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
3 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant considers recent political reforms in Myanmar.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy, National League for Democracy (NLD), transition
February 2, 2016
5 Minutes To ReadMyanmar has witnessed its fair share of demonstrations and protests against successive military juntas and political authorities. Communities have also come together against the construction of big development projects and dams (against Myitsone, Chibwe) and have been successful in halting devastation to their ecology. Interestingly, the spirit of activism in the country is not a post-independence phenomenon. Rebellion was common in the pre-colonial times.
Tags: land, land reform, protest, transition
January 28, 2016