Conferences/seminars etc.
Websites/Multiple Documents
| Title: | | 2013 Myanmar/Burma Update Conference: "Debating Democratisation in Myanmar (Burma)" |
| Date of publication: | | 15 March 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | Friday & Saturday, 15 & 16 March 2013
Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre 1, Hedley Bull Centre, ANU,
Australian National University, Canberra...
Call for Papers |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | School of International, Political & Strategic Studies, ANU, College of Asia & the Pacific |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 September 2012 |
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| Title: | | Dictatorship, Disorder and Decline in Myanmar |
| Date of publication: | | December 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | Contents: * Preliminary Pages
* Editorsâ�â„¢ note
* Contributors
* 1: Overview
* Political Update
* 2: The dramatic events of 2007 in Myanmar: domestic and international implications
* 3: Internal dynamics of the Burmese military: before, during and after the 2007 demonstrations
* Economic Update
* 4: Myanmarâ�â„¢s GDP growth and investment: lessons from a historical perspective
* 5: Migrant-worker remittances and Burma: an economic analysis of survey results
* 6: Myanmarâ�â„¢s economic relations with China: who benefits and who pays?
* Education and Health Update
* 7: Myanmar education: challenges, prospects and options
* 8: Evolving education in Myanmar: the interplay of state, business and the community
* 9: The (re)-emergence of civil society in areas of state weakness: the case of education in Burma/Myanmar
* 10: Islamic education in Myanmar: a case study
* 11: Contemporary medical pluralism in Burma
* 12: Health security among internally displaced and vulnerable populations in eastern Burma
* Index |
| Author/creator: | | Monique Skidmore and Trevor Wilson (eds) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | 2007 Myanmar/Burma Update conference via Australian National University |
| Format/size: | | html, pdf (1.2MB) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://epress.anu.edu.au/myanmar02/pdf/whole_book.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 December 2008 |
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| Title: | | Myanmar—the state, community and the environment |
| Date of publication: | | January 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | Proceedings of the 2006 Burma Update conference...
Assessing political/military developments after the departure
of Khin Nyunt
1. The political situation in Myanmar 1
Vicky Bowman
2. A Burmese perspective on prospects for progress 18
Khin Zaw Win
3. Of kyay-zu and kyet-su: the military in 2006 36
Mary Callahan
4. Conflict and displacement in Burma/Myanmar 54
Ashley South
5. Foreign policy as a political tool: Myanmar 2003–2006 82
Trevor Wilson
Assessing the economic situation after the 2001–2002 banking crisis
6. Myanmar’s economy in 2006 108
Sean Turnell
7. Transforming Myanmar’s rice marketing 135
Ikuko Okamoto
8. Industrial zones in Burma and Burmese 159
labour in Thailand
Guy Lubeigt
vi
Implications of current development strategies for
Myanmar’s environment
9. Environmental governance in the SPDC’s Myanmar 189
Tun Myint
10. Environmental governance of mining in Burma 218
Matthew Smith
11. Spaces of extraction: governance along the riverine 246
networks of Nyaunglebin District
Ken MacLean
12. Identifying conservation issues in Kachin State 271
Tint Lwin Thaung .....
Despite deteriorating economic and developmental conditions, worsening environmental problems, and troubles arising from the unresolved status of its ethnic minorities, Myanmar seems no closer to a political resolution. Myanmarâ�â„¢s economy continues to stagnate, with severe implications for its people. Low levels of international assistance have exacerbated the situation.
Myanmarâ�"the State, Community and the Environment examines the missed opportunities by government and opposition groups to find a way out of the political impasse and improve the standard of living of the people of Myanmar.
This collection provides insights into the countryâ�â„¢s economic development, in particular the vital rice-marketing sector and the attempts to expand existing industrial zones. It focuses, for the first time, on Myanmarâ�â„¢s environmental governance with in-depth case studies, and on the increasing need for effective environmental protection and sustainability. |
| Author/creator: | | Monique Skidmore and Trevor Wilson (eds) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | 2006 Burma Update conference via The Australian National University |
| Format/size: | | pdf (2MB) or download individual papers |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://epress.anu.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/whole_book22.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 27 November 2007 |
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| Title: | | Myanmar/Burma Update Conference 18-19 November 2004 |
| Date of publication: | | 19 November 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | "The theme will be nature and causes of the current political, economic and social stalemate in Myanmar, and the scope for moving forward in a process of genuine national reconciliation. Some of the speakers will include eminent Myanmar/Burma scholars from around the world, and highly qualified practitioner experts.
Further information and registration details will be announced in due course through this website.
Convenors: Mr Trevor Wilson and Dr Ron May, Dept. of Political and Social Change, RSPAS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | The Australian National University Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 05 October 2004 |
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| Title: | | International Burma Studies Conference |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Northern Illinois University Center for Burma Studies |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 October 2004 |
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Individual Documents
| Title: | | Burma-Myanma(r) Research and Its Future: Implications for Scholars and Policymakers (Review of the Gothenburg conference) |
| Date of publication: | | 15 March 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | "...The 2002 meeting
should serve as a model for future
Burma Studies events in at least four
ways. Firstly, rather than being centred
at a single location, different venues
should be sought for the biannual
Burma Studies Group meetings, chosen
on the basis of their overall attractiveness
and accessibility to the widest range
of participants. Secondly, people with
diverse Burma-related interests and
experiences should be proactively
included, not only academics. Thirdly,
the four-day format should be maintained,
so that participants can get to
know each other and their viewpoints.
Finally, political neutrality should be preserved
and financial support thus
accepted from reputable sources only.
Gothenburg was an excellent venue, a
city with a pleasant physical environment
and a truly ‘civil’ society." |
| Author/creator: | | Donald M. Seekins |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | IIAS Newsletter No. 30 |
| Format/size: | | pdf (384K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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