Projects

KNOTS

KNOTS (Knowledge Networks of Transdisciplinary Studies) focuses on contemporary development challenges in Southeast Asia, in which transdisciplinary research approaches offer novel insights and innovative solutions.

New Sino-Thai Edited Volume: Agrarian Transitions in Ethnic Communities of Northern Thailand

New Sino-Thai Edited Volume: Agrarian Transitions in Ethnic Communities of Northern Thailand

This new edited volume is the result of the Sino-Thai Summer School that has been taking…

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Revisiting Agrarian Transition & Environmental (In)justice Workshop 16-20 June

Revisiting Agrarian Transition & Environmental (In)justice Workshop 16-20 June

From 16-20 June 2026 ten participants from a variety of countries in Southeast Asia came together…

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Picturing and Seeing Development Workshop with Tembusu College NUS and CMU, May 2026

Picturing and Seeing Development Workshop with Tembusu College NUS and CMU, May 2026

The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai…

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Workshop on Co-Production of Knowledge: Critical Dimensions of Participatory Action Research

Workshop on Co-Production of Knowledge: Critical Dimensions of Participatory Action Research

The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai…

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Workshop on Forced Displacement in Southeast Asia 27 April – 3 May 2026

Workshop on Forced Displacement in Southeast Asia 27 April – 3 May 2026

The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai…

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Call for Applications: Workshop on Revisiting Agrarian Transition & Environmental (In)justice

Call for Applications: Workshop on Revisiting Agrarian Transition & Environmental (In)justice

The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai…

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Call for Applications: MA in Social Science (Development Studies)

Call for Applications: MA in Social Science (Development Studies)

The international master's program in social science (development studies) offered by the Department of Social Science…

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Call for Applications: Workshop on Co-production of Knowledge

Call for Applications: Workshop on Co-production of Knowledge

The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai…

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New Publication “Yong People on the Move”

New Publication “Yong People on the Move”

This is the first-ever English language translation of Sawaeng Malasaem's thesis from the 1990s, an invaluable…

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Call for Applications: Workshop on Forced Displacement in Southeast Asia

Call for Applications: Workshop on Forced Displacement in Southeast Asia

Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University,…

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“Empowering the Margins” Symposium 

“Empowering the Margins” Symposium 

From 30-31 January 2026 Chiang Mai University students and RCSD staff joined the international symposium “Empowering…

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New Edited Volume: Ethnography Thrice Under Fire

New Edited Volume: Ethnography Thrice Under Fire

This latest edited volume from RCSD, Ethnography Thrice Under Fire: Myanmar's At-Risk Researchers of At-Risk Communities…

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