ICBMS3

March 5, 2021 @ 8:00 am - March 7, 2021 @ 5:00 pm UTC+7
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The 3rd International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies will be co-organized from 5-7 March 2021 at Chiang Mai University. It aims to be a platform for regional/international scholars and practitioners interested in Burma/Myanmar society as it undergoes economic, political and social transformation to exchange ideas and research experiences on critical issues, as well as strengthen and expand their networks. The ICBMS3 committee invites individual abstracts as well as panel proposals from interested academics, researchers, graduate students, and professionals, as well as practitioners engaged in the field of Burma/Myanmar studies.

Conference themes

  • Economic Development in Myanmar
  • Resource Management (Forest, Land, Water, Fishes) & Governance
  • Agrarian Transformation & Environmental/Climate Change
  • Urban Space & Urban Livelihood
  • Migration, Migrants, Refugees and the Displaced
  • Transnationalism, Transboundary Investment (BRI), SEZs
  • Peace Process & Governance
  • Ethnic Inclusion/Exclusion
  • History and Social Memory
  • Language, Mother-tongue Language Education
  • Changing Media Landscape (Hate Speech)
  • Popular Religion, Religion and Harmony
  • Health Equality/Inequality
  • Education and Development, Non-state Education
  • Gender & Development
  • Myanmar and East Asian Powers
  • Art and Society
  • Food Security and Food Sovereignty
  • Social and Environmental Movements

Objectives

  1. To deepen our understanding of the social and political transformations occurring in Burma/Myanmar and their impact on the environment, as well as on the economic and social lives of local/ethnic communities;
  2. To examine Burma/Myanmar’s nexus and connectivity within the regional and global context, as well as the internal interplay taking place among state actors, society and culture;
  3. To provide a platform for the exchange of academic ideas and dialogue among Burma/Myanmar scholars from around the world.

 

Details

Start:
March 5, 2021 @ 8:00 am UTC+7
End:
March 7, 2021 @ 5:00 pm UTC+7
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Website:
burmaconference.com

Organizer

RCSD

Venue

Uniserv
239 Nimmanahaeminda Road
Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 Thailand
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Phone:
053 942 881