Making land markets on Myanmar Facebook
6 Minutes To ReadCourtney T. Wittekind and Hilary Faxon underscore threats posed by a new market for land on Myanmar Facebook.
Learning Feminism from Myanmar’s Women Farmers
7 Minutes To ReadHilary Faxon and Pyo Let Han reflect on the positions & politics of female farmers.
Transition and its Temporalities
6 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind asks whether land claims might be calls for a re-orientation of time.
Signs of Change, Spaces of Transition
4 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind suggests new ways to understand change and its manifestations in Myanmar.
Institutional Interventions in Myanmar: Innovations for the Future (Part 2)
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.
Restoration of Land Rights: An Opportunity for Inclusionary Politics (Part 1)
7 Minutes To ReadIn Part 1 of a 2-part post, Reshmi Bannerjee considers some of the challenges with land rights and reform in Myanmar.
An Uncertain ‘Progress’
4 Minutes To ReadCourtney Wittekind explores how Myanmar’s rural regions think about progress in the midst of Myanmar’s transition.