Myanmar in a PodShell

Myanmar in a PodShell

By Hans-Bernd Zöllner, Tim Schröder, Rodion EbbighausenScienceSocial Sciences
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Myanmar in a PodShell episodes

  • 09 Myanmar's Economy - Back to the past?
    With Richard Horsey and Jared Bissinger

    Since the coup, Myanmar's economy is under immense pressure. People lost their income, poverty is on the rise, and the future prospects are bleak. Both, the military and the resistance are trying to cut off the enemy's sources of income. Overall, the economic damage is so huge that it can never be compensated for by humanitarian aid alone. Which leads to the difficult question: Is it possible to restart the economy without harming the people?

    1 hr
  • 08 Journalism in a polarized environment – Myanmar Media and the Coup
    With Werner Eggert and Mratt Kyaw Thu

    Journalism in Myanmar has never been an easy endeavor. But since the coup d'état on 1 February 2021 things went from bad to worse. A lot of journalists have been jailed or fleed the country. The media landscape is split into supporters of the military and supporters of the National Unity Government and the so-called revolution. Space for unbiased reporting is severly limited.

    44 min
  • 07 Local Democracy - A Feasible Alternative to Top-Down Governing?
    With Tamas Wells and Sam Sai Kham

    Democracy is one of the most used buzzwords when it comes to Myanmar. In episode 7 of "Myanmar in a Podshell", we don't talk primarily about democracy as a form of governing or as a buzzword, but about concrete democracy and democratic structures and practices at the community level in Myanmar. In other words, we want to understand what people in Myanmar actually make of the concept of democracy.

    54 min
  • 06 Generation Z - Inventing a New Myanmar?
    With Nyein Chan May and Nickey Diamond
    A lot has been written about Generation Z in connection with the coup in Myanmar. Obviously, it is a driving force in the fight against the military regime. But who or what is Generation Z in Myanmar? We talk to a member of Generation Z and an observer close to it to find out more in episode 6 of "Myanmar in a Podshell".
    59 min
  • 04 Education in Times of Uprising
    With Marie Lall and Khaing Phyu Htut
    Since the coup on February 1, 2021, the education system in Myanmar has ground to a halt in large parts of the country. Another generation might grow up without a proper education. In Episode 4 of "Myanmar in a Podshell", we discuss the consequences of this and what an inclusive, representative education system in Myanmar would have to look like.
    56 min
  • 03 Democracy - Myanmar's Endless Struggle
    With Marco Bünte and Richard Takhun
    The third episode of "Myanmar in a Podshell" explores the question of what democracy in Myanmar is all about. What do the people in the country understand by democracy, what is the scientific perspective and what does the military mean by "disciplined democracy"? Last but not least we dicuss what future elections could look like and when they might take place.
    53 min
  • 02 Many third forces – The role of Myanmar's Ethnic Armed Organizations
    With Sai Khuensai and Ashley South
    The second episode of "Myanmar in a Podshell" focuses on Myanmar's Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) and their role since the February 1 coup. How united are they and where are the possible rifts between the various EAOs, the Tatmadaw and the National Unity Government (NUG), the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) and the People's Defense Forces (PDFs)?
    55 min
  • 01 Myanmar without Aung San Suu Kyi
    with Mon Mon Myat and Michal Lubina
    In the first episode of "Myanmar in a PodShell" we discuss the political future of Aung San Suu Kyi after the coud d'etat. What is her legacy and what would be her take on the "people's defensive war" declared by the National Unity Government?
    48 min

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The Podcast "Myanmar in a PodShell" provides analysis and background information on the situation in Myanmar. In each episode, proven experts have their say to shed light on specific social, political, cultural, religious or economic aspects. In doing so, the broadest possible spectrum of opinions is taken into account. The aim is to bring the different points of view into dialogue in order to bridge the rifts and divisions that have dominated the country and discussions about the country for decades.