REPORT: Intercommunal Violence in Myanmar: Risks and Opportunities for International Assistance
This report is based on a comprehensive literature review and key informant interviews. The findings detail the root causes and proximate causes of intercommunal violence in Myanmar, examine risks and opportunities for international assistance, and provide recommendations for research and programming. The findings cover discourse and propagandising, geographies of risks, the need for local analysis, the need to strengthen social cohesion and conflict management networks, and other strategies for intervention. The report underpinned an interfaith peacebuilding program under implementation in Myanmar.
