NEWS AND WEBINAR: Rebuilding Prospects for ‘Peace’: Gender, Civil Society, and Informal Spaces in Post-Coup Myanmar

Ottawa Dialogue’s Senior Research Fellow, Julia Palmiano Federer, has co-edited with Aye Myat Su Wai a Special Issue titled “Rebuilding Prospects for ‘Peace’: Gender, Civil Society, and Informal Spaces in Post-Coup Myanmar” in the Journal of Burma Studies. This Issue explores gender, civil society, and informal peace spaces in post-coup Myanmar, highlighting Myanmar women’s resistance and agency.

Click here to read the Special Issue.

This Issue was edited by Julia Palmiano Federer and Aye Myat Su Wai, with contributions by Shona Loong, Lotty (Charlotte) Clare, Sunita (Naw Moo), Tin Maung Htwe, Rebecca Haines, Laura Rose O’Connor, and Mariana Savka. The Special Issue was prepared and published under an International Development Research Centre (IDRC)–funded project supporting Myanmar civil society as part of the Knowledge for Democracy in Myanmar (K4DM) initiative, implemented by the Ottawa Dialogue.

We extend our sincere thanks to all contributors who made this effort possible, including the researchers, the editors of the Journal of Burma Studies, and our funders!

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SPECIAL ISSUE LAUNCH WEBINAR

On March 26th, 2026, we hosted a webinar featuring the Special Issue’s editors, authors, and contributors. The discussion explored key findings, reflections, and implications emerging from the Issue.

👉 You can watch the recording here.