Welcome to The Burma Studies Group

The Burma Studies Group is a scholarly, nonpolitical, and nonprofit professional association of all persons interested in Burma studies. For more information in both English and Burmese, see the About Us page.

Latest from BSG

Recent Pubs, 2 November 2026

This week’s New Pubs features Crane on Bamar convicts in Indian jails (1885-1905) through the lens of racial capitalism; Dunant on how gold shapes conflict and how conflict shapes gold markets in Burma; and Kyaw Yin Hlaing on the enduring ASSK factor in Myanmar politics. See our Recent Publications page for all of the citations and for…

Recent Pubs, 26 October 2026

This week’s New Pubs features Dunford on myths and mandala logic in Ta’ang areas; Crouch on constitutional law in Myanmar; and Huard’s anya book in Burmese translation (available for download); See our Recent Publications page for all of the citations and for past weeks, and if anyone wants a PDF but is excluded by pay wall, please…

Recent Pubs, 19 October 2026

This week’s New Pubs features Green and MacManus with a book on the international community’s complicity in the Rohingya genocide; Vester et al on how the NUG has used digital technologies to raise money for governance; and Fung et al on rethinking research ethics in Myanmar. See our Recent Publications page for all of the citations and…

Event: Insights from Thai/Burma border and CXB (20 Oct)

“Voices from the Border: Insights from the Thai-Myanmar Border and Cox’s Bazar” Details:📅 Tuesday 20 October 2026🕚 12:30pm – 2:00pm AEDT register here Description Voices from the Border: Insights from the Thai-Myanmar Border and Cox’s Bazar Join Settlement Services International (SSI), the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) and Amnesty International Australia for the launch of our…

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