The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD) was established as an academic unit under the Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University in 1998. By linking graduate training and research to development theories, policies and practice, RCSD aims to create a deeper understanding of the social, environmental and cultural challenges of modernization and development processes, in particular the impacts of the processes of regionalization and economic integration on local people and the environment.
Over the past decade, RCSD has focused its main interest on social transformation processes in the broader framework of increasing regional connectivity in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) by highlighting a number of key issues in the region, such as land governance, transboundary resource management, exploitation of nature and cross-border mobility.
Today, RCSD serves as a leading regional hub for academic exchange, quality research and education on sustainable development issues. The Center stands out from other programs due to its strong global, regional, and local connectivity through broad networks and alliances with the international development community.
The academic node encompasses four key areas of academic work:
PhD (Anthropology), Cornell University, USA
Research interest: Economic anthropology, environmental management, history of rural economy and society, history of the Lanna, rituals and beliefs, social theory of development
PhD (International Education Development). Stanford University, USA
PhD Honorary (Social Anthropology), Goteborg University, Sweden
Research interest: ethnicity & multiculturalism, regionalization of development in the Mekong sub-region, health social science, resource mangeement and border issues.
PhD (International Education Development). Stanford University, USA
PhD Honorary (Social Anthropology), Goteborg University, Sweden
Research interest: ethnicity & multiculturalism, regionalization of development in the Mekong sub-region, health social science, resource mangeement and border issues.
PhD (Anthropology), Australian National University, Australia
Research interest: Tai/Thai culture under modernity, sociology of sport and of everyday life, anthropology of mass media, cultural Studies, border studies
PhD (Sociology of Health), University of Nottingham, UK
Research interest: Heath Social Science, culture of health
PhD (Anthropology)
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Research interest:
Biodiversity, Community Forests, Local Wisdom and Sustainable Development, Natural Resource Management, Farmer Society and Culture, Political Anthropology (Leader and Powers), Psychological Anthropology (Femininity and sexuality), modern and consumerism, space and ethnic identity, marginalization and displacement.
PhD (Anthropology), Cornell University, USA
Research interest: Economic anthropology, environmental management, history of rural economy and society, history of the Lanna, rituals and beliefs, social theory of development
PhD (Anthropology), University of Texas at Austin, USA
Research interest: ethnic relations, transnational migration, border studies, and visual and popular culture.
PhD (Anthropology)
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Research interest:
Biodiversity, Community Forests, Local Wisdom and Sustainable Development, Natural Resource Management, Farmer Society and Culture, Political Anthropology (Leader and Powers), Psychological Anthropology (Femininity and sexuality), modern and consumerism, space and ethnic identity, marginalization and displacement.
PhD (Anthropology), Cornell University, USA
Research interest: Economic anthropology, environmental management, history of rural economy and society, history of the Lanna, rituals and beliefs, social theory of development
PhD (Social Science), Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Research interest: Resource management, cultural economicy, Indian studies
PhD (International Education Development). Stanford University, USA
PhD Honorary (Social Anthropology), Goteborg University, Sweden
Research interest: ethnicity & multiculturalism, regionalization of development in the Mekong sub-region, health social science, resource mangeement and border issues.
PhD (Medical and Health Social Science), Mahidol University, Thailand
Research interest: ethnic wisdom and development, refugees, community-based participatory research, Mekong river and food soverienty
PhD (Anthropology), Macquarie University, Australia
Research interest: ethnic minority in Northern Thailand, nationalism, citizenshop, cross-border impacts of development in Southeast Asia
PhD (Anthropology), University of Washington, USA
Research interest: ethnicity, indigeneity, development, religion and tourism
PhD (Social Work). Sydney University
Research interest: Family welfare, social problems, and social action
PhD (Anthropology), Australian National University, Australia
Research interest: Tai/Thai culture under modernity, sociology of sport and of everyday life, anthropology of mass media, cultural Studies, border studies
