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The International Conference on Burma /Myanmar Studies (ICBMS) 4 hosted at Chiang Mai University on the 2nd – 4th August 2024, titled: “Assemblages of the Future: Rethinking Communities after the State.”
2-4 August 2024
Chiangmai University, Thailand
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A panel presented by the Chin State Academic Network (CSARN)
Social Impacts of Conflict in Chin State and Priority Needs of Rural Communities: A Livelihoods Assessment - Honey Dawt Sung and Thawn Lian
Myanmar’s Political Turmoil and Its Ripples in Neighbouring Areas: India’s Reaction to the ‘Refugee’ Crisis in Mizoram and Manipur - Pum Khan Pau
Learning Opportunities and the Role of Digital Technology for Education in Chin State - Mary Nei Iang (Full report available here)
Education in Emergency: A Snapshot of Crisis in Tedim and Tonzang Townships - Peter Suante
5th – 7th March 2021
The Chin State Academic and Research Network panel series coordinated by TheHILLS at the ICBMS3 2021, Chiang Mai University has been withdrawn in consultation with our fellow presenters and the conference organizers due to the current situation in Myanmar.
Co-hosted by the Australia Myanmar Institute (AMI) and the Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Myanmar-ISIS)
January 24, 2020
University of Yangon, Myanmar
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The Chin State Academic Research Network was participated in the Australia Myanmar Institute (AMI) International Conference 2020 held in Yangon, in cooperation with the Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Myanmar-ISIS).
Panel details
Peter Suante, "Private tuition and its implications on schooling in Myanmar"
Sui Meng Par, "Types of Schooling and its influence on students’ academic performance in matriculation examination in Hakha, Chin State, Myanmar"
Salai Van Cung Lian, "Perception and Experiences of Corruption: Evidences from Chin State"
Ashley South and Nicola Edwards, “Research notes on some issues in Chin education”
Tual Suan Khai, "Experiences of Chin Irregular Migrant Workers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A Case Study"
September 10–13, 2019
Humboldt-Universität’s, Berlin, Germany
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Panel details
Mark Vicol, Chair & Discussant
Sena Galazzi, Organizer, Author of: Treading Lightly: Changing Aid Spaces in Chin State
Rainer Einzenberger Author of: Land enclosures and indigenous mobilization in Chin State: a border studies perspective
Rachel Fleming, Author of: Chin/Zomi as Indigenous Peoples: facing forced assimilation within State education systems in Burma/Myanmar?
Laura Kmoch, Author of: Customary tenure and land-use practices in the Chin Hills: A case for recognition to secure upland livelihoods in Myanmar, Co-authors: Matilda Palm, U. Martin Persson and Martin Rudbeck Jepsen
February 17, 2018
University of Mandalay, Mandalay, Myanmar
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Event Description
This first-of-its-kind multi panel series entirely focused on Chin State and surrounding areas is presented at the 2nd International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies, Mandalay University, February 17th, 2018 was open with a first panel on History and Social Memory, where presenters discussed identity, diversity, and belonging in Chin State.
CHIN STATE PANEL SERIES
Panel 1: History and Social Memory: Identity, Diversity, and Borderlands of Chin State.
‘Cartography of Self-Assertion’: Rethinking Community and Relationships among Transborder Peoples in the Indo-Burma Borderlands. By Dr Pum Khan Pau
Highlands Gospel: Baptist Christianity in Myanmar's Chin State, a Visual and Narrative Projection. By Aria Danaparamita
Panel 2: Climate Change, Water, Land, and Disaster Management
Post-disaster Recovery in Chin State, Myanmar: Analyzing the Building Codes for Disaster Risk Reduction in Built Environment. By Hlawn Tin Cuai
Climate Justice: Employing Feminist Participatory Action Research in Hakha. By Flora Bawi Nei Mawi and Rose Par Bawi Zi
Water insecurity in Hakha Town, Chin State, Myanmar: Structural violence and the production of water scarcity. By Dr. Carl Middleton
Panel 3: Development and Transitions in Chin State
Finding a Middle Way: Touring Theatre, Migration, and Cultural Politics in Chin State. By Dr. Matthew Yoxall and Thila Min
Treading Lightly: Changing Aid Spaces in Chin State. By Sena Galazzi Lian
Kaladan Project: The Impact of India’s Regionalisation and Act East Policy on Chin People. By June Nilian Sang
The Role of Civil Society and Chin Non-Governmental Institutions in Chin State’s Democratic Transition. By Lian Bawi Thang
Panel 4: Education and Access to Knowledge
Educational Needs and Barriers for Marginalized Chin Students in India. By Sang Hnin Lian and Sui Meng Par
How Important is using mother tongue in public to the Chin Community in Myanmar? By Nicola Edwards
Social Media Use among Hakha Youth: Does it Enhance the Acquisition of Political Knowledge? By Philip Nun Uk Thang
