Access to Higher Education in Areas of Contested Authority: The Case of Karen Students in the KNU-Controlled Areas in Myanmar
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Access to Higher Education in Areas of Contested Authority : The Case of Karen Students in the KNU-Controlled Areas in Myanmar. / Htun, Saw Than Min; Mortensen, Sofie.
Education and Power in Contemporary Southeast Asia. red. / Azmil Tayeb; Rosalie Metro; Will Brehm. Routledge, 2023. s. 45-60.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Access to Higher Education in Areas of Contested Authority
T2 - The Case of Karen Students in the KNU-Controlled Areas in Myanmar
AU - Htun, Saw Than Min
AU - Mortensen, Sofie
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Azmil Tayeb, Rosalie Metro and Will Brehm; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The chapter explores the theme of equity and justice in the context of ethnic minority groups in Myanmar and focuses on the case of access to higher education in Karen National Union (KNU)-controlled areas. In so doing, it analyzes how competition between the KNU and the central Burmese government pre-coup affected inclusion and exclusion. As a result of the power struggles between KNU and the then central Burmese government, students in KNU-controlled areas are found to have very limited and perhaps even less access to higher education than those who grow up as refugees and migrants in Thailand. This significantly affects the human resources among KNU and the wider Karen population, which is crucial for the success of a future federal governance system and peace in Myanmar. More so, it has severe impacts for young Karens' well-being. However, there is a large gap in understanding and supporting access to higher education for Myanmar's ethnic minority groups.
AB - The chapter explores the theme of equity and justice in the context of ethnic minority groups in Myanmar and focuses on the case of access to higher education in Karen National Union (KNU)-controlled areas. In so doing, it analyzes how competition between the KNU and the central Burmese government pre-coup affected inclusion and exclusion. As a result of the power struggles between KNU and the then central Burmese government, students in KNU-controlled areas are found to have very limited and perhaps even less access to higher education than those who grow up as refugees and migrants in Thailand. This significantly affects the human resources among KNU and the wider Karen population, which is crucial for the success of a future federal governance system and peace in Myanmar. More so, it has severe impacts for young Karens' well-being. However, there is a large gap in understanding and supporting access to higher education for Myanmar's ethnic minority groups.
U2 - 10.4324/9781003397144-5
DO - 10.4324/9781003397144-5
M3 - Book chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85165115149
SN - 9781032501666
SP - 45
EP - 60
BT - Education and Power in Contemporary Southeast Asia
A2 - Tayeb, Azmil
A2 - Metro, Rosalie
A2 - Brehm, Will
PB - Routledge
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