Intellectuals and the National Vision: The Burmese Case

Badgley, John

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“…Encouraged by an environment that allowed free speech and open debate, the Rangoon University Student Union, established around 1931, became central to the independence movement with a number of its leaders forming part of the first post‐independence government in 1948. With a vibrant parliamentary democracy, the university system enjoyed strong government support and flourished (Maung, 1953; Badgley, 1969; Steinberg, 2013). In the early 1960s, popular resistance to the rise of General Ne Win's socialist agendas was driven through student protests, resulting in a mass crack‐down on student activism and complete quashing of HEI independence when the military junta took control in 1962 (Thein, 2004; Saw and Arnold, 2014; Raynaud, 2014).…”

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Rebuilding social science research systems in Myanmar: The past informs the future

Glutting¹,

Lee²,

Galloway

2022

Int Social Sci J

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International interest in Myanmar increased exponentially from 2010 when the first quasi-democratic election was held, signalling the beginning of transition from military to democratic rule. Major reforms were needed to facilitate Myanmar's economic and social development. However, decades of social isolation, distrust in government, and stagnation of the education system degraded Myanmar's research capabilities to a point whereby no meaningful data was available to determine areas of critical need or baseline positions to support donor-assisted development. A decade later, research data on Myanmar has developed greatly but remains largely controlled by foreign entities. An assessment of Myanmar's research environment undertaken in 2019 utilising the Global Development Network's research assessment framework identified key actors in social science research and significant barriers to local research capacity development in the higher education sector. A critical factor to address in order to achieve meaningful change in Myanmar's higher education research systems is the relationship between central government and higher education institutions. This step is essential in progressing Myanmar's higher education autonomy and academic freedoms. 11 The DRA Myanmar project was undertaken in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada through its Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) initiative (https://www.idrc.ca/en/initiative/knowledge-democracy-myanmar). The GDN DRA tools have developed following pilot studies in 11 countries. Myanmar is one of four countries selected to trial the survey tools (http://www.gdn. int/doingresearch/about).

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