Anthony Ware

Background

About Anthony Ware

Associate Professor of International & Community Development at Deakin University, Melbourne, and former Director of the Australia Myanmar Institute. My current research focusses on international development in conflict-affected situations and strengthening everyday peace formation, particularly in Myanmar. My research revolves around the impact of sociopolitical factors on participatory community-led development, and thus I have also worked on issues such as Myanmar’s previous sanctions regime, fragile states, democratic transition, the role of faith and faith-based organisations in development, and theoretical and case study evaluations of development in difficult sociopolitical contexts more generally. I have published around two dozen papers/chapters, including in the academic journal Development in Practice, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Social Compass and Development Bulletin. I have four books: Context-Sensitive Development: How International NGOs Operate in Myanmar (Kumarian 2012), Development in Difficult Sociopolitical Contexts (Palgrave 2014), Development Across Faith Boundaries (Routledge 2016, with Matthew Clarke) and Myanmar's 'Rohingya' Conflict (Hurst 2017, with Costas Laoutides).