Advancing Federal Democracy, Human Rights, rule of law and Inclusive Governance in Myanmar
A trusted, independent policy and dialogue platform supporting peaceful, locally owned democratic transformation through research, facilitation, and institutional strengthening.
Highlights
Who We Are
Established in 2011, the Institute for Peace and Social Justice (IPSJ) is an independent, rights-based, policy and action-oriented institution working to advance federal democracy, human rights, and inclusive governance in Myanmar. Based in Thailand, IPSJ operates as a strategic research and policy hub, convening and facilitating dialogue among civil society, grassroots actors, and emerging governance structures. Through applied research and technical support, IPSJ helps translate democratic principles into practical, locally owned solutions.
WHY IPSJ MATTERS
Myanmar’s democratic transition requires more than advocacy or humanitarian response—it needs trusted spaces for dialogue, credible policy solutions, and institutions capable of managing diversity, conflict, and shared resources. IPSJ fills a strategic gap by operating at the intersection of civic, political, ethnic, and academic spheres. As an independent and non-partisan convener, IPSJ facilitates sensitive dialogue and governance design processes that few organizations can undertake, translating complex federal and democratic principles into implementable solutions grounded in local realities.
WHAT WE DO
IPSJ advances Myanmar’s federal democratic transition through applied research, inclusive dialogue, and targeted technical support. Our work strengthens democratic institutions, upholds human rights and the rule of law, and promotes peaceful conflict transformation. We focus on federalism and local governance, constitutional and judicial reform, natural resource and climate governance, and community resilience—connecting grassroots realities with policy reform to support just, peaceful, and inclusive outcomes.
Our Approach – Progressive Development
IPSJ’s work is guided by an approach of Progressive Development—a step-by-step, participatory pathway toward lasting peace and democracy. We believe meaningful change must emerge through locally owned processes that build trust, capacity, and accountable institutions over time. Our approach integrates three interlinked priorities: restoring democratic governance and human rights, cultivating a culture of dialogue and peaceful conflict resolution, and advancing equitable systems for natural resource governance and climate resilience within a federal framework.
Announcements & Press Releases
Press Release
IPSJ Concludes Second Federal Dialogue Series Focused on Strengthening Emerging Federal Units
April 22, 2026 – The Institute for Peace and Social Justice (IPSJ) successfully concluded its five-d…
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IPSJ Launches Federal Dialogue Series to Prepare Ayeyarwaddy Commission for Constitution-Making
The Institute for Peace and Social Justice (IPSJ), in partnership with the Ayeyarwaddy Interim Measu…
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Pro-Democracy Leaders Launch Advanced Federalism Training for Myanmar Reformers
February 22, 2026 – The Institute for Peace and Social Justice (IPSJ), in partnership with the Burma…
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Workshop on “Rule of Law, Independent Judiciary, and Judicial Sector Reform” Completed
December 7, 2025 MAE SOT, THAILAND – The Institute for Peace and Social Justice (IPSJ), in collabora…
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Media Coverage
ဖက်ဒရယ်ယူနစ်များ အားကောင်းခိုင်မာစေရေး ဖက်ဒရယ်စကားဝိုင်း ဆွေးနွေးပွဲကျင်းပ
မဇ္ဈိမ ။ ။ ကြားကာလ ဖက်ဒရယ်ဒီမိုကရေစီ ပြည်ထောင်စုတည်ဆောက်ရေး ရှုပ်ထွေးလှသည့် ကိစ္စရပ်များကို လွှတ်တော…
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Spring Revolution: Winning Battles, But Risking the War
This news was published by Mizzima Media on April 20, 2026. K2 Something remarkable is happening in …
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တော်လှန်ရေးထက် ရှင်သန်ရေး- TNLA က မင်းအောင်လှိုင်ကို မည်သည့်အတွက် ဆက်သွယ်ခဲ့ရသနည်း
ဓာတ်ပုံ -TNLA တပ်သားများ။ လက်ရှိအချိန်တွင် TNLA သည် တရုတ်၏ ဖိအားပေးမှု၊ MNDAA ၏ ရည်မှန်းချက်များနှင့…
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Survival Over Revolution: Why the TNLA Reached Out to Min Aung Hlaing
K2 – April 16, 2026 This news was published by Mizzima English News on April 16, 2026. When the Pala…
