Reforms in Myanmar (formerly Burma) have eased restrictions on citizens' political activities.
Yet for most Burmese, Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung shows, eking out a living from day to …

In recent years, international optimism about Myanmar's fledgling democratization and
peace process has contributed to a shift by many Western donors towards the …

For over sixty years, conflict between state forces and armed ethnic groups was ongoing in
parts of the borderlands of Burma. Ethnic minority communities were subjected to systematic …

This chapter contributes both empirically and theoretically, to engagements with a critical
military geography, thereby making visible military authority and power as it is manifested in …

Civil Wars in South Asia Civil Wars in South Asia Page 2 ii Policing Page 3 Civil Wars in South
Asia State, Sovereignty, Development Edited by Aparna Sundar Nandini Sundar Page 4 iv …

The dominant approach to understanding migration in the Thai–Burma borderlands frames
migration largely as an economic effect of industrialization in Thailand and economic …

Burmese refugees in Thailand maintain economic, social and political links with their country
of origin, but these transnational activities are influenced by the politics and level of …

Since the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021, conflicts have escalated, leading to a
contraction of humanitarian space. While local actors have increasingly played a crucial role …

Background The Karen population of Southeast Asia lives spread across villages, towns and
cities through river delta, plains and forested mountains in South and Southeast Myanmar …