China’s rapid growth and rise as global superpower has had significant influence on the Mekong region, including Laos. In particular, the provinces of northwest Laos have a close relationship with […]
China’s rapid growth and rise as global superpower has had significant influence on the Mekong region, including Laos. In particular, the provinces of northwest Laos have a close relationship with […]
A case study of Khuan Village, Tonpheung District, Bo Kaeo Province in Lao PDR The Lao PDR government has adopted a strategy of constructing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) where economic […]
Tactics of Negotiation of Muslim Female Domestic Workers in the Chang Klan Community of Chiang Mai, Thailand Burmese Muslim female migrant domestic workers seek to transform their vulnerable, marginalized identities […]
A Case Study of Women Migrant Workers in a Lao Garment Factory Describes the theoretical debate on the feminization of modernity and economic transition and ethnic migration patterns. Analyzes the […]
Perceptions and Experiences of the Burmese Nepali Diaspora in Urban Chiang Mai, Thailand This research studies the development of the Burmese-Nepali “Gorkhali” community in urban Chiang Mai, focusing on the […]
A Case of Community Protected Areas (CPAs) in Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary, Koh Kong, Cambodia Sary Mom takes a deep and methodical look at the inner workings of Community Protected […]
Contraction of the Urban Commons Through much of the twentieth century, stand-alone theaters were a social space which many people in Thailand considered part of the urban commons. They were […]
The ‘Long-Necked’ Kayan (Padaung) in Mae Hong Son, Thailand Originally from Burma/Myanmar near the country’s southeastern border with Thailand, the Kayan (Padaung) people have found themselves encumbered not only by […]
Livelihood Strategies among Rural Highlanders in Southern Shan State, Myanmar Myanmar/Burma accounts for 18% of global opium supply. Despite the international ‘War on Drugs,’ opium poppy continues to be cultivated […]
Shifting Strategies of the Kokang Chinese along the Myanmar/China Border Myint Myint Kyu’s study explores the results of government administrative decentralization in the Myanmar’s Kokang Self-Administered Zone along the Myanmar-China […]