In January 2012 the Academic Research Network Myanmar was founded at the University of Passau. It is a network of persons focused on linking scientists  interested in Myanmar. The aim is to create synergies within research cooperations, to support cooperation with colleagues in Myanmar as well as to establish contacts to active organisations in Myanmar.

Speaker of the Science Forum Myanmar: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Korff

Secretary of the Science Forum Myanmar: Dr. Sascha Helbardt 

Attention:

Dr. Uta Gärtner has recently published the follotwing title within the series Dynamics of Contemporary Southeast Asian Studies : "Education in Myanmar - A Concise Abstract of Educational Policy" (WP 015)

Dr. Marco Bünte has recently published the following title as GIGA-Workingpaper in Hamburg: Burma's transition to 'disciplines democracy': Abdiction or Institutionalization of Military Rule?

 Call for papers

Attention:

Unfortunately the Symposium must be postponed because of scheduling problems of the interested persons. We will inform you in time about the new date. Please let us know possible dates for you.

1. Symposium of the Academic Forum Myanmar, on “Unity and Development in Myanmar”, (28.-30 March 2012), University of Passau

The Academic Forum Myanmar at the Dept. of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Passau, will conduct a symposium entitled ‘Unity and Development in Myanmar’ in the last week of March 2012. Since the elections in 2010 and the installation of an elected government in March 2010 the country is rapidly opening up to the outside world and establishing international contacts with unprecedented rapidity. In domestic politics we observe an expansion of areas of political and social activities. Still, the government emphasizes that the ‘national unity’ of the country must be preserved under all circumstances. These developments and the results of a number of journeys to the country and of discussions with colleagues there give rise to the hope that in the near future academic and scholarly contacts will be possible in greater numbers and on a more durable basis.

The current developments and the political, economic and social possibilities arising there from will be discussed during the planned symposium. Ideally, the papers presented should deal – preferably from various perspectives – with the current situation in Myanmar and the observed and expected consequences of the opening. The reasons for the sudden change of direction should be highlighted and discussed as well. The following overarching topics have been identified:

-         State of the Art in general (problematique, state of the art, possible future perspectives in various disciplines)

-         Economic situation and development of the economy

-         Potential of development politics and policies

-         Modernisation of research and teaching; recommendations for educational institutions

-         Political, social, historical, religious discourses

-         Communication and institutional change

Please send your abstracts to: Sascha Helbardt (shelbardtyahoo.com)

Rüdiger Korff (Speaker of the Academic Forum Myanmar)

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