A new Creating Safer Space Working Paper has been published, titled The Diffusion of Protection Norms and Practices in Kachin and Northern Shan, Myanmar. The working paper is written by Nang Seng Raw, Arfiansyah and Mang Pi, and draws on research by the Creating Safer Space project Understanding Changing Strategy and Practice of Civilian Protection Under a Military Junta: The case of Kachin and Northern Shan, Myanmar.
This working paper discusses the diffusion of protection norms in Kachin and Northern Shan, two among many conflict areas of Myanmar. Nonviolent Peaceforce has worked with local civil society organisations in Myanmar for several years, and have accompanied them in developing protection mechanisms. This working paper explores how protection norms were localised and diffused, and how they were transformed following the military coup of 2021.
