The Centre for Development and Ethnic Studies (CDES) is an independent think tank and study centre founded in 2012 to generate ideas on democracy, human rights and federalism as an effective vehicle for “Peace and Reconciliation” in the Union of Burma/Myanmar.

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Projects And Outputs

Building Emerging Think Tank Capacity in Myanmar

Following an in-depth needs assessment of eight think tanks performed in December 2017, a highly customized capacity development program will...
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Building organizational development among Myanmar think tanks (Centre for Development and Ethnic Studies)

This project supports the capacities of three local policy research organizations, Advancing Life and Regenerating Motherland, the Centre for Economic...
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Inclusive Myanmar December 2020

မြန်မာဘာသာဖြင့်ဖတ်ရှုလိုပါက၊ ဤနေရာတွင်နှိပ်ပါ။To read this newsletter in Myanmar language, please click here.Pour lire ce bulletin en français, veuillez cliquer ici. Inclusive...
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Myanmar research community contributes to electoral policy debates

October 13, 2020 Research in Action story from IDRC Support for policy-relevant research helps to inform electoral debate in Myanmar....
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Myanmar Speaker Series: What Does the Latest Peace Conference Mean for Myanmar? An Update

September 23, 2020. The Government of Myanmar and the Ethnic Armed Organizations are key parties to a formal Peace Process....
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Myanmar Speaker Series: What does the Peace process mean for Myanmar Elections?

The government of Myanmar and the Ethnic Armed Organizations are key parties to a formal Peace Process. They are negotiating...
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Knowledge forum in Myanmar promotes research for sustained reform

July 3, 2019 News from IDRC website More than 100 individuals from 30 institutions are attending the Knowledge Forum in...
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