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ICBMS3 Roundtable: Knowing the Salween

March 3, 2021
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Session 3 of ICBMS3 "Knowing the Salween: Reflections on Activism, Resource Politics and Peace" will be a roundtable discussion convened by Carl Middleton (CSDS, Chulalongkorn University) and Vanessa Lamb (University of Melbourne) on Friday, 5 March 13:00-14:30 Myanmar time / 13:30-15:00 Thailand time. The Salween River basin, shared by Myanmar/Burma, Thailand and China, is dynamic system and a site of long-standing contests over territories, resources, and governance. More recently, it is also increasingly recognised as a site for peace and collaborative water governance. This panel will provide inter-disciplinary perspectives by civil society and academic researchers on the unfolding dynamics on...

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Roundtable: Deadlocks in Burma’s Politics – Ethnic Regions & Central Myanmar

January 21, 2021
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Photo: archive This roundtable will be held in two sessions, coordinated by Chosein Yamahata from the Graduate School of Policy Studies, Aichi Gakuin University, and Catherine Renshaw from Western Sydney University, Australia. This roundtable examines Myanmar’s major deadlocks by analyzing the root causes of ethnic conflicts in different parts of the country, other pressing activities/changes in the areas of major ethnic groups, and the marginalization of non-Buddhist ethnic communities from thefollowing aspects. • International law instruments and the constitution• The deadlocked peace and the promotion of federalism• Academic/media freedoms, civil liberties, and ethnic equality• Health security, humanitarian assistance and lifelines...

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