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The politics of resistance in semi-authoritarian contexts: human rights in Myanmar, 2008-2021: Opening, Occupying and Policing the Space for Dissent (2025)
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Dussud, M. The politics of resistance in semi-authoritarian contexts: human rights in Myanmar, 2008-2021: Opening, Occupying and Policing the Space for Dissent. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Given the apparent turn in recent years away from increasing democratisation, but not towards outright authoritarianism, it seems timely and important to ask how human rights advocates operate in semi-authoritarian regimes (SARs) where there is latit... Read More about The politics of resistance in semi-authoritarian contexts: human rights in Myanmar, 2008-2021: Opening, Occupying and Policing the Space for Dissent.

Conducting research in the midst of a military coup in Myanmar (2021)
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Dussud, M. Conducting research in the midst of a military coup in Myanmar. [Blog post]

Conducting field research always comes with security and ethical considerations. Yet they are exacerbated in constraining political environments, where navigating the line between one’s own security, the safety of informants and ethical consideration... Read More about Conducting research in the midst of a military coup in Myanmar.