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Mai Van Tran
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, studying mass contention & social media in Southeast Asia, PhD Cornell. For more stuff: https://www.vanmaitran.com/
Of course, you would know each other! Small world haha Hope you're doing well, Alex! And big congratulations on your new job!
September 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Teaching Data Science? Frame the course in the context of data pipelines!

This gives structure to the big picture, allows for a natural scaffolding, and supports a critical look at common pitfalls along the pipeline.
August 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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8/ We hope this piece resonates and highlights ongoing efforts to shift knowledge politics in Myanmar, as part of longer struggles over centre-periphery relations.

Read it here: 👉 teacirclemyanmar.com/education/pr...

#Myanmar #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar
Producing knowledge in/of/for Myanmar’s borderlands - Tea Circle
The authors reflect on the politics of producing borderland knowledge in Myanmar after the coup.
teacirclemyanmar.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
For more on The Coming Age of Tech Trillionaires and the Challenge to Democracy series: www.techpolicy.press/category/the...
The Coming Age of Tech Trillionaires and the Challenge to Democracy | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press is a nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy. We publish opinion and analysis.
www.techpolicy.press
June 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"Global South human rights advocates face unique and compounded challenges as they work to resist Big Tech-mediated repression... Tackling these pressing challenges requires a genuinely multistakeholder approach."
June 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Please also consider donating to ongoing earthquake relief efforts in Myanmar: www.mutualaidmyanmar.org/earthquake 6/6
May 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We are sincerely grateful to all of our thoughtful participants, colleagues, and reviewers. Feel free to take a look at our work as part of The Future of Democracy collection on Open Research Europe: doi.org/10.12688/ope... 5/6
May 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We find that such advocacy is more likely to curtail Big Tech-mediated repression when advocacy actors focus on demands that resonate with Western platform governance agenda, engage prominent international allies to amplify the demands, and represent the experiences of marginalised dissidents. 4/6
May 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We compare platform advocacy efforts from Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia during 2018-2024, blending qualitative insight from expert interviews covering the major digital platforms with quantitative analysis of public Facebook content and Meta’s self-reported data on its moderation practice. 3/6
May 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
It encompasses transnational advocacy efforts toward Global North tech giants to defend free speech. We ask: To what extent might pro-democracy platform advocacy affect Big Tech’s content governance practices in order to curb platform-mediated repression in the Global South? 2/6
May 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Our team interviewed digital rights advocates and activists representing marginalised groups from Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia on how their communities built resilience against digital harassment. Then, with support by WITNESS, we have turned our research findings into tailored suggestions. 2/2
May 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM