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ARCID Staff

Asian Research Center for International Development (ARCID)

Nichan Sighaputargun
Director

  • Email: nichan.sin@mfu.ac.th
  • Education:
    • Ph.D in Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
    • M.A. in Political Economy, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
    • B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology, Payap University, Thailand
  • Areas of Expertise:
    • Asian Studies, ASEAN Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies,
      Brunei Studies and Conflict Transformation in Thailand

Head of Program

Yuki Miyake
Head of Disaster Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Program

  • Email: yuki.miy@remove-thismfu.ac.th
  • Education:
    • Ph.D. in Social Science, Chiang Mai University
    • M.A. in Sustainable Development, Chiang Mai University
  • Areas of Expertise:
    • Rural Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia, Natural Resource Management and Gender

Simon Jones
Head of China Program

  • Email: simon.jon@mfu.ac.th
  • Education:
    • M.A. in Foreign Philosophy, Fudan University
    • B.A. in Business-Chinese, Mae Fah Luang Universit
  • Areas of Expertise:
    • China - International Relations, Foreign Policy, and Geopolitics

 

Nichan Sighaputargun
Head of Peace and Conflict Studies of SEA Program

  • Email: nichan.sin@mfu.ac.th
  • Education:
    • Ph.D in Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
    • M.A. in Political Economy, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
    • B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology, Payap University, Thailand
  • Areas of Expertise:
    • Asian Studies, ASEAN Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies,
      Brunei Studies and Conflict Transformation in Thailand

Dr. Sawang Meesaeng
Head of Mekong Program

  • Email: sawang.mee@mfu.ac.th
  • Education:
    • Ph.D. in Regional and Cultural Studies Course, Hiroshima University, Japan
    • M.A. in Regional and Cultural Studies Course, Hiroshima University, Japan
    • M.A. in Social Development, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
    • B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology - Social Development, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
    • B.A. in History, Chiang Mai University, Thailan
  • Areas of Expertise:
    • Rural transformation and agrarian development in peri-urban and rural areas
    • Environmental conservation and resources management 
    • Cultural Anthropology
    • Community Development

 

Research Associate

Ms. Reni Juwitasari
Asian Research Center for International Development (ARCID)
Email: reni.juw@mfu.ac.th

Education:

  • M.Ed., Mahasarakham University in Educational Administration
  • B.Ed., Yogyakarta State University in German Language Education

Areas of Expertise:

  • Disaster Resilience, Environmental Sustainability, Global Agenda in Risk and Resilience,
    Education for Sustainable Development and Sustainability,
    Well-Being and Development Science

Mr. Thurein Naing
Asian Research Center for International Development (ARCID)
Email: thurein@mfu.ac.th

Education:

  • M.A. in Comparative History: From 1500 to Present Time, Central European University, Austria 
  • Advanced Certificate in Political Thought, Central European University, Austria
  • B.A. in Social Science (First Class Honors), Chiang Mai University, Thailand 

Areas of Expertise:

  • Southeast Asian history, Burma/Myanmar studies, Migration and Trans-border Mobility in
    Greater-Mekong Subregion 

Ms. Myint Myat Thu
Asian Research Center for International Development (ARCID)
Email: myint@mfu.ac.th

Education:

  • M.Sc. in Social Policy and Social Research (University College London, U.K)
  • B.A in Social Sciences (Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

Areas of Expertise:

  • Ethnic and Minority Studies, Social Policy Research, Peace and Conflict Resolution

Administrative Officers

Jiraporn Supachai

  • E-mail: jiraporn.sup@mfu.ac.th
  • Contact: 0-5391-7137
  • Education:
    • B.A., Mae Fah Luang University in Chinese Language and Culture

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