Constituting Public Authority: Discourses, Everyday Practices, Land and Forest Governance in Kamoethway Area

Dato/tid
30. jun. 2026 kl. 10:00 - 16:00
Sted
Online på Zoom
Arrangør
Institut for Fødevare- og Ressourceøkonomi
Type
Ph.d.-forsvar
Ph.d.-forsvar med Naw Pe Tha Law

Bedømmelsesudvalg

Professor Christian Lund, IFRO, Københavns Universitet (forperson)
Seniorforsker, PhD Helene Maria Kyed, Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier (DIIS)
Professor Emeritus Philip Hirsch, University of Sydney

Vejledere

Lektor Thorsten Treue
Professor Carl Middleton

Institut

Institut for Fødevare- og Ressourceøkonomi

Sted

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Kort beskrivelse af afhandlingen

This dissertation examines how the Karen National Union (KNU) seeks to establish public authority in the territories it controls or partially controls. It argues that the KNU's authority is constituted through its regulation of access to land and forests, as well as through its strategies centred on Karen ethnic identity, self-determination and state-building, women's rights, and indigenous rights. By examining governance in a contested area, the dissertation contributes to broader debates on public authority, social movements, and state-building during armed conflict.
Those interested in reading a physical copy of my dissertation may contact ttr@ifro.ku.dk to arrange access at his office.