Teaching History in Post-Coup Myanmar: Reading Textbooks Upside Down and Sideways
9 Minutes To ReadRosalie Metro discusses how Myanmar government textbooks can be used in innovative ways.
Microcosms of Civic Education in Myanmar
13 Minutes To ReadKyawt Thuzar and Zoe Matthews discuss the links between civic-oriented pedagogy in Myanmar classrooms and conflict transformation.
Opium’s Calculus (Part 1: Abacus Beads)
22 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson, in Part One of a three-part series on opium and insurgency in Tonzang, examines some elements of traditional understandings of insurgency, statebuilding and opium.
Women for Peace, Equality for All
4 Minutes To ReadMaggi Quadrini and Mie Mie share their experiences at a peace conference hosted by the Karenni National Women’s Organization.
Together for Peace, Equality for All: Women’s League of Burma Celebrates 19-Years
3 Minutes To ReadNang Kham Awn and Maggi Quadrini reflect on almost two decades of tireless activism and advocacy.
‘Peace and education cannot be separated’
3 Minutes To ReadRadka Antalikova discusses the newly launched Graduate Research Diploma on peacebuilding and research at the Thabyay Education Foundation.
Land in Myanmar: The Year in Review
7 Minutes To ReadCatriona Knapman offers her insight on changing facets of land reform.
“Peace Memories” in Myanmar
4 Minutes To ReadThe Myanmar Media and Society team previews its current oral history project.
War and Peace in the Borderlands of Myanmar: The Kachin Ceasefire, 1994-2011, edited by Mandy Sadan, NIAS Press, Copenhagen. 2016. 540 pages.
6 Minutes To ReadCourtney T. Wittekind reflects on the nuanced framing of war and peace offered by a new edited volume.
The Anti-War Movement Steps Up Momentum
3 Minutes To ReadKhin Zaw Win shares enthusiasm about growing public sentiment for peace.