RCSD : The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development

ICBMS3
2021-03-05 08:00 - 2021-03-07 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | Uniserv, 239 Nimmanahaeminda Road, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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

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;
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;
To provide a platform for the exchange of academic ideas and dialogue among Burma/Myanmar scholars from around the world.

Knots “Lessons Learned” Workshop
2018-10-01 09:00 - 12:00 | Subaltern Meeting Room, Operations Building, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
RCSD invites all participants of the KNOTS Transdisciplinary Research and Teaching Summer School from CMU to join us for a reflection/training workshop “Lessons Learned?” Students, translators, instructors, please join us at 9 am Monday 1 Oct at the Subaltern Meeting Room!
