Gatty Lecture Rewind: Jangai Jap, Department of International Affairs, The University of Georgia

In this episode of Gatty Lecture Rewind, the host Namfon Narumol Choochan and guest co-host Drake Avila interview Jangai Jap, Assistant Professor of International Affairs at the University of Georgia. They discuss her recent research on ethnic rebellion in Myanmar and why the current explanation of post-independence political exclusion falls short in accounting for the rebellion's onset. Professor Jap shares how her Kachin heritage and NGO work experience in Myanmar have sparked her academic curiosity and shaped her doctoral and current research.

This episode was produced by the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, a NYSEAN Partner.