LIRNEasia has relationships
no-longer being in the same
positions
The government imposes Low
new rules that limit the
ability of LIRNEasia to carry
out
activities,
specially
activities related to field
research/surveys
of
Myanmar citizens
Ethnic conflict worsens and Moderate
LIRNEasia is unable to
conduct field work in certain
areas
in attendance in 2013 course).
>>
Plan
multiple
dissemination events and
modes, none of which
completely
depend
on
reaching policy makers one on
one or specialized events for
policy makers
influence the symbolic
environment the (new)
policy makers operate
>> Double efforts to
reach out to private
sector service providers
and civil society so that
they may (in turn) take
our research to policy
makers
>> Where possible, obtain >> Carry out research
approval
from
relevant through Myanmar-based
government
organizations organizations instead of
prior to carrying out research LIRNEasia staff going to
the field
>> Continue to develop
MIDO’s capacity so that they
can carry out research,
capacity
building
and
dissemination
activities
themselves, over time
>> Current baseline survey
avoids conflict zones already.
As such, follow-up surveys
(panel studies or otherwise)
will be planned avoiding these
areas anyway
>> Design the Impact
Evaluation in a manner such
that
effects
on
villages/townships/wards that
ARE studied can be analyzed
(i.e.
samples
are
representative etc.) even if
other areas cannot supply
data.
>> Avoid (new) conflict
areas and proceed with
research. Limit analysis
(e.g. on impact studies)
to only villages that can
be surveyed. The results
will still be robust (i.e.
representative, etc.) but
less generalizable when
compared to being able
to
visit
all
villages/townships/wards
previously surveyed.
7 Ethical Considerations
Certain organizations have raised concerns that providing aid to a-not-completely-democratic country
like Myanmar will result in reinforcing the anti-democratic tendencies within the system. Persistent
calls are made to make all aid conditional on specified behavioral improvements by the government.
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