Introduction / Mikael Gravers and Flemming Ytzen
Dark realities, glimmers of hope / David Høgsholt
The gathering pace of change
Part 1. Order and change. Preserving order amid change and developing change amid order / Flemming Ytzen
Local actors / Flemming Ytzen and Mikael Gravers
Towards a new state in Myanmar / Michael Lidauer
Development of civil society / Charles Petrie and Ashley South
The Kyi to the Great Game East / Bertil Lintner
International actors / Josine Legêne and Flemming Ytzen
Social issues / Marie Ditlevsen
Part 2. Challenges to unity. The colonial legacy / Mikael Gravers
Ethnic diversity, multiple conflicts / Mikael Gravers
Ethno-nationalism and violence in Burma/Myanmar : the long Karen struggle for autonomy / Mikael Gravers
The Karen in Myanmar's southeast : great hopes and many unresolved issues / Tim Schroeder & Alan Saw U
Coming home! / Lian H. Sakhong
Peace-building in Myanmar / Charles Petrie and Ashley South
Update on the peace process / Ashley South
The struggle for peace in northern Myanmar / Wai Moe
The religious dimension / Mikael Gravers and Marie Ditlevsen
Religion, identity and separatism : the case of the Kachin / Mandy Sadan
Politically engaged Buddhism : spiritual politics or nationalist medium? / Mikael Gravers
Contending approaches to communal violence in Rakhine State / Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung
Part 3. Economy, development and environment. Economic fundamentals, ongoing challenges / Marie Ditlevsen
Burma's economy and the struggle for reform / Sean Turnell
Development challenges and environmental issues / Marie Ditlevsen
Foreign aid to Myanmar / Marie Ditlevsen
Opportunities and challenges for donors and INGOs operating in Myanmar / Jonas Nøddekær and Marie Ditlevsen
Part 4. The way ahead. Whither Burma? / Mikael Gravers and Flemming Ytzen.