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Refugee and Return

Displacement along the Thai-Myanmar Border

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. Supang Chantavanich

    1. Asian Research Center for Migration (ARCM), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

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  2. Aungkana Kamonpetch

    1. Asian Studies Asian Reser Center for Mig, Chulalongkorn University, Institute of Asian Studies Asian Reser Center for Mig, Bangkok, Thailand

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  • Presents new, innovative research and applications for researchers, practitioners and students
  • All chapters were written by researchers from Myanmar with access to first-hand sources, especially publications printed only in local language(s)
  • Offers multidisciplinary perspectives on repatriation and post-conflict societies
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace (BRIEFSSECUR, volume 28)

Part of the book sub series: Migration Studies (MIGST)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Background of Protracted Conflict and Displacement in Myanmar

    • Supang Chantavanich, Aungkana Kamonpetch
    Pages 1-7

  3. Sustainable Return: A Case Study of Refugee Return to Lao PDR in the 1980s–1990s

    • Min Ma, Vongsa Chayavong
    Pages 9-21

  4. Myanmar as a Post-conflict Society?

    • Lahpai Nang Sam Aung, Hkawn Ja Aung
    Pages 23-35

  5. Challenges of Reintegration for Returnees in Myanmar

    • Nwe Ni Win Kyaw, Ni Ni Win
    Pages 37-48

  6. Analysis and Conclusions on Voluntary Repatriation

    • Supang Chantavanich, Aungkana Kamonpetch
    Pages 49-59

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 61-71
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This book provides essential background information on the protracted displacement of several ethnic groups along the Thai-Myanmar border before turning to an examination of whether Myanmar has now shifted into a post-conflict society, the expected challenges involved in reintegrating returnees to Myanmar, and the possibility of voluntary and sustainable repatriation. The authors conclude that, given the current, ongoing security challenges and the lack of job opportunities in Myanmar, voluntary repatriation is not yet feasible as a long-term solution. After more than 60 years of conflict and displacement, Myanmar is now in the midst of political reform. A new nominally civilian government and the promise of elections in 2015 have raised hopes of a lasting democratic transition after years of military rule. For the first time in decades, repatriation of refugees in Thailand is being discussed as a real and imminent possibility.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Asian Research Center for Migration (ARCM), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Supang Chantavanich

  • Asian Studies Asian Reser Center for Mig, Chulalongkorn University, Institute of Asian Studies Asian Reser Center for Mig, Bangkok, Thailand

    Aungkana Kamonpetch

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