UBC Myanmar Initiative
Organisers and Sponsors
The UBC Myanmar Initiative has supported researchers and democratization in Myanmar since 2017.

ABOUT THE INITIATIVE
Who We Are
The initiative is led by Kai Ostwald, an Associate Professor at UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and Department of Political Science, and Director of UBC’s Institute of Asian Research.
The archived organisers page also acknowledges Isabel Chew, Constant Courtin, Nay Yan Oo, Richard Barichello and Yves Tiberghien as contributors or collaborators.
Generous support came through IDRC’s Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar initiative, working in partnership with Global Affairs Canada.
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Kai Ostwald
[email protected]
Institute of Asian Research, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
University of British Columbia
1855 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Explore Our Work
Our Mission
Supporting emerging researchers working on development, policy research and democratization in Myanmar.
Learn more →Organisers
Organisers and collaborating academics described by the original initiative.
Learn more →Partners and Supporters
Partnerships linking Myanmar-based researchers and international academic institutions.
Learn more →Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar
Information about the IDRC K4DM initiative supporting research and academic development.
Learn more →Contact
Contact information for the initiative as published in its archived Who We Are page.
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