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This weekend, 20+ U of #Mandalay #faculty continues training on the use of #casestudies in #socialsciences #research w/ ISID_McGill Erik Kuhonta as part of IDRC | CRDI Development Canada #capacitybuilding in #Myanmar

Maxine Both is taking the Development Studies Option as part of her MA in Political Science. Her work focuses on refuge, asylum, migrant detention, and civil society mobilization in Canada. Here’s why she chose the DSO:

As a journalist, activist, and diplomat, I’ve seen the world-changing impact of USAID. At this critical moment, I feel immensely fortunate to have the chance to serve again, working with the incredible USAID team to confront COVID-19, climate change, humanitarian crises, & more.

Humanity. Nothing more important

Erik Kuhonta in the Globe on the recent events in Myanmar #Feb15coup #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Want to know more about what is behind Thaksin's political success? #JEAS editor Stephan Haggard introduces an article by Teri Caraway and roundtable participation by Erik Kuhonta, Allen Hicken, and Joel Selway สวัสดิ์. Find this piece at Cambridge Core #Thailand #politicalscience #Thaksin

Perfection.

Salai Dawt Cung Lian, a lawyer in Mandalay, who has been offering legal assistance for the detained protesters was dead due to a gas cylinder blast at home. Locals said he led the legal network in Mandalay and assisted in the release of hundreds people. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Today counts 3 months of Myanmar military coup 🔺Over 700 civilians killed, over 3000 currently detained 🔺internet still blocked 🔺Brutal crackdowns on peaceful protests and killings continue with impunity 🔺Immoderate airstrikes in ethnic areas #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #May2Coup ALTSEAN-Burma CoupWatch covering the month of April is out now. In the first 3 weeks of April there were over 400 violent attacks on civilians/armed clashes. More at tinyurl.com/tx5hu9ch Wai Wai Nu @YasminJUllah Tun Khin . Progressive Voice

The Bidens and the Carters at the Carter home in Georgia, last week: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library

We can’t sit idly by while democracy is in peril – here, in America. We need to protect the sacred right to vote and ensure “We the People” choose our leaders, the very foundation on which our democracy rests. We urgently need the For The People Act. Send it to my desk.

The ISID Speaker Series is back for the Fall 2021 semester! Talks from a diverse slate of presenters will be hosted live each week on Zoom and via ISID’s Facebook page. Learn more about upcoming events here: bit.ly/3BSygnd

My essay in Open Canada on the Philippine elections. opencanada.org/why-did-filipi…

BBC Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head on the growing feud between Marcos and Duterte: "But then this is the Philippines, where politics and melodrama go hand in hand." Would we use this kind of journalistic opening for any Western nation where there also is melodrama?