Humanitarian Aid
Explores humanitarian aid and politics in Myanmar and key challenges, especially for civil society organisations.
Maung, P. P., Wells, T., & Scott, A. (2026). Locating the “local” in aid localisation: The case of humanitarian response in Myanmar. Development in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2026.2711253
Wells, T., & Maung, P. P. (2024, June). International aid partnerships amidst Myanmar’s revolution: Solidarity or self-preservation and compliance? Journal of Contemporary Asia, 54(5), 867–886. https://doi.org/10.1080/00472336.2024.2320415
Nwe Hlaing, T. T., Wells, T., & Décobert, A. (2024). Seeing like a donor: The unintended harms of rendering civil society legible. Development in Practice, 34(8), 965–976. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2024.2362783
Wells, T., & Maung, P. P. (2024, June). Amid revolution, Myanmar’s NGOs face a deficit of donor solidarity. New Mandala. https://www.newmandala.org/amid-revolution-myanmars-ngos-face-a-deficit-of-donor-solidarity/
Décobert, A., & Wells, T. (2020). Interpretive complexity and crisis: The history of international aid to Myanmar. The European Journal of Development Research, 32(1), 294–315. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-019-00238-y
Wells, T. (2020). Narratives of donor accountability in support to peace processes: The case of the Joint Peace Fund in Myanmar. Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, 15(1), 18–30. https://doi.org/10.1177/1542316619868436
Books
Maung, P. P., Wells, T., & Décobert, A. (2026). Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis and the conflict paradox for local aid organisations. In C. Medail, S. Hmung, & M. B. Pedersen (Eds.), Myanmar rises: The Spring Revolution. ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute. https://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg/publication/8018
Décobert, A., & Wells, T. (2024). Redefining humanitarianism? Civil society responses to Myanmar’s political and humanitarian “crisis”. In C. Jacquet (Ed.), Defiance, civil resistance and experiences of violence under military rule in Myanmar. IRASEC. https://irasec.com/Defiance-civil-resistance-and-experiences-of-violence-under-military-rule
Décobert, A. (2016). The politics of aid to Burma: A humanitarian struggle on the Thai-Burmese border (1st ed.). Taylor & Francis.