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Community Organizations International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies. Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies. Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies. Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges
University or Research Institution

Location

Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai
Thailand
Working languages
English

The highly anticipated International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies will be held in Chiang Mai over the period 24-25 July 2015. It will be co-hosted by the Centre for ASEAN Studies (CAS), Chiang Mai University, the Regional Centre for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD): Myanmar Studies Centre, the University of Mandalay and the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) in Leiden, The Netherlands. The unique conference will bring together numerous scholars, researchers, journalists, NGO workers and observers from Burma/Myanmar, as well as those from other parts of the world. With scholarship on and within Burma/Myanmar still to be fully developed, the conference will enable and empower discussion on relevant topics and provide holistic updates. 


 


The objectives of the conference are:


  • to bring together leading scholars and intellectuals on Burma/Myanmar in order to develop a deeper understanding of the enormous political, social, environmental, and economical transformations occurring in Burma/Myanmar. 
  • to assist in putting scholarship on Burma/Myanmar at the forefront of conversation and strengthen in within academia.
  • to examine the connectivity and nexus Burma/Myanmar has with other ASEAN members, larger regional powers and in a global context. 
  • to provide a thought-provoking platform for the exchange of academic and practical ideas and to facilitate dialogue amongst scholars from Burma/Myanmar and throughout the world.    
  • to enable young and mid-level scholars and researchers to participate in an international academic forum and have interaction with leading scholars within the field. 

Members:

Resources

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Micro Level Study on Socio-­economic Situation of Sinlan Village, Pyin Oo Lwin Township: A Geographic Perspectives

Reports & Research
September, 2015
Myanmar

Abstract: "Socio­‐economic
situation
means
an
individual's
or
a

group's
position
within
a
hierarchical
social
structure.
Socio-­economic
status
depends
on
a
combination
of
variables,
including
occupation,
education,
income,

Migration as a Challenge for Myanmar’s Socio-economic Development: Case Studies of Hpa-­an and Mrauk-­U townships in Myanmar

Reports & Research
September, 2015
Myanmar

Abstract: "Migration
is

the
act
or
process
of
moving
from
one
place
to
another
with
the
intent
of
staying
at
the

destination
permanently
or
for

a

relatively
long
period
of
time
(1992,
Longman).
It
can
also
be

assumed
that
people

Environmental Damage and Poverty Migration among Myanmar and its Neighbors

Reports & Research
August, 2015
Myanmar

In recent years migration studies have theorized that 21st-century migration is following patterns that both incorporate and diverge from academic and policymaking explanations of late 20th-century migration. The case of Myanmar, whose out-migration is well-known and well-enumerated, nevertheless shows both a less-known pattern of in-migration in rural areas as well as environmental (and not only economic) factors in both in- and out- migration.