RCSD : The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development

ICBMS3
2021-03-05 08:00 - 2021-03-07 17:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | Uniserv, 239 Nimmanahaeminda Road, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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.
Conference themes

Economic Development in Myanmar
Resource Management (Forest, Land, Water, Fishes) & Governance
Agrarian Transformation & Environmental/Climate Change
Urban Space & Urban Livelihood
Migration, Migrants, Refugees and the Displaced
Transnationalism, Transboundary Investment (BRI), SEZs
Peace Process & Governance
Ethnic Inclusion/Exclusion
History and Social Memory
Language, Mother-tongue Language Education
Changing Media Landscape (Hate Speech)
Popular Religion, Religion and Harmony
Health Equality/Inequality
Education and Development, Non-state Education
Gender & Development
Myanmar and East Asian Powers
Art and Society
Food Security and Food Sovereignty
Social and Environmental Movements

Objectives

To 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;
To 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;
To provide a platform for the exchange of academic ideas and dialogue among Burma/Myanmar scholars from around the world.

Book Launch & Seminar: State of Land in the Mekong Region
2019-08-28 10:00 - 16:30 (Asia/Bangkok) | 4th floor meeting room, Operations Building, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
“State of Land in the Mekong Region” book launch + seminar on 28 August 2019, organized by RCSD The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development, starting 10 am at the 4th floor meeting room, operations building, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University. (there are morning and afternoon sessions).
The State of Land in the Mekong Region brings together data and information on current status and trajectories of change with regard to land resources, their social distribution, and the conditions of their governance that shape them. The book results from a long process of research and consultation involving more than 100 land experts in the region and across the world. It has been coordinated by the CDE – Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern and the Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG), funded by Swiss Cooperation Mekong, LuxDev – Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency, implemented by Land Equity International and Gret, with support from GIZ Laos.
This book event aims to raise awareness and discuss key issues documented in the book such as dramatic transformation of agricultural and land tenure systems, the acceleration of land-based investments and trade of land-intensive commodities, and the growing inequality between smallholder farmers and other agricultural producers. The morning session will present both the regional overview from the book, and details from the chapter concerning Thailand. The afternoon session involves a seminar on the topic of ‘land and inequality in Thailand’ with presentations and a panel of government, academic, NGO and CSO stakeholders. Participants are welcome to attend either or both of these sessions.

Knots “Lessons Learned” Workshop
2018-10-01 09:00 - 12:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | Subaltern Meeting Room, Operations Building, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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!

Seminar: Diversity in Communal Land Titling: Thailand Myanmar Laos and Cambodia
2017-02-08 13:00 - 16:30 (Asia/Bangkok) | 4th floor meeting room, Operations Building, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
Please join the Mekong Land Research Forum and RCSD from 13.00-16.30 on Wednesday 8 February 2017 at the 4th Floor Meeting room, Operational Building, Faculty of Social Sciences, for “Diversity in Communal Land Titling: Thailand Myanmar Laos and Cambodia”
In recent years, considerable interest has been shown amongst communities, non-government organizations and government agencies in what is commonly known as “Communal Land Titling”. The development of legal frameworks have taken on various forms in different countries due to a wide range of socio-cultural, legal and political factors. This seminar offers an overview of Communal Land Titling in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia. Different approaches will be compared and contrasted to assist practitioners and academics thinking about different ways to support Communal Land Titling in mainland Southeast Asia. See less
