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  • Film Screening 2

    Film Screening 2

    Two film screening sessions are on the program for the conference: session 35 and session 64. Film Screening 2, Sunday 4 Aug 15:00 to 16:30 (room 5, session 64) This screening session is a series of six short films curated by SEM A Revolutionary Mother (2023) Missing Home (2022) From Dawei to Bangkok (2024) Pomi…

  • Film Screening 1

    Film Screening 1

    Two film screening sessions are on the program for the conference: session 35 and session 64. Film Session 1, 15:45 to 17:15 (session 35, room 5) Myanmar Army on the Ropes (2024) Myanmar Army on the Ropes is the third of three films exploring the relationship between pro-democracy activists fighting the Burmese military junta since…

  • Abstract Book Available

    Abstract Book Available

    Read all the abstracts for all panel presentations, roundtable discussion, plenary sessions and more in the full abstract book, now available online here:

  • Plenary 5: The Role of ASEAN and its Neighboring Countries in Assemblages of the Future

    Plenary 5: The Role of ASEAN and its Neighboring Countries in Assemblages of the Future

    ICBMS4 Plenary session 5, “The Role of ASEAN and its Neighbouring Countries in Assemblages of the Future: What’s Next?” from 16:30 to 18:30 in the main conference room (UNISERV 2F). The final and closing session of ICBMS4 is a discusion between Ambassador Gautam Mukhopadhaya, Senior Visiting Fellow, Center for Policy Research; Professor Francis Loh Kok…

  • Plenary 4: Regional Responses to Myanmar

    Plenary 4: Regional Responses to Myanmar

    ICBMS4 Plenary Session 4: “Regional Responses to Myanmar – Thai Foreign Policy, ASEAN Roles, and the Chinese Enclosure,” Sunday 3 August, 9:00 – 10:30 at the Main Conference Room (UNISERV 2F). The plenary session explores critical dimensions of regional dynamics toward Myanmar through lenses of geopolitics, Thai foreign policy, ASEAN’s engagement, and the influence of…

  • Plenary 3: Humanitarian Assitance

    Plenary 3: Humanitarian Assitance

    ICBMS4 Plenary Session 3: “Humanitarian Assistance: Opportunities and Challenges,” 14:00-15:30 on Saturday, 3 August at the Main Conference Room (UNISERV 2F). Many influential stakeholders in the international community view humanitarian assistance as pivotal in de-escalating conflict in Myanmar. This panel examines the current landscape of humanitarian efforts in the region from perspectives ranging from international…

  • Plenary 2: Three Years after the Coup

    Plenary 2: Three Years after the Coup

    Plenary Session 2, from 9:45 to 11:15 on Saturday, 3 August at the Main Conference room (UNISERV 2F) with presentation and discussion from Min Zin from ISP-Myanmar, May Oo Mutraw from The Salween Institute, and Sunai Pasuk from Human Rights Watch, Thailand. Three years after the coup, Myanmar faces a deeply complex and volatile situation.…

  • Plenary 1: Unpackaging Assemblages

    Plenary 1: Unpackaging Assemblages

    ICBMS4 Plenary Session 1: “Unpacking Assemblage” 11:00-12:30 on Friday, 2 August at the Main Conference Room 1+2, Uniserv CMU 2F. This plenary session examines Burma/Myanmar’s complex landscape through assemblage theory. Dr. Aung Naing introduces this framework, arguing it offers a richer understanding than traditional state-focused approaches. Prof. Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho then explores how care practices…

  • Keynote: Education for All – An Impossible Dream or a Potential Reality for Myanmar?

    Keynote: Education for All – An Impossible Dream or a Potential Reality for Myanmar?

    The ICBMS4 Keynote presentation by Dr. Charlotte Galloway from the Australian National University is scheduled for 9:00 – 9:45 am on Saturday, 3 August (main conference room, UNISERV 2F). “Education is a basic human right.” Many in Myanmar are currently deprived of this right due to the consequences of the 2021 military coup. The State…

  • Program Schedule

    Program Schedule

    The full (but still tentative) program of ICBMS4 panel presentations, roundtables, film screenings, exhibitions, keynote and plenary talks and presentations is now available to view online here. Please note that the schedule is subject to change, cancellation and revision; we will do our best to keep this online schedule up to date and provide on-site…