With the referendum process now completed, the Burmese military government is preparing for elections in 2010. The obviously manipulated nature of the referendum in May (according to which, over 92%...
Burma after the Cyclone: Making a Disaster Out Of the Cyclone (2008)
The death and destruction in Burma as a result of Cyclone Nargis may yet come close to the Asian Tsunami in impact: some 120,000 dead and 2.5 million needing help now, compared to 190,000 deaths and...
Ethnic Politics in Burma: States of Conflict (2008)
This book examines the ideas which have structured half a century of civil war in Burma, and the roles which political elites and foreign networks - from colonial missionaries to aid worker activists...
Ayuda humanitaria a los desplazados internos en Birmania: actividades y debates (2008)
Es necesario que exista una mayor comprensión y coordinación entre los grupos que trabajan dentro de Birmania y los equipos transfronterizos.
Prospects for Burma's New Constitution (Commentary) (2008)
In February the SPDC military government announced that a referendum will be held this May, to endorse a new constitution. Following the referendum (presumably, if the regime is successful in...
Humanitarian aid to IDPs in Burma: activities and debates (2008)
There is a need for greater understanding and coordination between groups working inside Burma and those operating cross-border. ¶ The majority of assistance and advocacy – and most research -...
In 2000, Mahn Sha La Phan, who has been assassinated aged 64, became general secretary of Burma's most significant insurgent organisation, the Karen National Union (KNU). With the death of its...
In 2000, Mahn Sha La Phan, who has been assassinated aged 64, became general secretary of Burma's most significant insurgent organisation, the Karen National Union (KNU). With the death of its...
Prospects for Burma's New Constitution (Commentary) (2008)
In February the SPDC military government announced that a referendum will be held this May, to endorse a new constitution. Following the referendum (presumably, if the regime is successful in...
Humanitarian aid to IDPs in Burma: activities and debates (2008)
There is a need for greater understanding and coordination between groups working inside Burma and those operating cross-border. ¶ The majority of assistance and advocacy – and most research -...
Burma after the Cyclone: Making a Disaster Out Of the Cyclone (2008)
The death and destruction in Burma as a result of Cyclone Nargis may yet come close to the Asian Tsunami in impact: some 120,000 dead and 2.5 million needing help now, compared to 190,000 deaths and...
Ethnic Politics in Burma: States of Conflict (2008)
This book examines the ideas which have structured half a century of civil war in Burma, and the roles which political elites and foreign networks - from colonial missionaries to aid worker activists...
With the referendum process now completed, the Burmese military government is preparing for elections in 2010. The obviously manipulated nature of the referendum in May (according to which, over 92%...
Mon Nationalist Movements: insurgency, ceasefires and political struggle (2007)
This paper briefly outlines the development of Mon ethnicity as a politically salient characteristic, during the pre-colonial and colonial periods in Burma. It goes on to describe the emergence of...
Karen Nationalist Communities: The "Problem" of Diversity (2007)
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 29, Number 1, April 2007
Conflict and displacement in Burma/Myanmar (2007)
Chapter 4 of 'Myanmar—the state, community and the environment'
Karen Nationalist Communities: The 'Problem' of Diversity (2007)
This essay describes how, since the colonial period, different actors in and from Burma (Myanmar) have mobilized political support around sometimes competing notions of Karen ethno-nationalism....
Ceasefires and Civil Society: The Case of the Mon (2007)
This chapter represents the author’s analysis as of late 2002. As far as possible, the facts cited were up-dated in September 2004. In general, the situation on the ground had not changed greatly...
Karen Nationalist Communities: The 'Problem' of Diversity (2007)
This essay describes how, since the colonial period, different actors in andfrom Burma (Myanmar) have mobilized political support around sometimes competingnotions of Karen ethno-nationalism....
Ceasefires and Civil Society: The Case of the Mon (2007)
This chapter represents the author’s analysis as of late 2002. As far as possible, the facts cited were up-dated in September 2004. In general, the situation on the ground had not changed greatly...
Crisis on the Burma Border (2007)
The brutal and ongoing suppression of the 'saffron revolution' has refocused international attention on the appalling human rights and political situation in Burma. Civilized people have been shocked...
What lies ahead for Burma's cease-fires (2007)
Between 1989 and 1995, 20-plus armed ethnic groups agreed cease-fires with the Burmese military government. This year, these agreements are likely to come under renewed pressure.
Displacement and Dispossession: Forced Migration and Land Rights in Burma (2007)
Burma today is experiencing a crisis in security of land tenure, which includes the widespread abuse of human, economic, social, cultural, and political rights. This report, 'Displacement and...
Karen Nationalist Communities: The 'Problem' of Diversity (2007)
This essay describes how, since the colonial period, different actors in and from Burma (Myanmar) have mobilized political support around sometimes competing notions of Karen ethno-nationalism....
Ceasefires and Civil Society: The Case of the Mon (2007)
This chapter represents the author’s analysis as of late 2002. As far as possible, the facts cited were up-dated in September 2004. In general, the situation on the ground had not changed greatly...
Crisis on the Burma Border (2007)
The brutal and ongoing suppression of the 'saffron revolution' has refocused international attention on the appalling human rights and political situation in Burma. Civilized people have been shocked...
What lies ahead for Burma's cease-fires (2007)
Between 1989 and 1995, 20-plus armed ethnic groups agreed cease-fires with the Burmese military government. This year, these agreements are likely to come under renewed pressure.
Displacement and Dispossession: Forced Migration and Land Rights in Burma (2007)
Burma today is experiencing a crisis in security of land tenure, which includes the widespread abuse of human, economic, social, cultural, and political rights. This report, 'Displacement and...
Burma: The Changing Nature of Displacement Crises (2007)
Patterns of forced migration in Burma (Myanmar1) have been structured by the changing nature of conflict in the country. Since independence in 1948, Burma has been subject to armed conflict, in the...
Burma: The Changing Nature of Displacement Crises (2007)
Patterns of forced migration in Burma (Myanmar1) have been structured by the changing nature of conflict in the country. Since independence in 1948, Burma has been subject to armed conflict, in the...
Mon Nationalist Movements: insurgency, ceasefires and political struggle (2007)
This paper briefly outlines the development of Mon ethnicity as a politically salient characteristic, during the pre-colonial and colonial periods in Burma. It goes on to describe the emergence of...
Border-based Insurgency: Time for a Reality Check (2006)
The days of Burma’s border-based insurgency may be drawing to a close. As elements of the Karen nationalist community barter for an unofficial ceasefire with the junta, armed rebel groups on the...
The Quest for Karen Unity (2006)
If the Karen National Union wants to continue playing a useful role in Burma, it should stop trying to impose an artificial unity on Karen society. ¶ Karen identity means different things to...
Border-based Insurgency: Time for a Reality Check (2006)
The days of Burma’s border-based insurgency may be drawing to a close. As elements of the Karen nationalist community barter for an unofficial ceasefire with the junta, armed rebel groups on the...
The Quest for Karen Unity (2006)
If the Karen National Union wants to continue playing a useful role in Burma, it should stop trying to impose an artificial unity on Karen society. ¶ Karen identity means different things to...
Political Transition in Myanmar: A New Model for Democratisation (2004)
This article examines social and political transition in Myanmar (Burma). Strategies for transition in Myanmar have tended to focus on elite-level politics, rather than grass-roots democratisation...
Political Transition in Myanmar: A New Model for Democratisation (2004)
This article examines social and political transition in Myanmar (Burma).Strategies for transition in Myanmar have tended to focus on elite-levelpolitics, rather than grass-roots democratisation and...
Beyond the National Convention (2004)
Burma’s ceasefire groups look ahead.¶ It is never wise to try and second-guess the turn of events in Burma, but it’s safe to say that the current constitution-drafting National Convention is...
Political Transition in Myanmar: A New Model for Democratisation (2004)
This article examines social and political transition in Myanmar (Burma). Strategies for transition in Myanmar have tended to focus on elite-level politics, rather than grass-roots democratisation...
Beyond the National Convention (2004)
Burma’s ceasefire groups look ahead.¶ It is never wise to try and second-guess the turn of events in Burma, but it’s safe to say that the current constitution-drafting National Convention is...
Mon Nationalism and Civil War in Burma: The Golden Sheldrake (2003)
A political history of the Mon nationalist movement in Burma.
Mon Nationalism and Civil War in Burma: The Golden Sheldrake (2003)
A political history of the Mon nationalist movement in Burma.