Location
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.
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Resources
Displaying 16 - 20 of 22Inequality and way of life of Burmese migrants in Thailand: A case study in Chiang Mai
Abstract: "This
paper
draws
on
case
studies
of
Burmese
migrants
in
the
city
of
Chiang
Mai,
Thailand,
to
explore
concepts
and
theories
of
migration,
uneven
development
and
acculturation
in
which
migrants
engages
Socio-economic Changes in Livelihood of Htantaw Village Amarapura Township, Mandalay Region
Abstract: "Considering
health
in
the
broad
term
as
well–being
this
study
examines
changes
to
villagers’
lives
with
the
effect
of
privatization
and
modernization
policies.
It
explores
how
their
economy
is
related
to
the
changing
environment
in
both
time
and
space.
Women of the Kachin Conflict: Trafficking and Militarized Femininity on the Burma-China Border
Trafficking and Militarized Femininity on the Burma-China Border
Rural Livelihood and Agricultural Reform In Chiba Village, Shwebo Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar
Introduction: "Rural
community
is
one
of
the
strengths
in
country
building.
In
a
nation-‐state
administrative
policy
changes
are
followed
by
economic
policy
changes,
then
by
changes
in
livelihood
strategies.
To
The Sound of Loss and Hope: Pop Music of Karen Refugees from Burma/Myanmar
Since late 2011, I have made contacted
with Karen refugee communities in two geographic locations –one on the Thai-Burma border and one in Melbourne, Australia, which has provided me
opportunities to observe and participate in a number of activities
organized by those
displaced
residents. During
my
three-year engagement,
I have
come across
many Karen
refugees
who
have
enthusiastically taken part in the production as well as circulation and consumption of Karen pop
music, especially in the form