Salem-Gervais Nicolas

Nicolas Salem-Gervais is a Lecturer and Head of the Burmese Section at Inalco (National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations), where he also co-manages the Southeast Asia and Pacific (ASEP) master's program. He maintains dual research affiliations as a Statutory Researcher at CASE (Centre Asie du Sud-Est) and Associate Researcher at IRASEC (Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia).

His research examines educational and language policies in conflict contexts, with specialization in:

• Decentralization reforms in Myanmar's education system
• Ethnic minority language integration in curricula
• Policy implementation challenges amid political instability
• Transnational language dynamics in Southeast Asia

Recent publications (2020-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on post-coup Myanmar, analyzing:

• Impacts of military takeover on education infrastructure
• Curriculum adaptations for ethnic minority histories
• Local language implementation challenges in Chin/Kachin States
• Comparative Southeast Asian language policy frameworks

He leads research initiatives through CASE and collaborates extensively with Myanmar-based scholars, though no specific grants or lab resources are detailed.