FACT & FICTION
CALIBRATED ENGAGEMENT: Local Politics in Myanmar
Wednesday, 8 October | 12 noon | Marshall Building, LSE | Room 2.06
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A conversation with the author on the transformation of rural politics in the drylands of central Myanmar prior to the military takeover in 2021, and how the calibrated engagement amongst citizens helps us to understand the widespread anti-military resistance that has emerged in the drylands since the coup in February 2021.
SPEAKER: Dr Stephen Huard is an anthropologist with research interests in violence, land conflicts and the the transformation of rural areas in Myanmar. He is currently based at the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement in Paris, and is author of Calibrated Engagement: Chronicles of Local Politics in the Heartland of Myanmar (2024).
CHAIR: John Sidel is Director, LSE Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, and Sir Patrick Gillam Professor of International And Comparative Politics at LSE.
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This event is in collaboration with LSE Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre.
A recording of this event will be avilable in due course.
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