3 Minutes To ReadThe Programme on Modern Burmese Studies at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, in collaboration with SOAS, University of London, will host a Graduate Student Workshop entitled “New Directions in Research […]
Tags: research
December 21, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadLiu Yun considers whether things have changed in the realm of civil-military relations.
4 Minutes To ReadKlara Christensen recounts a cathartic inter-faith freestyle rap session in conflict-torn Meikhtila.
Tags: Meikhtila, music, religion
December 19, 2016
8 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews Maaike Matelski’s new PhD dissertation “Constructing Civil Society in Myanmar.”
Tags: Book Review, civil society, development
December 14, 2016
5 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud argues that while options have broadened for Myanmar’s youth, education remains key.
December 10, 2016
5 Minutes To ReadKhin Zaw Win discusses the recent offensive by the “Northern alliance” and its implications.
Tags: peace process
December 7, 2016
6 Minutes To ReadAung Tun considers the multiple moving parts associated with resolving conflict in Myanmar.
Tags: conflict, National League for Democracy (NLD), Panglong
December 5, 2016
4 Minutes To ReadAung Khant reflects on possibilities available to Myanmar youth, and the future openings and lingering limits they represent.
Tags: transition, youth
December 1, 2016
5 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews Pia Jolliffe’s new book on the Karen and the gift of education.
Tags: Book Review, Karen, migration
November 28, 2016
2 Minutes To ReadTea Circle is now accepting submissions for a new forum on Myanmar’s Waterways.
Tags: tea circle
4 Minutes To ReadHsu Myat Thazin discusses questions of consumerism, capitalism, and links to a new dependence on social media.
Tags: capitalism, social media, Yangon
November 11, 2016
2 Minutes To ReadMatthew Walton discusses the recent Oxford-Myanmar Policy Brief Series at Oxford University.
Tags: policy
October 20, 2016
2 Minutes To ReadA poem by Nwe Nwe Lwin, dedicated to the victims of the current armed conflict.
Tags: displacement, Karen, Poetry, violence
October 12, 2016
4 Minutes To ReadAung Khant reflects on the loss of U Aung Htike for Myanmar’s political future.
Tags: National League for Democracy (NLD), Yangon
September 28, 2016
12 Minutes To ReadEi Thindar Myint reflects on gender politics in Myanmar.
September 8, 2016
5 Minutes To ReadReshmi Bannerjee reviews Richard Cockett’s new book on Myanmar.
Tags: Book Review, transition
August 31, 2016
11 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud reflects on the effects of Panglong on Myanmar’s politics.
Tags: constitutional reform, ethnicity, federalism, Panglong
August 16, 2016
4 Minutes To ReadPaul Eustice reflects on his time spent at Mae Ra Ma Luang refugee camp in Part 3 of 3-part post.
Tags: justice, refugees, transition
August 13, 2016
6 Minutes To ReadPaul Eustice reflects on his time spent at Mae Ra Ma Luang refugee camp in Part 2 of a 3-part series.
Tags: justice, Karen, refugees
August 12, 2016
7 Minutes To ReadHtet Moe Nwe Win reflects on growing up in Myanmar’s gendered society.
August 10, 2016
5 Minutes To ReadPaul Eustice reflects on his time spent at Mae Ra Ma Luang refugee camp in Part 1 of a 3-part series. Editor’s Note What follows is the first of a series […]
Tags: Karen, refugees, transition
August 9, 2016
9 Minutes To ReadAung Tun and Matthew Walton comment on a recent statement by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee.
Tags: buddhism, democracy, ethnic politics, MaBaTha, religion
July 29, 2016
6 Minutes To ReadKlara Christensen explores the music scene in Myanmar.
July 28, 2016
7 Minutes To ReadMelissa Crouch discusses the constitutional implications of a Panglong Agreement.
Tags: constitution, ethnic politics, Kachin, National League for Democracy (NLD), Panglong, peace process
July 27, 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
7 Minutes To ReadReshmi Bannerjee writes about the value of Arakan art and history.
July 11, 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
7 Minutes To ReadKhin Zaw Win discusses issues with the Panglong Conference.
Tags: ethnic armed organisations, ethnic politics, federalism, Panglong, peace process
July 1, 2016
9 Minutes To ReadMatthew Walton describes some lessons learnt from the Panglong conference.
Tags: conflict, inequality, Panglong, peace process
June 25, 2016
9 Minutes To ReadMatthew Walton describes some lessons learnt from the Panglong conference.
Tags: conflict, inequality, Panglong, peace process
June 23, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadTea Circle announces a new call for submissions on the Panglong Conference.
Tags: call for submissions, Panglong, Panglong Conference
June 22, 2016
6 Minutes To ReadWith fast paced transformation, Reshmi Banerjee asks, can Myanmar once again be the ‘rice bowl’ of Asia?
Tags: agriculture, food security, resources
June 15, 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 ReadReshmi Bannerjee reviews a new book on Myanmar’s transition.
Tags: Book Review, democracy, reform
May 14, 2016
4 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind suggests new ways to understand change and its manifestations in Myanmar.
Tags: land, research, transition
May 11, 2016
4 Minutes To ReadMyanmar today stands at the crossroads; where conflict and change are becoming daily occurrences. The book by Nilanjana Sengupta comes at an appropriate time where she sensitively takes up the […]
Tags: Book Review, gender, women
April 20, 2016
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Bannerjee discusses the plight of Chin refugees in India.
Tags: borders, Chin, India, refugees
April 11, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadHtet examines challenges facing women in Myanmar politics.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, gender, National League for Democracy (NLD), women
April 9, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadKevin W. Fogg looks at the new constitutional arrangements in Myanmar.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, constitution, gender, independence, Indonesia
April 8, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadReshmi Bannerjee reviews Nick Cheesman’s latest book on rule of law in Myanmar.
Tags: Book Review, law, rule of law, transition
March 15, 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
4 Minutes To ReadIn Part 3 of our 4-part series, Tea Circle summarizes the recent workshop, “Towards Democracy and Reconciliation: Challenges Facing Myanmar’s Incoming Government.”
Tags: democracy, development, international aid, militarization, National League for Democracy (NLD), religious conflict, transition
March 3, 2016
4 Minutes To ReadTea Circle features Part 2 of our 4-part series summarizing the recent workshop, “Towards Democracy and Reconciliation: Challenges Facing Myanmar’s Incoming Government.”
Tags: democracy, energy, environment, land reform, sustainable development
February 28, 2016
2 Minutes To ReadCharles Wallace Burma Trust Visiting Fellowship in Oxford The Charles Wallace Burma Trust will sponsor one scholar or practitioner from Burma as a visitor to the Department of Politics and […]
February 26, 2016
4 Minutes To ReadTea Circle summarizes the recent workshop, “Towards Democracy and Reconciliation: Challenges Facing Myanmar’s Incoming Government.”
Tags: democracy, governance
February 24, 2016
7 Minutes To ReadRasmus Schjoedt considers the implications of the elections on Myanmar’s political transition.
Tags: democracy, rule of law, transition
February 19, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadVen (pseudonym) considers the state of Myanmar’s politics.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, constitutional reform, military, National League for Democracy (NLD), transition
February 15, 2016
5 Minutes To ReadKlara Christensen sheds light on the underground music scene in Yangon.
February 5, 2016