Understanding Recent Survey Data on Kachin’s Heterogeneous Attitudes Toward Myanmar
8 Minutes To ReadJangai Jap explains findings from a recent public opinion survey of Kachin in Myanmar.
The Entrenched Tatmadaw: Explaining the Dominant Elite in Myanmar’s Political Landscape
9 Minutes To ReadYatana Yamahata explores the reasons behind the Tatmadaw’s stronghold over Myanmar politics.
Towards a True Multilingual State
9 Minutes To ReadEwan Cameron argues that we need to see ethnic languages as resources rather than problems to be overcome.
Is this the end of Ma Ba Tha?
14 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton and Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi warn that the sentiments underlying “Buddhist nationalist” activities remain strong, dangerous and misunderstood. After a period of flourishing under the USDP government, Ma Ba […]
Promising Developments and Daunting Challenges in Using Ethnic Minority Languages in Formal Education (Part 3)
10 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais and Mael Raynaud present two case studies and conclude this three-part post.
Promising Developments and Daunting Challenges in Using Ethnic Minority Languages in Formal Education (Part 2)
19 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais and Mael Raynaud discuss the prospects of ethnic minority languages standardization..
Promising Developments and Daunting Challenges in Using Ethnic Minority Languages in Formal Education (Part 1)
20 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais and Mael Raynaud discuss the teaching of ethnic minority languages in government schools.
Decentralization: Bamars care about governing their own regions, too
9 Minutes To ReadThein Than Win, from the Paññā Institute, and Mael Raynaud suggests that federalism is now an objective shared by the Bamar in Myanmar’s seven regions.
Post-secondary Education in Myanmar: Reform from the Ground-up
9 Minutes To ReadShona Loong and Gray Rinehart discuss how local leaders in post-secondary schools pave the way for inclusive, critical, and community-based learning.
Teaching Ethnic Languages, Cultures and Histories in Government Schools Today: Great Opportunities, Giant Pitfalls? (Part 3)
9 Minutes To ReadNicolas Salem-Gervais, on the prospects of teaching ethnic histories when decentralizing education.