Featured Videos
The videos below provide an overview of the initiative and the activities supported.
Through eyes of leadership – K4DM Knowledge Marketplace, Bangkok 2023
In November 2022, the IDRC K4DM initiative launched its second phase in Bangkok with a Knowledge Marketplace event that brought together partners and stakeholders concerned about research and higher education in Myanmar to exchange ideas. The launch, which included a public photo exhibition at the bustling venue of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, kick-started four years of online training, fellowship and support for research.
Cyberspace and Freedom of Expression in Post-Coup Myanmar
A team of young researchers, publishing anonymously, carried out a series of focus group discussions and key informant interviews in Aug-Oct 2021, to understand youth conceptions of ‘freedom of expression’ in the online world, and how this was being affected by the country’s chaotic political environment. In addition to the narrative report, three small creative grants were issued to artists who wanted to explore and bridge the domains of political expression, technology and art.
Voices of Ethnic People In Shan State About Gender Equality Photo Essay
The Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MIID) has produced a beautiful photo essay, highlighting 16 case studies from their research to identify factors affecting women’s economic, political and social empowerment.
Watch the videos in English, Burmese and French and read the Report.
Doing Research in Myanmar Report
What does it take to rebuild a research culture? The Doing Research in Myanmar report by the Global Development Network and Centre for Economic and Social Development is a systematic study of how social science research is produced, distributed and used in the country. It explored historical context, as well as the main challenges and opportunities for restoring Myanmar’s once robust research culture. Find out more on GDN’s website.
Understanding Myanmar’s Development Research Report Series
The report series with Chiang Mai University’s Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development seeks to enhance Myanmar’s knowledge development and promote academic dialogue within South East Asia. Download the free reports here: https://rcsd-cmu.bookcaze.com.
Heroes falling through the cracks
With the Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD), a think tank in Myanmar, we produced short 1-minute videos in English and Myanmar to raise awareness about a research survey CESD was conducting to better understand the challenges facing Myanmar’s migrant workers during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tea Circle Blog
Tea Circle is a forum for new perspectives on Myanmar, highlighting analysis, research, opinions, book reviews, multi-media presentations and other types of submissions from a global community of contributors. Read the latest updates at teacircleoxford.com and email our editors to submit your post at editor@teacircleoxford.com or teacircleoxford@protonmail.com.
Myanmar Speaker Series
A series of talks and videos supported by the Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar initiative.
K4DM Research on Diversity and Inclusion
A curation of talks and videos of research on Diversity in Myanmar supported by the K4DM initiative
K4DM Research on Gender
A curation of talks and videos of research on gender issues in Myanmar supported by K4DM
- Bottom-up decision making? The Importance of Women as Local Leaders
- Working Pathways to Women’s Political Participation
- Towards Gender Equality: Implications for Myanmar’s 2020 Elections
- Will More Women Join Politics in the 2020 Myanmar Elections?
- Women and Conflict in Myanmar Can elections bring a relief?
K4DM Research on Health and Education Policy
A curation of talks and videos of research on health and education issues in Myanmar supported by the K4DM initiative
- What is the road to improving health services in ethnic states?
- How is Myanmar responding to COVID 19? Insights from policymaking
- Can Decentralization Improve Education in Myanmar ?
- The road ahead on education reform: What comes next for Myanmar?
- Boosting Investment in Social Science Research in Myanmar
K4DM Research on Peace and Conflict
A curation of talks and videos of research on peace and conflict in Myanmar supported by the K4DM initiative
K4DM Research on Decentralization
A curation of talks and videos of research on gender issues in Myanmar supported by the K4DM initiative
- How to support sub-national parliaments effectively? 2020 Elections
- How to equip sub national parliaments for evidence based policy making ?
- What is the road to improving health services in ethnic states?
- Can Decentralization Improve Education in Myanmar ?
- How can policing improve in ethnic states under the new government of Myanmar?
- Will 2020 Elections Increase Myanmar’s Decentralization?