Call for Papers
3rd International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Myanmar/Burma in the Changing Southeast Asian Context 22-24 October 2020, Chiang Mai University After the general election in 2015, there was hope that democracy would prevail in Burma/Myanmar and drive the country’s peace process forward. Attempts were made to embark on economic development, aiming to bring prosperity to society while giving high priority to environmental sustainability. Myanmar has indeed opened opportunities for foreign investment: speeding up industrial and special economic zones, expanding infrastructure development, and promoting the modernization of agriculture. However, this has also resulted in environmental degradation, resource conflicts and land-grabbing. As the...