Professors
MAIDS-GRID is comprised of the academic teaching team with various expertise. The professors listed here are coordinating most of the courses in the MAIDS-GRID programs, and are also teaching the courses at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. These professors are the students’ potential thesis advisor.
Ake Tangsupvattana, Ph.D.
Professor
ake.t@chula.ac.th
Department of Government
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Essex, UK
Research interest:
Globalization and Government, Politics and Business, Social and Political Theory
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Balázs Szántó, Ph.D.
Lecturer
szanto.balazs@hotmail.com
Research Interest:
international security and international relations in the Asia-Pacific, Military power in foreign policy
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Bhanubhatra Jittiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
bhanubhatra.j@chula.ac.th
Bhanubhatra “Kaan”
MAIDS-GRID Director,
Department of International Relations
Ph.D. in Sociology (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Research interest:
Forced Migration and Refugee Studies, International Migration, International Development, Southeast Asian Studies and Thai Politics
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Carl Middleton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
carl.chulalongkorn@gmail.com
MAIDS-GRID Deputy Director,
Director of CSDS
Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry (Manchester University, UK)
Research interest:
Politics of Environmental Policy, Political Ecology of Water, Energy and Land, Environmental Justice
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Chulanee Thianthai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
chulanee00@hotmail.com
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D. in Bio-Cultural Anthropology, University of Oregon, USA
Research interest:
Cultural Anthropology, Medical Anthropology and Nutrition, Business Anthropology, Qualitative Research, Gender Juvenile People with Disabilities and Citizen
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Jakkrit Sangkhamanee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
jarrkit.sa@chula.ac.th
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Deputy Dean, Faculty of Political Science
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D. in Anthropology, Australian National University
Research interest:
Anthropology and Development, Border studies, Transition of rural society, STS (Science, Technology, and Society)
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Jiraporn Laocharoenwong, Ph.D.
Lecturer
j.laocharoenwong@gmail.com
Jiraporn’s Webpage
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Amsterdam
Research interest:
Geography of Migration and Forced displacement, Anthropology of Place, Space and Time, Borderland studies, Gender studies
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Kanokrat Lertchoosakul, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
yin_19@hotmail.com
Department of Government
Ph.D. in Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Research interest:
Comparative Politics, Southeast Asia Politics, Political Sociology, Social Movements
Kasira Cheeppensook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
kasira.c@chula.ac.th
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Political Science
Department of International Relations
Ph.D. in International Relations, London School of Economics, UK
Research interest:
International Norms and Organizations, ASEAN and Human Security
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Keerati Chenpitayaton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
keerati.chenp@gmail.com
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
in Sociology and Historical Studies, The New School
Research interest:
Historical-Comparative Sociology, Global-Transnational Sociology, Theory and Culture
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Korapin Phuaphansawat, Ph.D.
Lecturer
khorapin.p@chula.ac.th
Department of International Relations
Ph.D. in Political Science (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Research interest:
Comparative Politics, Political Theories
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Kunphatu Sawkit, Ph.D.
Lecturer
platuna42@hotmail.com
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Kent, England
Research interest:
Contemporary Sociological Theory, Baudrillard Studies, Sociology of Tourism, Globalization, Society and risks
Publications:
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Naruemon Thabchumpon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
junaruemon@hotmail.com
Department of Government
Ph.D. in Politics, University of Leeds
Research interest:
Civil Society, International Development, Migration
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Natthanan Kunnamas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
kunnamas@gmail.com
http://www.kunnamas.com
Jean Monnet Chair Professor
Department of International Relations
Ph.D. in Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
Research interest:
Public Policy, European Union
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Pandit Chanrochanakit, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
panditc@gmail.com
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Political Science
Department of Government
Ph.D. in Political Science (University of Hawaii)
Research interest:
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Pavika Sriratanaban, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
pavika.p@gmail.com
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Warwick
Research interest:
Sociology of health, Life and Death
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Pimsiri Aroonsri, PhD
Lecturer
pimsiri.a@chula.ac.th
Department of Public Administration
Ph.D. in Human Resource Development; Minor in Human Resource Management (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN)
Research interest:
Human Resource Development, Leadership, New Museology, Effective Transfer of Training, Intercultural communication
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Pitch Pongsawat, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
madpitch@yahoo.com
Department of Government
Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning (University of California, Berkeley)
Research interest:
Urbanization, Comparative Politics, Modern Thai politics
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Pongphisoot Busbarat, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Pongphisoot.B@chula.ac.th
Department of International Relations
Ph.D. in Political Science & International Relations, Australian National University
Research interest:
Thailand’s foreign relations, International relations in Southeast Asia, The role of great powers in the Asia Pacific region
Publications:
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Prakorn Siriprakob, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
popsiri@gmail.com
Department of Public Administration
Ph.D. in Public Administration (Arizona State University)
Research interest:
Comparative public administrations, Organizational management
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Pungpond Rukumnuaykit, Ph.D.
Professor
pungpond_r@yahoo.com
Department of Public Administration
Ph.D. in Economics, Michigan State University, USA
Research interest:
Development Economics, Demographic Economics, Labour and Human Resource Development
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Supang Chantavanich, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor
chansupang@gmail.com
MAIDS
Ph.D. in Sociology, Grenoble, France
Research interest:
Refugees and Migration Studies, Ethnic Chinese Studies, Sociology of Occupations, Behavior in Local Government Organizations, Sociology of Education, Qualitative Research
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Sirima Thongsawang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
sirima.th@chula.ac.th
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Ph.D in Southeast Asian Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Research interest:
Migration, Inequality, Tourism, Development, Food Culture and Family Studies
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Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
nogsuan@gmail.com
Department of Government
Ph.D. in Area Studies, Kyoto University
Research interest:
Comparative politics, Political Parties and Elections
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Soravis Jayanama
Professor
soravis@hotmail.com
Department of International Relations
M.Sc. Theory and History of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
Research interest:
Colonialism, Gender
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Teewin Suputtikun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
teewino@hotmail.com
Department of International Relations
Ph.D. in Asia-Pacific Studies,
Waseda University
Research interest:
International Relations Studies, Japanese History, Politics, and Culture
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Thanapan Laiprakobsup, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
tlaiprakobsup@hotmail.com
Department of Government
Ph.D. in Political Science,
University of Houston
Research interest:
Politics of Development, Political Economy of resource distribution, Comparative public policy, Political Regimes and Public Policy, Democratization
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Viengrat Nethipo
Associate Professor
viengrat@gmail.com
Department of Government
LL.M. Political Science (Kyoto University)
Research interest:
Contemporary Thai Politics, Local governments, Patron-Clients relations
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Vong-on Phuaphansawat
Lecturer
vphuaphan@hotmail.com
Department of Public Administration
Ph.D. in Development Studies (University of Cambridge) UK.
Research interest:
Politics of public policy, Education, Health, and Social Welfare
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