11 Minutes To ReadKikuchi Taihei argues that Myanmar’s federalism and national identity roots trace back to Hkun Kyi’s advocacy.
Tags: British Burma, colonialism, ethnic minorities, Hkun Kyi, Panglong Conference, Saopha Federalism, Sawbwa, shan, Shan State
September 16, 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
15 Minutes To ReadIn Part 1 of a 2-part series, Bobby Anderson considers the strengths and weaknesses of Myanmar’s military and its chances of collapse.
Tags: Arakan Army (AA), Aung San Suu Kyi, bamar, Border Guard Forces (BGF), buddhism, China, Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), Communist Party of Burma (CPB), conscription, Hluttaw, military coup, Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar Economic Cooperation (MEC), Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL), Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise, National Unity Government (NUG), opium, Paletwa, People's Defence Force (PDF), Pyu Saw Htee, Russia, shan, Shan State, Tatmadaw, Three Brotherhood Alliance
February 22, 2024
10 Minutes To ReadJangai Jap reflects on ethnic minorities’ participation in Myanmar’s pro-democracy revolution.
Tags: Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), ethnic minorities, Kachin, military coup, National League for Democracy (NLD), protest, shan
March 22, 2021
3 Minutes To ReadJotika Khur-Yearn discusses the legacy of Professor Sai Aung Tun’s work on Tai Shan communities.
December 3, 2020
11 Minutes To ReadJae Park and Alexandre Pelletier call attention to gender in thinking about conflict in Myanmar. Despite the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement in 2015, Myanmar is still at war with itself as fighting […]
Tags: conflict, decentralization, democratization, ethnic conflict, gender, Kachin, labour rights, peace process, Rakhine, shan, violence
July 8, 2020
10 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais and Mael Raynaud present two case studies and conclude this three-part post.
Tags: ethnic languages, ethnic minorities, Kachin, pedagogy, shan
September 25, 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
10 Minutes To ReadKo Htwe describes the cross-border use of social media among Shan and Thai communities.
Tags: borders, community, Facebook, shan, social media, technology, Thai-Burma border
January 17, 2019
14 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, on the challenges to ambitious language-in-education policies in Myanmar.
Tags: curriculum, ethnic histories, ethnic languages, ethnic minorities, historiography, language policy, Mon, Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education, nation-building, shan
October 2, 2018