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Burma Studies – Recent Pubs, 19 June 2023

This week’s New Pubs features Mark’s book on land struggles in Myanmar’s “transition” period; Medail et al on the escalation of conflict in Myanmar in 2022; and Nyi Linn Maung et al on the three different kinds of informal settlements (“slums”) in Yangon.

As ever, 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 email us.

Future Pubs: Matelski’s “Contested Civil Society in Myanmar” (2024)

Matelski, Maaike. Contested Civil Society in Myanmar: Local Change and Global Recognition. Bristol University Press, out November 2023.

This book centres on various contestations in Myanmar society and illustrates the ways in which these are reflected in civil society. The book offers a concise overview of recent political developments in the country, from the short-lived attempts at democratisation to the 2021 military coup, and analyses the involvement of various civil society actors, as well as their international supporters. It incorporates multiple identities and fault lines in Myanmar society and explains how these influence diverse perceptions, framing and agenda setting as political developments unfold. The book provides an up-to-date overview of the main identities and contestations within Myanmar’s civil society and, by extension, within Myanmar society as a whole.

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Event: KHRG report launch: “Why would they target us?”:

‘“Why would they target us?”: Exploring patterns of the Burma Army’s retaliatory abuses against villagers across Southeast Burma‘

This report presents several distinct patterns of retaliatory abuses against civilians by the military junta, or State Administration Council (SAC), in the region. It sheds light on the SAC’s practice of scapegoating and collectively punishing civilians in ethnic areas, and provides a deeper understanding of the illegal and inhumane actions committed by the SAC in the country.

Date of the event: Friday, June 16th 2023

Time: 3:00 pm (ICT) / 10:00 am (CET)

Language: English (with Burmese interpretation)

Zoom link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kRYvM3LXTZeGvP5tzI2bxw

Recent Pubs, 12 June 2023

This week’s New Pubs features Ong’s book on Wa and their culture of autonomy on the China-Myanmar border; Thawnghmung et al on people’s coping strategies in post-coup Myanmar; and Chow and Han on the relationship between forest coverage and insurgency in Myanmar.

As ever, 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 email us, and we will try to help when we can.

Recent Pubs, 5 June 2023

This week’s New Pubs features Deng on the historical circulation of marble Buddhas from Burma to China; Onslow on British consuls in upper Burma in the early Cold War era; and Kaloyanides on the Christian missionaries in Burma during Thibaw’s time.

As ever, 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 email us, and we will provide one (if we have access).