This book is a pioneer work that tells the “history from below” of the Yong, one of the ethnic people of northern Thailand with a unique history of migration, resettlement, […]
This book is a pioneer work that tells the “history from below” of the Yong, one of the ethnic people of northern Thailand with a unique history of migration, resettlement, […]
Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University, with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), invites young and mid-career […]
This seminar series explores displacement issues in Southeast Asia, investigating various forms of displacement, enhancing understanding of the legal frameworks that govern displacement, and examining community responses to displacement. This […]
RCSD invites all to join a book launch of “Young Tigers: Chao Tzang Yawnghwe and the Shan Rebellion in Myanmar,” along with discussion with author Bertil Lintner, on 24 February […]
RCSD invites all to join author Susan Conway on Friday, 13 February from 1:30 to 3:30 pm in the Subaltern Meeting Room at RCSD, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai […]
How do violent conflict and climate change shape each other on the ground? This seminar presents new research on the politics and lived experiences of climate change in Myanmar’s post-coup […]
From 30-31 January 2026 Chiang Mai University students and RCSD staff joined the international symposium “Empowering the Margins During Conflicts and Environmental Crises,” hosted by the University of Social Sciences […]
Gustaaf Houtman, Elliot Lodge, and Chayan Vaddhanaphuti, editors What happens when ethnographers join the resistance movement they study, their communities face systematic erasure, and universities are weaponized against them? This […]
This latest edited volume from RCSD, Ethnography Thrice Under Fire: Myanmar’s At-Risk Researchers of At-Risk Communities in At-Risk Environments brings together the work of ten Myanmar scholars who have continued […]
RCSD invites all to join a public seminar, “Fishing for Knowledges: Insights for Environmental Governance from Karen Communities’ Riverine Livelihoods in Northern Thailand” presented by Peter Duker, Ph.D. Candidate at […]