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Htet Thiha Zaw is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on how institutions created and maintained by indigenous societies have shaped historical state development, particularly in the Global South, with regional expertise in Southeast Asia and Burma (Myanmar). His work demonstrates that indigenous political and social institutions play a significant role in shaping long-term state development. Htet utilizes original data from pre-colonial and colonial records, employing both qualitative and quantitative analyses, including cross-section, panel data, geospatial, and text-as-data methods in his archival research. His published research appears in several academic journals, including Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Education Review, and the International Journal of Educational Development. Htet is dedicated to uncovering the historical narratives that influence contemporary policy and development challenges.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.