Gerard McCarthy

Gerard McCarthy

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Biography

Gerard McCarthy is Assistant Professor of Social Policy and Development at International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague (part of Erasmus University of Rotterdam). He specialises in the politics of inequality and development in Southeast Asia, especially Myanmar where he has researched democracy, welfare and authoritarian legacies since 2013.

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Journal Article

Roadblocks, Relationality and Resilient Resistance in Pre-coup Myanmar

April 2026
Gerard McCarthy, Kyle Nyana

Partner Publication

Dead-end Dictatorship: Roadblocks, Rural Livelihoods and Resilient Resistance in Post-coup Myanmar

August 2024
Gerard McCarthy, Kyle Nyana
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Webinar: The politics of passage - New research on checkpoints and revenue in conflict

Webinar: The politics of passage – New research on checkpoints and revenue in conflict

Virtual

30 June 2026 – 14:00

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Timezone: Europe/London

This webinar launches the Development and Change special issue, The Politics of Passage: Checkpoints and Authority amidst Conflict, drawing on the Roadblocks and Revenues research series.
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