9 Minutes To ReadRosalie Metro discusses how Myanmar government textbooks can be used in innovative ways.
Tags: democracy, history, peace
September 5, 2022
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
22 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson, in Part One of a three-part series on opium and insurgency in Tonzang, examines some elements of traditional understandings of insurgency, statebuilding and opium.
Tags: agriculture, Chin, conflict, drugs, ethnic conflict, infrastructure, insurgency, opium, peace, peace process, Tonzang
July 1, 2019
4 Minutes To ReadMaggi Quadrini and Mie Mie share their experiences at a peace conference hosted by the Karenni National Women’s Organization.
Tags: equality, gender, karenni, Kayah, peace, shan, women's rights
June 27, 2019
3 Minutes To ReadNang Kham Awn and Maggi Quadrini reflect on almost two decades of tireless activism and advocacy.
Tags: activism, gender, peace, peace process, women's rights
January 29, 2019
3 Minutes To ReadRadka Antalikova discusses the newly launched Graduate Research Diploma on peacebuilding and research at the Thabyay Education Foundation.
Tags: conflict, peace, peacebuilding, research, Thabyay Education Foundation
July 5, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadCatriona Knapman offers her insight on changing facets of land reform.
Tags: agriculture, farmers, land reform, legal reform, peace, Tanintharyi
June 20, 2017
4 Minutes To ReadThe Myanmar Media and Society team previews its current oral history project.
Tags: history, Islam, peace, religion, religious conflict
April 21, 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
3 Minutes To ReadKhin Zaw Win shares enthusiasm about growing public sentiment for peace.
Tags: activism, peace, violence
January 23, 2017
3 Minutes To ReadLiu Yun takes a critical look at the NAB offensive and China-Myanmar relations.
Tags: borderlands, China, ethnic armed organisations, ethnic armies, peace, violence
January 18, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadThe Myanmar Media and Society Project team explores actions that have de-escalated conflict.
Tags: media, peace, religion, religious conflict, violence
January 13, 2017
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, Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), ethnicity, Kachin Independence Army (KIA), National League for Democracy (NLD), Panglong Conference, peace
July 6, 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