (SUM)
June 18, 2024
10 Minutes To ReadNaing Min Khant argues that Myanmar’s failure to define and protect indigenous rights hinders social justice and fuels ethnic conflicts.
Tags: bamar, Chin, colonialism, ethnic conflict, ethnicity, Mon, Rakhine, shan, social justice, tainyinthar
March 6, 2024
8 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung, Ja Seng, Jung Benatar, and Chan* outline the evolving language-in-education landscape following the coup, within and beyond military-controlled territory in Part 2 of a […]
Tags: ethnic languages, ethnicity, federalism, language policy
May 9, 2023
8 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung, Ja Seng, Jung Benatar, and Chan* outline the evolving language-in-education landscape following the coup, within and beyond military-controlled territory in Part 1 of a […]
Tags: ethnic languages, ethnicity, federalism, language policy
May 8, 2023
7 Minutes To ReadNitha Bor Siangpum explores the sustainability of non-profit higher education in Chin State.
Tags: Chin, development, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, higher education, sustainability
August 25, 2021
13 Minutes To ReadKyawt Thuzar and Zoe Matthews discuss the links between civic-oriented pedagogy in Myanmar classrooms and conflict transformation.
Tags: conflict, ethnicity, nationalism, peace, pedagogy, sustainable development
May 7, 2020
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews a new anthology on Myanmar’s political transition and governance. Myanmar’s transformation from a military dictatorship to a relatively democratic form of governance has been under scrutiny for […]
Tags: Book Review, borderlands, ethnicity, governance, land rights, peace process, transition
July 17, 2019
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee explores issues which unify North East India and Myanmar.
Tags: borderlands, culture, ethnicity, India
May 3, 2018
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud reviews a new edited volume on the contentious issues surrounding citizenship in Myanmar.
Tags: Book Review, citizenship, ethnicity, human rights
March 12, 2018
9 Minutes To ReadThinn Thinn describes lessons learned— on ethnicity, identity, and privilege— on a journey to Kachin.
Tags: ethnicity, identity, IDP, Kachin
January 15, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadMoegyo challenges the role of development/assistance in ethnic areas and provides recommendations for vetting.
Tags: development, ethnic conflict, ethnicity, humanitarian aid, nation-building, Tatmadaw
December 4, 2017
11 Minutes To ReadMandy Sadan discusses the piracy of her work and tensions between academic publishing and reaching local audiences.
Tags: bamar, ethnicity, Kachin, plagiarism, translation
December 1, 2017
10 Minutes To ReadMandy Sadan discusses the piracy of her work and tensions between academic publishing and reaching local audiences.
Tags: bamar, ethnicity, Kachin, plagiarism, translation
November 30, 2017
10 Minutes To ReadCecile Medail examines voices of local people in Mon State on the power of symbolic gestures in building trust between groups.
Tags: ethnic minorities, ethnicity, Mon, National League for Democracy (NLD)
November 14, 2017
6 Minutes To ReadYaw Bawm Mangshang analyzes reporting on ethnic conflict.
Tags: ethnic armed organisations, ethnicity, federalism, media, news
July 31, 2017
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 […]
Tags: ethnic conflict, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, independence, Panglong
July 13, 2017
7 Minutes To ReadPia Jolliffe interviews anthropologist Mikael Gravers.
Tags: anthropology, ethnicity, Karen, nationalism, research
July 6, 2017
6 Minutes To ReadPia Jolliffe interviews anthropologist Mikael Gravers.
Tags: anthropology, ethnic conflict, ethnicity, Karen, nationalism, research
July 5, 2017
8 Minutes To ReadKo Htwe describes ethnic media’s response to constraints on the press in Myanmar.
Tags: ethnicity, media, news, press freedom, technology
June 7, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadPhyu Phyu Thin Zaw discusses what’s missing in the education reform process.
Tags: curriculum, educational reform, ethnic languages, ethnicity
May 19, 2017
4 Minutes To ReadElizabeth Rhoads on ‘Bridgegate’ and by-elections in Mon State.
Tags: elections, ethnic politics, ethnicity, Mon, National League for Democracy (NLD)
March 31, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton looks at the controversy over a bridge in Mon State.
Tags: Aung San, ethnic minorities, ethnic politics, ethnicity, Mon State, National League for Democracy (NLD)
March 29, 2017
9 Minutes To Read
Tags: Book Review, borderlands, environment, ethnicity
March 15, 2017
6 Minutes To ReadCourtney T. Wittekind reflects on the nuanced framing of war and peace offered by a new edited volume.
Tags: Book Review, borderlands, ethnicity, Kachin, peace
March 2, 2017
11 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud reflects on the effects of Panglong on Myanmar’s politics.
Tags: constitutional reform, ethnicity, federalism, Panglong
August 16, 2016
7 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud discusses the legacy of the Panglong Conference on Myanmar’s politics.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, constitutional reform, democracy, ethnicity, federalism, Panglong, peace
July 22, 2016
6 Minutes To ReadRichard Dolan speaks about the Panglong myth and Myanmar’s peace process.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, National League for Democracy (NLD), Panglong Conference, peace
July 13, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadBertil Lintner contemplates a way forward for Myanmar’s peace process.
Tags: democracy, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, National League for Democracy (NLD), Panglong, peace process
July 8, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadBertil Lintner contemplates a way forward for Myanmar’s peace process.
Tags: democracy, Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), ethnicity, Kachin Independence Army (KIA), National League for Democracy (NLD), Panglong Conference, peace
July 6, 2016
4 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind writes about knowing and knowledge in Shan State.
Tags: ethnicity, political dialogue, Shan State, transition
May 29, 2016
4 Minutes To ReadTea Circle features the fourth and final installment of our series summarizing the recent workshop, “Towards Democracy and Reconciliation: Challenges Facing Myanmar’s Incoming Government.”
Tags: democracy, displacement, election, ethnicity, peace, transition
March 4, 2016