The Creating Safer Space project ‘Exploring Community Perceptions and Coping Strategies on Violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar’ has published an article, ‘Agency during Armed Conflict: Everyday Life under Competing Authorities in Myanmar’s Rakhine State’, in the Journal of Global Security Studies. It is authored by Florian Weigand, Riyad Anwar, Tony Neil and Abellia Anggi Wardani.
The paper draws upon fieldwork in Myanmar’s Rakhine State to analyse the relationship between ordinary people and competing authorities during armed conflict. In particular, the paper investigates the sources of agency that enable civilians to engage with armed actors, for instance, to ensure their own protection. It is openly accessible here.