Kirsten McConnachie

Kirsten McConnachie is a research fellow at the University of Oxford. Her research studies governance and justice processes among refugees from Myanmar. She is the author of Governing Refugees: Justice, Order and Legal Pluralism (Routledge, publication May 2014).

Security and status determination for urban refugees in Malaysia

It seems probable – and entirely reasonable - that it will take several years to build trust in a ‘new’ Myanmar that is safe to return to. But in a context of perpetual fear and insecurity, how will refugees in Malaysia survive until then?

By Kirsten McConnachie

/ 26 Mar 2014

Introducing Myanmar in transition? A displacement perspective

Individual posts in this week’s feature have provided a snapshot into a single issue. Collectively, they explore a crucial question: if Myanmar is undergoing a national ‘transition’ to democracy, what does this mean for a multi-generational, multi-ethnic, regional refugee situation?

By Kirsten McConnachie

/ 24 Mar 2014