Vol 3, July 2023

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This week’s New Pubs features Salem-Gervais on whether curricular reform can address Burmanization; Sarma et al on Chinese plantation expansion in Kachin; and Sai Latt’s assessment of whether what is occurring is rebellion or revolution [Burmese].

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 help if we can.

photo by Hkun Li (2018)

This week’s New Pubs features Lambrecht et al on women and youth in Myanmar agriculture [Burmese]; Olivius and Hedstrom on relational peace and local experiences of the state in Myanmar; and Duran et al on the shrinking physical, social, and psychological spaces for Rohingya refugees across Southeast Asia.

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 help if we can.

photo courtesy of IFPRI

(sorry that this was announced late, the BSG stenographer got computer stolen and was playing catch up)

Speakers: Megan Ryan, Mai Van Tran, and Swan Ye Htut
Date: Tuesday 27 June 2023
Time zone: 5-6pm (AEST) (UTC+10), 1.30- 2.30pm MMT (UTC+6.30)
Venue: Hybrid Event

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with San, Htet Yamone Aung (Mary), and Harrison Moe

host: Australia Myanmar Institute

Date: June 26, 2023 (Monday)

Duration: 1 hour

Time: 06:00 – 07:00 PM AEST Time (14:30-15:30 Myanmar/Yangon Time)

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Meeting ID: 5506154368

Passcode: 12345

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.

1. Waves of Upheaval is now open access! please see here for your digital copy.
2. There will be a Waves of Upheaval, part II and the editors are still looking for a contribution that deals with masculinity and one on new forms of local resistance (local governance forms, PDFs, etc).

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.

50% discount on all pre-orders until the end of this month!

‘“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 16^th 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

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.