Mael Raynaud

Mael Raynaud is head of research at Urbanize: Policy Institute for Urban and Regional Planning, based in Yangon.

Civil society and the 2020 election

Civil society will again play a critical role in the general election due late next year, but in a context and political landscape that differs significantly from 2015.

BY Mael Raynaud

Opinion

Ethnic language teaching’s decentralisation dividend

The teaching of ethnic languages in schools and development of local curricula could deliver both educational and political benefits, and represent critical steps towards decentralisation.

BY Nicolas Salem-Gervais & Mael Raynaud

Latest Issue

Volume 6, Issue 18

January 27, 2021

Stories in this issue

Editorial, Opinion

Myanmar enters 2021 with more friends than foes

The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.

News Feed, News

Will the Kayin BGF go quietly?

The Kayin State Border Guard Force has come under intense pressure from the Tatmadaw over its extensive, controversial business interests and there’s concern the ultimatum could trigger fresh hostilities in one of the country’s most war-torn areas.

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