Amara Thiha

Amara Thiha left PRIO in 2024. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.

Email: amathi@prio.org

Amara Thiha
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Publications
Blog posts
Audio & video

Journal article

2024

Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia. Venice University Press

Rituals, Lore and Legitimacy in Post-Coup Myanmar

Journal article in Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale

Recorded event

Monday, 22 May 2023 13:00–14:30 UTC+02

01:24:54

Justifying Military Power in Myanmar and Thailand

Why do militaries believe they are the right institutions to govern a country? Militaries in many Asian countries operate first and foremost as political actors.

Book review

2023

Stalemate: Autonomy and Insurgency on the China-Myanmar Border

Book review in Contemporary Southeast Asia

PRIO Blogs

Wednesday, 15 Mar 2023

A photo taken by a regime soldier shows junta troops and Pyu Saw Htee members resting during operations in Sagaing Region in 2022. Source: Myanmark Now.

Monks and Militias in Myanmar

The political implications of ultra-nationalist Buddhist monks and ideologies in Myanmar received much attention in the years before the 2021 military takeover. As Myanmar has turned more violent since the coup, ultra-nationalist monks have been radicalised further. What role are these monks playing in the political landscape of Myanmar today? ...

Current projects

Project

Jan 2022 –

Use of Ancient Belief System for Legitimacy and Struggle for Democracy during the Authoritarian Regime in Myanmar (1990-2010)

Led by Amara Thiha.

Project

Apr 2021 – Dec 2025

Pop Culture, Art, and Indigenous Ideas of Legitimacy in Struggles over Democratization and Peace (POPAGANDA)

Led by Marte Nilsen.