Current affairs in Burma/Myanmar

24/04/2008 - 14:00

 

24 April 2008
14.00 - 17.15 hrs

The European Alliance for Asian Studies in collaboration with  Clingendael Asia Studies.

 

 

Date: 24 April 2008
Venue: Instituut Clingendael
Clingendael 7
2597 VH The Hague

Registration: Clingendael Asia Studies
Desiree Davidse
Tel. 070-3746605
ddavidse@clingendael.nl

Programme

14.00 hrsRegistration

14.10 hrs

Opening
Prof. Max Sparrreboom (Director IIAS/Secretary European Alliance for Asian Studies)

Chair: Prof. Jan Melissen (Director, Clingendael Asia Studies)

14.20 hrsMyanmar: Challenges of the Present
Dr Saw Myat Sandy, Ethnicity and Myanmar politics (PhD. Westfälische Wilhems University, Münster, Germany)

15.00 hrsBurma/Myanmar at Crossroads. Can Europe Help the Country Choose a Way to Democracy and Peace?
Dr Timo Kivimäki, Conflict studies in Asia, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS), Copenhagen, Denmark

15.40 hrsTea break

16.00 hrsDiscussion
Marco Mezzera (Conflict Research Unit, Clingendael) [to be confirmed]

16.15 hrsOpen discussion led by the Chair

17.15 hrsDrinks

You are kindly requested to park your car outside the Clingendael premises. Parking space is available in the Van Alkemadelaan and the Ruychrocklaan.