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SUMMARY:Seminar: Rethinking Ethnic Studies in SEA
DESCRIPTION:RCSD invites all to attend a public seminar: Rethinking Ethnic Studies in Southeast Asia\, from July 20-22\, 2025 at the Faculty of Social Sciences First Floor Meeting Room (4107)\, Chiang Mai University\, \nThis seminar is jointly organized by the School of Ethnology and Sociology\, Yunnan University (YNU)\, and the Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD)\, with the participation of the Center for Ethnic Studies and Development\, Chiang Mai University and hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai University. \nKey participants include Wasan Panyagaew\, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at CMU; He Ming\, Dean of the School of Ethnology and Sociology at YNU; and Chayan Vaddhanaphuti\, Director of RCSD. Other participants include Gam A. Shimray from the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)\, Suchart Setthamalinee from the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC)\, and Catherine Baron from Toulouse University\, France. Several scholars from Yunnan University\, Chiang Mai University (including its Center for Ethnic Studies and Development – CESD\, and Department of Sociology and Anthropology)\, Minzu University of China\, Thammasat University\, Dali University\, Xiamen University\, and Sorbonne Paris 1 University will also present. \nThe seminar will explore a range of topics within ethnic studies in Southeast Asia. Discussions will cover the Culture and Memory of Ethnic Lue in Thailand and Vietnam\, the dynamics of Chinese Communities outside China focusing on Yunnan Studies in Thailand and Sino-Thai family businesses in Northern Thailand\, and the Study of Lahu in both Thailand and China with case studies in Chiang Mai. Further sessions will delve into State and Ethnicity\, examining historical exclusion of minorities in Cambodia and Thai state policies toward highlanders. The relationship between Ethnicity and Coffee in Doi Chang\, Thailand will be explored\, including comparative studies with Qingkou Village in China and the concept of “Ethnic Coffee Capitalism.” The seminar will also address Ethnicity and Society in Myanmar\, touching upon anthropological research on rural society\, the formation of plural societies in Colonial Burma\, and the role of ethnic civil society. Finally\, Cultural Sharing will be examined through a case study of Malaysia\, focusing on heritage politics and the construction of shared cultural identity. \n 
URL:https://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/event/seminar-rethinking-ethnic-studies-in-sea/
LOCATION:First Floor Meeting Room (4107)\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai\, 50200\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Ethnic Politics,Mobility and Border,Regional Integration
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240724T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240724T160000
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SUMMARY:Building a Human Border: The Thai Border Patrol Police Project in the Post-Cold War Era
DESCRIPTION:All are invited to a public lecture “Building a Human Border: The Thai Border Patrol Police Project in the Post-Cold War Era” on Wed 24 July from 2-4 pm at the Subaltern room\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai University. \nDr. Sinae Hyun is a research professor at the Institute for East Asian Studies at Sogang University\, South Korea\, specializing in the Cold War\, nationalism\, and Southeast Asian studies. Her doctoral research surveyed the history of the Thai Border Patrol Police and showed how the Thai ruling elite used American cold war policies for their cause. Her book based on the research entitled “Indigenizing the Cold War: The Border Patrol Police and Nation-Building in Thailand” was published by the University of Hawaii Press in April 2023. She is currently researching the histories of American Protestant missionaries in Southeast Asia and their dealings with overlapping empires of Britain\, China\, and “others.” \n 
URL:https://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/event/building-a-human-border-the-thai-border-patrol-police-project-in-the-post-cold-war-era/
LOCATION:Subaltern Meeting Room\, Operations Building\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50200\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Ethnic Politics,Regional Integration
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240708T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240708T150000
DTSTAMP:20260502T185244
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SUMMARY:Mekong River changes during the dry season: from Chiang Rai to Northeastern Cambodia
DESCRIPTION:RCSD invites all to join a graduate seminar: “Mekong River changes during the dry season\, from Chiang Rai to Northeastern Cambodia” with Ian Baird\, Professor\, Department of Geography\, University of Wisconsin-Madison\, presenting his preliminary research findings. Join us from 1:30 to 3 pm on Monday\, 8 July 2024 at the Subaltern room\, RCSD\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai University.
URL:https://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/event/mekong-river-changes-during-the-dry-season-from-chiang-rai-to-northeastern-cambodia/
LOCATION:Subaltern Meeting Room\, Operations Building\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50200\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Regional Integration,Resource Governance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240621T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240621T163000
DTSTAMP:20260502T185244
CREATED:20240611T082401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T062834Z
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SUMMARY:Myanmar Interactive Dialogue #7: Enhancing Protection for Myanmar Communities in Thailand: Understanding the Thai Context
DESCRIPTION:Myanmar Interactive Dialogues: Dialogue # 7: Enhancing Protection for Myanmar Communities in Thailand: Understanding the Thai Context \nThe Myanmar Interactive Dialogue (MID) sessions\, initiated by the Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD)\, aim to create a platform for academics\, students\, research fellows\, and practitioners to engage in open dialogue about Myanmar’s political trends and issues. \nThis upcoming 7th MID will focus on understanding the Thai context to enhance protection for Myanmar communities in Thailand. Two distinguished Thai speakers will provide an overview and detailed perspectives on Thailand’s political\, social\, and economic dynamics\, followed by insights from two prominent Myanmar speakers. This dialogue seeks to foster a deeper understanding of current contexts and share innovative solutions and lessons learned for enhancing protection. \nThe session will include opening remarks\, panel discussions from both Thai and Myanmar perspectives\, and an interactive dialogue among participants. The event targets academics\, researchers\, students\, and practitioners interested in Southeast Asian studies\, aiming to provide actionable insights and foster resilience across diverse Myanmar communities in Thailand.\nYou are cordially invited to this seventh interactive dialogue. \nNote: It will be an onsite event.
URL:https://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/event/myanmar-interactive-dialogue-7-enhancing-protection-for-myanmar-communities-in-thailand-understanding-the-thai-context/
LOCATION:4th floor meeting room\, Operations Building\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50200\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Regional Integration
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230724T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230724T110000
DTSTAMP:20260502T185244
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SUMMARY:Infrastructure aid and the making of “real” countries: Upland geopolitics in Laos’s land and energy sectors
DESCRIPTION:RCSD welcomes all to attend a public lecture & book talk\, “Infrastructure aid and the making of ‘real’ countries: Upland geopolitics in Laos’s land and energy sectors\,” with Dr. Michael B. Dwyer\, Department of Geography\, Indiana University\, Bloomington. The talk will be held Monday\, July 24 at the Subaltern Room\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai University.\n\nModerator: Dr. Chusak Wittayapak\, Department of Social Science and Development\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai University\n \nAbout the talk:\nThis talk will introduce two related but distinct research projects on agrarian change in upland Laos. In the first part\, Dr. Dwyer will present his new book\, “Upland Geopolitics: Postwar Laos and the Global Land Rush (U. Washington Press\, 2022)\, which examines the way that legacies of cold war conflict\, together with newly built road infrastructure and the uneven geography of land titling have created an uneven geography of land grabbing in Laos’s northwestern uplands.\n\nThe second part of the talk will pivot to presenting Dr. Dwyer’s new and current research on rural electrification in upland Laos\, examining electrification’s impacts on forest change (via agrarian livelihoods) using\, in part\, a historical comparison with Thailand. Together\, the two parts of the talk bridge a shared history of international collaboration\, as well as related questions of social\, environmental and economic justice as they manifest at moments of grave political and environmental uncertainty.
URL:https://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/event/infrastructure-aid-and-the-making-of-real-countries-upland-geopolitics-in-laoss-land-and-energy-sectors/
LOCATION:Subaltern Meeting Room\, Operations Building\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50200\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Regional Integration,Resource Governance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221208T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260502T185244
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T042423Z
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SUMMARY:Addressing Multiple Marginalities Conference: 8-10 December 2022
DESCRIPTION:The “Multiple Marginalities” conference is the first event being held by the Association for Asian Studies under the “Cultivating the Humanities and Social Sciences and Supporting Under-Represented Scholars of Asia” project\, with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). This symposium will bring together research and institutional partners from Thailand\, India\, Pakistan\, and Cambodia in a unique opportunity for these partners from the Global South to meet and learn from each other and create new “networks of networks” that emphasize lateral connectivity\, exchange\, and partnerships going into the future. \nThe event will be filled with three days of panel presentations\, roundtable discussions\, photo\, cultural\, and textile exhibitions and a museum field trip with artist discussion for a range of participants from throughout Thailand and Southeast Asia. Register now here (free!) for the limited spaces still available for participants to join the symposium. \n 
URL:https://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/event/cultivating-the-humanities-and-social-sciences-and-supporting-under-represented-scholars-of-asia/
LOCATION:Uniserv\, 239 Nimmanahaeminda Road\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50200\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Regional Integration
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220724
DTSTAMP:20260502T185244
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220608T165729Z
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SUMMARY:7th International Conference on International Relations and Development (ICIRD) at CMU
DESCRIPTION:The 7th International Conference on International Relations and Development (ICIRD):\n“Disruption\, Challenges and Resilience in Contemporary Southeast Asia” will be held virtual and onsite 22-23 July 2022 in Chiang Mai\, Thailand\n\nThe 7th International Conference on International Relations and Development (ICIRD 7) invites scholars\, researchers\, graduate students across disciplines to submit the papers and being engaged in dialogues on the social and political dimensions of the unprecedented crisis\, changes\, challenges and opportunities faced by Southeast Asian societies in recent years\, with a particularly emphasis on several key themes\, including the Covid 19 pandemic; resource governance and conflict; climate change and environmental degradation; social and political conflict and crisis; and geopolitics and security in Southeast Asia and the wider Indo Pacific region.\n\n\nConference Themes\n\n\n* COVID-19\, Gender & Resilience\n* Climate Change\, Conflicts & Livelihood Security\n* Human Rights\, Conflict Transformation and Peace\n* Migration\, Forced Displacement & Refugees\n* Agrarian Transformation\, Resource Governance & Food Security\n* Human Security & Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\n* Media\, Digital Rights & Governance\n* Gender and Sexual Representation\n* Urban Space & Urban Livelihood\n* Transnationalism\, Transboundary Investment (BRI)\, SEZs
URL:https://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/event/7th-international-conference-on-international-relations-and-development-icird-at-cmu/
LOCATION:Chiang Mai
CATEGORIES:Mobility and Border,Regional Integration,Resource Governance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220426T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220426T153000
DTSTAMP:20260502T185244
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SUMMARY:Thesis proposal examination for Sumitra Thidar Soe
DESCRIPTION:Regional Center for Social Sciences and Sustainable Development (RCSD)\, Faculty of Social Science\, Chiang Mai University is pleased to invite you to participate in a thesis proposal examination: \n“Myanmar Military Coup Impact on Displaced Women in Mae Sot\, Thailand” \nPresenter: Sumitra Thidar Soe\, (Master of Arts in Social Science\, Specialization in Development Studies) \non Tuesday\, 26 April\, 13:30 P.M. \nExamining committee\nLect. Dr. Shirley Woarland: Chair\nLect. Dr. Rangsima Wiwatwongwana: Committee\nAsst. Prof. Dr. Prasit Leepreecha: Committee \nVenue\nZoom link: https://cmu-th.zoom.us/j/95991658318\nOnsite: RCSD study room 02-001\, 2nd floor\, Operational Building\, Faculty of Social Sciences. \n  \n 
URL:https://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/event/thesis-proposal-examination-for-sumitra-thidar-soe/
LOCATION:RCSD Study Room\, Operations Building\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50200\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Regional Integration
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20210305T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20210307T170000
DTSTAMP:20260502T185244
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SUMMARY:ICBMS3
DESCRIPTION:The 3rd International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies will be co-organized from 5-7 March 2021 at Chiang Mai University. It aims to be a platform for regional/international scholars and practitioners interested in Burma/Myanmar society as it undergoes economic\, political and social transformation to exchange ideas and research experiences on critical issues\, as well as strengthen and expand their networks. The ICBMS3 committee invites individual abstracts as well as panel proposals from interested academics\, researchers\, graduate students\, and professionals\, as well as practitioners engaged in the field of Burma/Myanmar studies. \nConference themes \n\nEconomic Development in Myanmar\nResource Management (Forest\, Land\, Water\, Fishes) & Governance\nAgrarian Transformation & Environmental/Climate Change\nUrban Space & Urban Livelihood\nMigration\, Migrants\, Refugees and the Displaced\nTransnationalism\, Transboundary Investment (BRI)\, SEZs\nPeace Process & Governance\nEthnic Inclusion/Exclusion\nHistory and Social Memory\nLanguage\, Mother-tongue Language Education\nChanging Media Landscape (Hate Speech)\nPopular Religion\, Religion and Harmony\nHealth Equality/Inequality\nEducation and Development\, Non-state Education\nGender & Development\nMyanmar and East Asian Powers\nArt and Society\nFood Security and Food Sovereignty\nSocial and Environmental Movements\n\nObjectives \n\nTo deepen our understanding of the social and political transformations occurring in Burma/Myanmar and their impact on the environment\, as well as on the economic and social lives of local/ethnic communities;\nTo examine Burma/Myanmar’s nexus and connectivity within the regional and global context\, as well as the internal interplay taking place among state actors\, society and culture;\nTo provide a platform for the exchange of academic ideas and dialogue among Burma/Myanmar scholars from around the world.\n\n 
URL:https://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/event/icbms3/
LOCATION:Uniserv\, 239 Nimmanahaeminda Road\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50200\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Ethnic Politics,Mobility and Border,Regional Integration,Resource Governance
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20181001T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20181001T120000
DTSTAMP:20260502T185244
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SUMMARY:Knots “Lessons Learned” Workshop
DESCRIPTION:RCSD invites all participants of the KNOTS Transdisciplinary Research and Teaching Summer School from CMU to join us for a reflection/training workshop “Lessons Learned?” Students\, translators\, instructors\, please join us at 9 am Monday 1 Oct at the Subaltern Meeting Room!
URL:https://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/event/knots-lessons-learned-workshop/
LOCATION:Subaltern Meeting Room\, Operations Building\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Chiang Mai\, Chiang Mai\, 50200\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Regional Integration
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