Event details
Deadline: Friday 19 May 2023
Event Location: The Australian National University
Academic area: Myanmar Research Centre
Call for application text – Burmese version
Call for applications – Workshop for graduate research students and early career researchers
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Myanmar studies since the 2021 coup
Workshop for graduate research students and early career researchers
- Workshop date: Thursday 20 July 2023
- Workshop Venue: The Australian National University, Canberra
Outline
This workshop will bring together early career researchers and PhD scholars of Myanmar to share experiences and lessons learned regarding fieldwork, methods, research, and writing since the February 2021 coup. The workshop will comprise of several panels over the course of one day, immediately prior to the ANU Myanmar Update conference on 21-22 July 2023. The sessions will address fieldwork and data generation, researching at a geographic distance, ethics, policy engagement, and new challenges for those wanting to speak, write and publish about Myanmar. The ANU Myanmar Research Centre will provide ongoing support to participants who are interested in submitting a paper to the working paper series or sharing their research as part of the MRC Dialogue Series.
Eligibility
The workshop is open to all students currently enrolled in a humanities, arts, or political or social science research degree (undergraduate honours, masters with research component, MPhil, PhD) at a higher education institution in Australia or New Zealand, as well as Myanmar nationals or early career researchers in Myanmar or Southeast Asia. Myanmar nationals in Australia are strongly encouraged to apply.
Travel costs and stipends
Participants in Australia will be eligible to receive a travel stipend to offset the costs of travel and accommodation associated with attending the conference.
Expectations
Participants are expected to attend all workshop sessions and to contribute to group discussion. Pre-reading material will be circulated ahead of the workshop. After the workshop, participants will be encouraged to submit a short research paper for publication on the ANU MRC website, in English or Burmese. Participants who have been selected to present a paper at the Myanmar Update will not be required to submit a paper for the workshop but have the option of doing so. Myanmar Update participants whose expenses will be offset by the conference organisers will be expected to attend the workshop.
Application process
Please submit: (1) a 250-word expression of interest outlining your current research, previous research experience, and interest in attending the workshop; along with (2) a brief curriculum vitae (2 pages max) to Hunter Marston at Hunter.Marston@anu.edu.au or Samuel Hmung at Samuel.Hmung@anu.edu.au.
Deadline for expressions of interest is Friday 19 May 2023.
Successful applicants will be notified shortly after the closing date.
The Workshop is organised by the ANU Myanmar Research Centre and supported by the International Development Research Centre and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
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