Peaceworks • JANUARY 2014 • no. 92 Since its 2010 elections, Myanmar’s political transition from military junta to democratic rule has been remarkable. The process, though, is far from complete. In the context of a deeply rooted, intractable, and dynamic conflict landscape, this report addresses the role of Myanmar’s national media in the country’s political, social, and economic transition. Analysis focuses on three key conflicts: citizen-state, ethnic, and intercommunal. The report is based on a methodology developed by the United States Institute of Peace that is designed to help donors, local stakeholders, NGOs, and policymakers determine effective media initiatives to help mitigate conflict, build peace, and support nonmedia statebuilding efforts in Myanmar. Related Links ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ Evaluating Media Interventions in Conflict Countries by Amelia Arsenault, Sheldon Himelfarb, and Susan Abbott (Peaceworks, October 2011) Afghanistan Media Assessment: Opportunities and Challenges for Peacebuilding by Eran Fraenkel, Emrys Schoemaker, and Sheldon Himelfarb (Peaceworks, December 2010) Media in Fragile Environments by Andrew Robertson, Eran Fraenkel, Emrys Schoemaker, and Sheldon Himelfarb (USIP Press, 2011) Social Media Reporting and the Syrian Civil War by Anand Varghese (Peace Brief, June 2013) Mitigating Media Incitement to Violence in Iraq: A Locally Driven Approach by Maureen Taylor and Theo Dolan (Special Report, March 2013) Blogs and Bullets II: New Media and Conflict after the Arab Spring by Sean Aday, Henry Farrell, Marc Lynch, John Sides, and Deen Freelon (Peaceworks, July 2012) Salam Shabab: Views and Voices of Iraqi Youth by Theo Dolan and Alexis Toriello (Peace Brief, January 2011) Blogs and Bullets: New Media in Contentious Politics by Sean Aday, Henry Farrell, Marc Lynch, John Sides, John Kelly, and Ethan Zuckerman (Peaceworks, September 2010) Preventing Media Incitement to Violence in Iraq by Theo Dolan (Peace Brief, April 2010) Media and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan by Sheldon Himelfarb (Peace Brief, March 2010) 2 Looking for Justice United States Institute of Peace • 2301 Constitution ave., nw • Washington, DC 20037 • usip.org