| Author | Ying Lwin |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GD-16-03 |
| Subject(s) | Internally Displaced persons--Myanmar
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Science in
Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no.GD-16-03 |
| Abstract | The resuming armed clashes between the Myanmar Army and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in June 2011 forced to flee more than a hundred thousand Kachin civilians from their villages. They have lost their farms, left all their belongings and resettled their lives in established camps in both Government Controlled areas and Non-Government Controlled areas. This study explores the changing gender roles and relations among Kachin Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in one of the IDPs along the China-Myanmar border named Lana Zupja Camp. The study was qualitative research, interviewed with 20 women and 20 men IDPs and also included key informant interviews conducted with people who are involved in the different leadership positions in the camp and several staff of Local NGOs which provide assistance to IDPs. Similarly, focus group discussions with selected IDPs both male and female and also field observation were undertaken in order to triangulate information. The study revealed that the armed conflict has changed IDPs lives after adopting livelihood strategies after displacement. Moreover, human security is one of the major threats in finding livelihood strategies among IDPs females and males during their stay in the camp. The challenge of creating a new livelihood has led to change in gender roles and relations among IDPs females and males. In some IDPs families, women have become the main income earners because of the absence of the men in the family as breadwinners. A positive impact of the changing gender relations is women gain new decision-making power within the family due to their involvement in economic responsibility. Moreover, women have a chance to participate in the community as public administrators which they did not get to do before displacement but male still dominated the highest decision power in the community. In contrast, a negative impact is that women face gender based violence in the camp. |
| Year | 2016 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no.GD-16-03 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Gender and Development Studies (GD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Doneys, Philippe; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Chatterjee, Joyee S.;Doane, Donna;Grunbuhel, Clemens; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Consortium of Development Studies in Southeast Asia (CDSSEA), Thailand; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2016 |