Ashley South is an independent writer and consultant, specialising in humanitarian and political issues in Burma/Myanmar and Southeast Asia.

Publications

Books

• 2008 - new in paperback [2010]: Ethnic Politics in Burma: States of Conflict (Routledge) – flyer | buy online

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• 2008 – Civil Society in Burma: The Development of Democracy Amidst Conflict (East-West Centre, Washington – ‘Policy Studies’ series No. 51) -  buy online
• 2003 [reprint edition 2005] – Mon Nationalism and Civil War in Burma: The Golden Sheldrake (RoutledgeCurzon) – flyer

Chapters in edited volumes

• June 2007 – Conflict and Displacement in Burma/Myanmar (in ‘Myanmar: The State, Society and the Environment’, Australian National University, eds Trevor Wilson & Monique Skidmore)
• January 2007 – Ceasefires and Civil Society: The Case of the Mon (in the ‘Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma’, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, ed. Mikael Gravers) – PDF | book flyer

Journal articles and academic papers

• April 2007 – Karen Nationalist Communities: The ‘Problem’ of Diversity (‘Contemporary Southeast Asia’ - ISEAS/National University of Singapore) – PDF
• February 2007 – Burma: The Changing Nature of Displacement Crises (Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford University, Working Paper No. 39) – PDF
• August 2004 – Political Transition in Myanmar: A New Model for Democratization (‘Contemporary Southeast Asia’ Vol. 26, No. 4 – ISEAS/National University of Singapore) – PDF
• November 2001 – Burma’s  Ex-Insurgents: The Mon Ceasefire and Political Transition (Burma Debate Vol. VIII, Fall 2001)

Reports

• December 2007 – Displacement and Dispossession: Forced Migration and Land Rights in Burma (Center on Housing Rights and Evictions) – PDF
• September 2002 – Internally Displaced People and Relocation Sites in Eastern Burma (Burmese Border Consortium, Bangkok)

Articles

• September 2009 – REVIEW: Michael Charney, ' A History of Modern Burma' (CUP 2009), ‘ASEASUK News’ – PDF
• May 2009 – REVIEW: Robert Taylor, ‘The State in Myanmar’ (Hurst 2009), ‘ASEASUK News’ – PDF
• November 2008 – Economics Crisis and Human Rights, ‘The World Today’ (Chatham House) – PDF
• August 2008 – Electoral Dilemmas, Independent Mon News Agency commentary (4-8-2008) – PDF
• July 2008 – Burma after the Cyclone: Making a Disaster Out Of the Cyclone, ‘The World Today’ (Chatham House) – PDF
• April 2008 – Humanitarian Aid to IDPs in Burma: activities and debates, ‘Forced Migration Review' (Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford University) – PDF
• March 2008 – Prospects for Burma’s New Constitution, Independent Mon News Agency commentary (17-3-2008) – PDF
• February 2008 – Mahn Sha La Phan: Resistance leader of Burma’s Karen people, ‘The Guardian’ obituary (18-2-2008) – PDF
• December 2007 – Crisis on the Burma Border, ‘The Nation’ (20-12-2007) – PDF
• October 2007 – Mon Nationalist Movements: insurgency, ceasefires and political struggle – paper presented at ‘Seminar on Discovery of Ramanndesa’, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, (11-10-2007), published by Mon Unity League (Bangkok, January 2008) – PDF
• August 2007 – What lies ahead for Burma’s cease-fires, ‘The Nation’ (8-1-2007) – PDF
• October 2006 – The Quest for Karen Unity, ‘The Irrawaddy’ – PDF
• October 2006 – Border-based Insurgency: Time for a Reality Check, ‘The Irrawaddy’ online – PDF
• September 2004 – Beyond the National Convention, ‘The Irrawaddy’ – PDF