Education in Post-Coup Myanmar
A Shattered Landscape with Resilient Actors
The 2021 military coup ended a decade of reforms and shattered Myanmar’s political landscape. This event has triggered conflict in nearly all regions of the country as well as numerous deaths, arbitrary detentions, massive population displacements and migrations, and a dramatic drop in people’s livelihood.
The realm of education has been at the heart of great political and cultural battles throughout the country’s history, playing decisive roles to legitimize and to oppose colonial and independen...
Éditeur : Institut de recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine
Lieu d’édition : Bangkok
Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 28 août 2024
ISBN numérique : 978-2-35596-081-9
Collection : Carnets de l’Irasec | 44
Année d’édition : 2024
ISBN (Édition imprimée) : 978-2-35596-077-2
Nombre de pages : 316
Nicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung et al.
IntroductionNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung et al.
Chapter 1
Education, politics, and identity in Burma/Myanmar: A brief historical backgroundNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung et al.
Chapter 2
The coup turns education into a battlefieldNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung et al.
Chapter 3
Expanding complements and alternatives to state education (1)Ethnic education providers
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Chapter 4
Expanding complements and alternatives to state education (2)Monastic, private, and Chinese education
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Chapter 5
Beyond Myanmar’s borders: an evolving education landscapeNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung et al.
Concluding chapter
Education under and beyond the SACNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung et al.
BibliographyNicolas Salem-Gervais, Summer Aung, Amber Spreelung et al.
List of AcronymsThe 2021 military coup ended a decade of reforms and shattered Myanmar’s political landscape. This event has triggered conflict in nearly all regions of the country as well as numerous deaths, arbitrary detentions, massive population displacements and migrations, and a dramatic drop in people’s livelihood.
The realm of education has been at the heart of great political and cultural battles throughout the country’s history, playing decisive roles to legitimize and to oppose colonial and independent governments, including repressive military regimes. With a myriad of actors demonstrating unshakable determination and resilience in their opposition to the coup, the education sector has certainly held its place as a key component of Myanmar’s politics this time around. As part of the Civil Disobedience Movement, civil servants and students have massively boycotted the national education system. Numerous historical and newly created non-state education systems also play increasingly important roles in providing an alternative to education under the control of the military. These education providers (with broad and partly overlapping categories such as pro-revolution/NUG, ethnic, monastic, private, or Chinese) operate both within and beyond State-controlled territories. Many of them face daunting challenges, including extremely limited resources and the use of deadly violence by the military.
Mobilizing a wide historical and geographical perspective and using a simple transversal lens of quantity, quality, and identity, this book aims to document and make sense of these dramatic and fast-evolving developments, towards a better understanding of the opportunities and challenges concerning education under and beyond the current military regime.
“An indispensable reference for anyone investigating education in Myanmar – a thorough analysis informed by primary documents, journalism, and on-the-ground research.”
Dr. Rosalie Metro, University of Missouri-Columbia
“This ambitious, well-organized book gives a close understanding of the immense challenges facing the education sector in Myanmar. This study precisely covers the wide range of education provided within and beyond its borders, in a highly volatile and fragmented situation.”
Dr. Mike Hayes, Mahidol University
Nicolas Salem-Gervais is an associate professor at the Southeast Asia Department, INALCO University, France. He has been working on education in Myanmar for almost two decades, most recently through several collaborations with young researchers from Myanmar. Affiliated with Centre Asie du Sud-Est (CASE), he conducted this project while in a secondment at IRASEC.
Summer Aung is an independent researcher focusing on forced migration, education, and community resilience. She recently completed her Masters of Human Rights at IHRP, Mahidol University, with a thesis focusing on migrant education on the Thai-Myanmar border.
Amber Spreelung is an independent researcher who currently resides and works in Southeast Asia. Her research output has primarily focused on education policy, planning, and political economy analysis.
Ja Seng is an independent researcher from Kachin State specializing in conflict, displacement, education, drugs, and mining. She has over a decade of experience working with think tanks, academics, and the media.
Phyo Wai is a graduate of West Yangon University and Yangon Institute of Education. He has contributed to academic journals and newspapers on topics related to urban politics, interfaith studies, culture, and education. He has also served as a faculty member at two religious universities in Yangon, and is currently affiliated with IHRP, Mahidol university, as well as RCSD, Chiang Mai university.
Myo Sett Paing is an affiliated researcher with the RCSD, Chiang Mai University, and holds a Masters of Research in Contemporary East Asian Studies from Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon. Prior to academia, he worked for not-for-profit and development institutions in Myanmar. His research interests include gender and sexuality, Buddhism, folklore, the Sino-Burmese diaspora, and migration.
Pau Sian Lian is a Myanmar-born research fellow at IHRP, Mahidol University, holds a Masters in Development Management, and graduated cum laude from the University of the Cordilleras, Philippines. From 2014 to 2019, he completed his Masters and PhD in Political Science at Waseda University, Japan, receiving an academic award for his dissertation.
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