April 21 2023, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location: HK 28 SR010 (Dr.-Hans-Kapfinger-Straße 28)

A flyer for the event can be found here.

The research colloquium will present the findings of a research on digital authoritarianism conducted by Dr Nwet Kay Khine, a fellow of the Passau International Center for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies. Dr Khine will discuss how the coup in Myanmar transformed the emancipatory potential of digital development to the tools of digital authoritarianism. Her research analyzes how a conflict state harnesses newly gained digital power for confronting citizens’ protest and control freedom of expression by importing strategies from its digital enablers.

The presentation will be held in English. All members of the University of Passau and interested members of the public are cordially invited to the event.

We ask university members who would like to attend to please register in Stud.IP under the event number 44332.
If you are from outside the University and would like to attend, you can register via e-mail to office-devpol@phil.uni-passau.de.

The Passau International Centre for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (PICAIS) is the central platform for academic excellence, interdisciplinary research and network-building at the University of Passau. Since summer 2021, it has been promoting research aligned with the University’rs strategic guiding themese: digitalisation, sustainable development and Europe. In organising calls for applications every year, it support innovative interdisciplinary project and event ideas both financially and by providing the necessary infractstructure.

An overview of all curent and former Fellows can be found here.