An EBA seminar on current development challenges in Southeast Asia drawing on three recent Development Dissertation Briefs (DDB):
- Aspiring to a rural return: understanding Myanmar youth’s emotional experiences of migration and exploitation in Thailand’s agricultural sector, by Sofie Mortensen, University of Copenhagen.
- Media development in practice: what Swedish aid achieved in Vietnam, by Andreas Mattsson, University of Helsinki and Lund University
- A matter of faith? Combatting human trafficking in Thailand & Cambodia, by Andreas Henriksson, Umeå University
The seminar highlighted youth migration from Myanmar to Thailand, efforts to combat human trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia, and Swedish media development interventions in Vietnam. Together, the presentations offer new perspectives on complex social issues and policy challenges in Southeast Asia. In a panel discussion under the lead of Malin Oud, Vice Chair, EBA, Åsa Hedén, Head of Unit, Asia Department at Sida commented on the research and its potential implications for policy and practice.
What is a Development Dissertation Brief?
A Development Dissertation Brief (DDB) is a publication format at EBA in which the purpose is to communicate new research in a concise and accessible format to policymakers, practitioners, and other stakeholders in the field of development.