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Record Nr.

UNINA9910370052003321

Autore

Takeda Makiko

Titolo

Women, Children and Social Transformation in Myanmar [[electronic resource] /] / by Makiko Takeda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-0821-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

306.09591

Soggetti

Social policy

Economic development

Social change

Social structure

Equality

Children, Youth and Family Policy

Development and Social Change

Social Structure, Social Inequality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Women and Children: Toward Multilingual Society -- Ethnic Children and the Community-based Monastic Education System -- The Importance of the Protection and Promotion of Women’s Rights: The Changing Roles of Women -- Community Based Initiatives for Securing Rights of Myanmar’s Children: A Border Region Clinic and A Monastic School -- Building Equality and Social Cohesion in Myanmar: Plurilingualism as a Platform for Establishing Peace Culture -- Language Rights, Ethnic Identity, and Conflict in Myanmar: A Prospect for Multilingual Education to Bridge the Divided Society -- Reflections.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the need for deep-seated social change in Myanmar if the country’s democratic transition and peace process is to deliver tangible benefits for those that have long faced profound vulnerability and marginalisation. Drawing on detailed case studies, it showcases a range of initiatives taking place in Myanmar aimed at strengthening women’s and children’s rights, improving education provision, and promoting respect for ethnic, religious and linguistic diversity, as well



as the challenges these initiatives face, and the foundations still needed for a more equal and socially cohesive society. The timely and insightful analysis presented in this book is a key read for those interested in understanding the challenges facing Myanmar and other highly diverse, and divided, countries. .