Democracy and Peacebuilding in Myanmar

Led by Marte Nilsen
Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

​This project studies some of Myanmar's underlying and long term challenges - the extensive democratic transition and peace building efforts, and the effects of Buddhist nationalism in national politics.

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Popular Article

Tønnesson, Stein (2017) Et europeisk dilemma [A European Dilemma], Morgenbladet, 17 November.
Nilsen, Marte (2016) Are we nearing an end to Buddhist extremism in Myanmar?, Southeast Asia Globe, 2 November.
Nilsen, Marte & Stein Tønnesson (2016) Double Marginalisation of Myanmar's Ethnic Minorities, Myanmar Times, 26 April.
Nilsen, Marte & Stein Tønnesson (2016) Myanmar's Ethnic Minorities Marginalised More, East Asia Forum, 13 April.
Nilsen, Marte (2015) The Rise of Political Buddhism in Myanmar, Tricycle, 6 June.

PRIO Policy Brief

Nilsen , Marte & Stein Tønnesson (2016) A New Era for Myanmar – Trouble Ahead for Ethnic Minorities, PRIO Policy Brief, 5. Oslo: PRIO.
Nilsen , Marte & Stein Tønnesson (2016) A New Era for Myanmar – Trouble Ahead for Ethnic Minorities (Burmese Version), PRIO Policy Brief, 5. Oslo: PRIO.