Australian National University theses on Myanmar/Burma

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The Australian National University is the only commonwealth university in the nation. It has a distinctive mission to support research relating to our foreign neighbours, particularly Asia. When the university was created the responsible Minister, Mr John Dedman, Minister for Post War Reconstruction, outlined a bold vision for the university:

it will bring credit to Australia, advance the cause of learning and research in general, and take its rightful place among the great universities of the world. (Dedman, J. Second reading speech Australian National University Bill 1946, 19 June 1946

An essential element of the vision was that the knowledge created by the university would be made available to Australians and the world. The Minister commented that “our people should have available everything they need to permit their decisions to be made wisely and after a full understanding of the issues involved”. We seek to deliver resources to support this grand vision.

Research relating to Burman/Myanmar has been undertaken at the university over many years. The outputs from this research have been acquired and made accessible through the University’s Library. Masters and PhD students have undertaken world class research that is now readily accessible as the library has digitised the thesis collection. New theses are added to the collection digitally. They provide outstanding insights into Myanmar/Burma on a diverse range of matters.

This guide lists an extraordinarily rich range of research conducted through the history of the university. It aims to make the theses discoverable in a convenient format.

We thank the work of the Myanmar Research Centre in fostering world class research into Myanmar/Burma. Their support for researchers is outstanding. The Library will continue to work with the Centre to make research available for all scholars.

The guide was compiled by Nithiwadee Chitravas and Roxanne Missingham. We are grateful to those who provided advice throughout the project. We aim to update the guide with new theses as these are awarded.