Kai Scott

Kai Scott is the Editor-in-Chief of Catalyst for the 2021-2022 AY. He is excited to help continue to build Catalyst while showcasing the incredible work of Catalyst’s talented writing, editing, and media staff. In school, Kai is in his final year of a Jt. Honours Political Science and International Development Studies degree, with a supplementary language minor in Chinese. His own interests lie in grassroots resistance, politics, and governance across East and Southeast Asia, with a particular interest in Burma (Myanmar).

Politics from Exile – An Interview with Mu Sochua

November 11, 2021February 23, 2022 Kai Scott

What shone clear throughout was an image of a deeply principled individual, someone committed primarily to value-driven political action over accession to political power.

New Year, Fresh Starts, and More of the Same

October 24, 2021October 27, 2021 Kai Scott

A brief message to start the year from Catalyst's Editor in Chief and Francophone Section Director

Grounding the Coup: Narratives of Praetorianism and Democracy in Myanmar

February 1, 2021November 10, 2021 Kai Scott

Myanmar’s rapid change of political fortunes as of yesterday might easily come as woven at the centre of two narratives that seem to have defined Myanmar in the eyes of many: on the one hand, a crashing end to a story of hope and democratic change; on the other, the soft, yet inescapable, thump of a history of military despotism reasserting itself once more.

Myanmar Following the 2020 General Elections: An Interview with Professor Kuhonta

December 20, 2020November 10, 2021 Kai Scott

On November 11, 2020, Managing Editor Kai Scott sat down with Prof. Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Associate Professor in the department of Political Science at McGill University, to discuss the results of the 2020 general election in Myanmar, and what these mean for democratization in the country.