Supporting Researchers and Democratization in Myanmar Since 2017
CAPACITY BUILDING SINCE 2017
The UBC Myanmar Initiative has supported researchers and democratization in Myanmar since 2017.
Supported by IDRC’s Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) initiative, the programme builds research capacity through training, academic mentoring, collaboration and publication support.
An overview of training in research methods, governance and publication practice across 2017–2021.
Learn more →The 2021 online training program brought together 22 emerging researchers for ten thematic modules and focused writing sessions.
Learn more →Explore research-capacity training delivered from 2017 to 2019 in partnership with the Yangon University of Economics.
Learn more →Learn about the programme’s researchers, graduate fellows and visiting scholars.
Learn more →Research on development and democratization in Myanmar, including collaborative publications and journals.
Learn more →Research publications connected to the initiative and relevant public scholarly platforms.
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From 2017 to 2019, intensive research training took place with Yangon University of Economics. During the pandemic in 2021, an online course brought together 22 emerging researchers and instructors from institutions around the world.
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The initiative has supported fellows connected to the 2021 training cohort, early-career scholars working on Myanmar research, and visiting students at UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.
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The programme has supported projects published in the Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, East Asia Forum and Inya Economic Journal, including work on development, institutions and democratization in Myanmar.
“It is very useful both for my work and academic research. The whole course is very valuable for me.”Participant reflection from the programme archive
The 2021 online training program brought together 22 emerging researchers for ten thematic modules and focused writing sessions.
Learn more →Explore research-capacity training delivered from 2017 to 2019 in partnership with the Yangon University of Economics.
Learn more →Learn about the programme’s researchers, graduate fellows and visiting scholars.
Learn more →Research on development and democratization in Myanmar, including collaborative publications and journals.
Learn more →Meet the organisers, academic collaborators and supporting partners of the UBC Myanmar Initiative.
Learn more →Contact information for the initiative as published in its archived Who We Are page.
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