Deepening democracy through inquiry, scrutiny and debate
Dr Myint Zaw says that genocide starts with the thought that ‘they’ are not like us, followed by the conviction that ‘they’ can’t live amongst us, culminating in the decision that ‘they’ must not live. Human violations become a habit. They occur again and again.
Htein Lin, whose exhibit deals with socio-cultural issues and taboos surrounding the longyi, discusses its consequences for gender equality, and the concept of male emasculation that arises when men pass under their wives’ longyis and when husband/wife longyis are washed together
And Sayama Ma Thida of PEN Myanmar gives a powerful keynote speech about art as the search for truth, and for us to consider research as art too. @ahrcpress 
This is @dansenglawn's second #P4P Grant. His first was for a project analysing discourses of representation, instability and exclusion in newspapers in the post-Independence period in #Myanmar, with special reference to Kachin state; & included @britishlibrary archival research.
Young #Ethiopians affected by recent protests in the country form an integral part of this research: they will be trained in ethnographic video-making to help express their unfiltered views on access to political representation and representatives.
@_Emma_Crewe introduces some observations from her and Nick Sarra’s collaborative ethnography about the political, social and cultural world from the perspective of Select Committee Chairs, and the changing hierarchies and relationships that frame Select Committees 
Myat Thet Thitsar introduces the #RIPE project, the Alliance for Inclusive Democracy, and the pursuit of more inclusive democracy in #Myanmar
It teaches you a huge amount about applying for grants when you have the experience of being a grant-maker, as @_Emma_Crewe and the ‘Deepening Democracy’ team do with the P4P Grant-making scheme