Acknowledgments First and foremost, I want to express my gratitude towards all of my informants and contacts in Yangon. Without every single one of you this thesis would never seize to exist, I am forever grateful and humbled by all the time you chose to spend with me and by the friendships you gave me. A special thanks to, as he is called in this thesis, Dedan. Without you and your friends around the country, I would never have seen half of what I´ve seen and experienced in Myanmar. During and after my fieldwork one of my most important cheerleaders was Carolin Hirsch. Thank you for your support and guidance, our hour-long conversations, your enthusiasm for my work and for our long-lasting friendship. Besides the people I met in Yangon, I am in eternity grateful for my supervisor, Marianne Elisabeth Lien. Without your patience clear feedback, steady hand and guidance throughout these two years, this thesis would have been unintelligible. Also, I need to express my tremendous gratitude towards my parents, my family, my roommate, fellow students and to all my friends. A big thanks to every single one of you for patiently listening to me going on and on about my work, encouraging me to continue when I was down and keep me grounded when things went well. Without your support, I would not have managed these two years. I am grateful to SAI, The Department of Social Anthropology, for financial support as well as a genuine interest in us, the students and our welfare. Lastly, thanks to Telenor Norway and Telenor Myanmar for encouraging me through conversations and support with my visa. VII