All are invited to join a public listening session of the results of the Acoustic Ecology sound workshop (currently under way), documenting audioscapes and the sound environment in and around Chiang Mai with Dr. Csaba Hajnoczy from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest Hungary. Please join us from 2-5 pm on Tuesday, 13 August […]
The Coup by the Myanmar military in February 2021 has resulted in renewed calls for a fundamental reform of the political system, which includes the abolition of special privileges for the Tatmadaw, a focus on democratic governance principles and the introduction of a federal union of equals. This presentation will look at the situation in […]
Join us on Friday, 6 December 2024 from 10:00 – 12:00 at the 4th Floor Meeting Room, Operations Building of the Faculty of Social Sciences for "Falling in love with artificial companions: with Professor of Philosophy Tõnu Viik, Rector of Tallinn University, Estonia. Abstract: Is it possible for human beings to establish romantic relationships with robots? […]
Academic researchers, media outlets, and international non-governmental organizations have investigated the issue of rare earth mining in Myanmar’s Kachin State, which borders China’s Yunnan Province. According to their findings, rare earth mining has caused irreversible environmental and social impacts. These investigations have also examined the role of the New Democratic Army–Kachin (NDA-K) in rare earth […]
RCSD invites all to join a public lecture "One Northern Thai Village in Chiang Mai: a 40-year Rural Transition and Responses of Rural People to Opportunities" by Tetsuro Fujikura, Ph.D., Visiting Associate Professor of Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University on Thursday, 20 February 2025 at the Subaltern meeting room, Faculty of Social […]
Join us on Wednesday, April 30 as Klemens Karlsson of Uppsala University and affiliated researcher at RCSD presents his book "A Sense of Place and Belonging – The Chiang Tung Borderland of Northern Southeast Asia," published by Northern Illinois University/Cornell University Press. This book is an interdisciplinary study of Chiang Tung (Keng Tung), a marginalized […]
Public lecture (and coffee tasting) with Po-Tao Chang, Phd student in the Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison. This presentation is designed for people who are interested in topics related to sustainable agriculture, indigenous peoples, coffee commodity chains, and industry in Thailand. Po-Tao Chang will present his latest research findings about the transformation of highland […]
For people in Myanmar (Burma), the Rohingya community’s history has been, at best, questioned, and at worst —and in reality—rejected outright. Much of the Rohingya’s visual history has been lost, confiscated or destroyed during waves of violence, forced displacement and genocide over the past 60 years. This destruction continues today. This has severely undermined ways […]
Supported by the Luce Foundation, Chiang Mai University Faculty of Social Science, and the University of Wisconsin - Madison Center for Southeast Asian Studies, the Decolonizing Southeast Asia Studies Conference will be held 17-19 July at Chiang Mai University's Uniserv. Organized by RCSD, over 200 presenters and observers from throughout the region will come together […]
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, This seminar is jointly organized by the School of Ethnology and Sociology, Yunnan University (YNU), and the Regional Center for Social Science and […]
The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University, invites students, scholars, civil society, media, and the public to a special screening of the documentary "Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar," followed by a panel discussion on the future of elections in Myanmar. This event is hosted by […]
Organized by: TheHILLS Myanmar (THM) & Chin State Academic Research Network (CSARN), with support from Chin Human Rights Organisation (CHRO) Friday, 14 November 2025, 3:00 – 5:00 PM Subaltern Room, Chiang Mai University This report launch event presents the first study to examine how conflict, gender, and cultural expectations intersect to shape mental health in […]