Perspectives on War, Peace, and Rebel Politics: Burma’s Civil War Is the Struggle of Political and Social Movements (Part 3)
4 Minutes To ReadKai Htang Lashi comments on Rebel Politics from the perspective of a Kachin activist.
Perspectives on War, Peace, and Rebel Politics: Peace Inheres in Social Relations Formed during War (Part 2)
7 Minutes To ReadShona Loong discusses what Rebel Politics tells us about peacebuilding among Karen communities.
Perspectives on War, Peace, and Rebel Politics: Above All, Rebels Are Political (Part 1)
4 Minutes To ReadLee Jones discusses the merits of Rebel Politics in light of wider trends in the fields of Myanmar Studies and Conflict Studies. This is Part One of a four-part commentary on […]
Perspectives on War, Peace, and Rebel Politics: Introduction
2 Minutes To ReadThis is an introduction to a four-part commentary on David Brenner’s monograph, Rebel Politics: A Political Sociology of Armed Struggle in Myanmar’s Borderlands (Cornell University Press, 2019), in which the authors […]
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..
Testing the Water: the 2018 By-Elections and Myanmar’s Political Future
14 Minutes To ReadHan Htoo Khant Paing and Richard Roewer analyze how political parties have changed their campaign strategies to prepare for the 2020 election.
Myanmar’s violent road to ‘peace’
21 Minutes To ReadAngshuman Choudhury analyses the recent bouts of rebel-military violence in Myanmar and assesses their implications for the peace process ahead.
Padoh Mahn Shah: a Funeral in Kawthoolei
8 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud pays tribute to a bold, bridge-building Karen leader.
A Journey to the North
9 Minutes To ReadThinn Thinn describes lessons learned— on ethnicity, identity, and privilege— on a journey to Kachin.