Guest Lecturers and Visiting Scholars
During its first academic year, the M.A. in International Development Studies hosted 40 guest lecturers, who taught at least one lecture for the programme. We have continued to welcome numerous guest lecturers who have shared their expertise with our students and the larger Chulalongkorn community. As such, the MAIDS programme would like to thank them all for their tremendous contribution.
To date, we have hosted the following Guest Lecturers and Visiting Scholars:
From other Thai universities
- Mike Hayes , Dr, Master of Arts Programme in Human Rights, Mahidol University
- Suwit Laohasiriwong , Associate Prof Dr , Director of the Institute for Dispute Resolution, Khon Kaen University
- Mark Tamthai , Dr, Institute for the Study of Religion and Culture, Payap University, Chiang Mai, and member of the National Reconciliation Commission, Thailand.
- Jerrold W. Huguet , Mahidol University
- Malee Ariyawicha, Assist Prof, Women and Youth Studies Programme, Thammasat University
- Uthai Dulayakasem, Dr, Dean, College of Humanities, Walailuk University, Nakhon Sri Thammarat
- Decha Tangseefah, Dr, Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University
- Pavida Pananond, Dr, Thammasat University Business School
- Barbara Earth, Asian Institute of Technology
- Chaiyan Rajchagool, Dr, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University
- Bernadette P. Resurrection, Assist Prof Dr, Gender & Development Studies, Asian Institute of Technology
- Chaiwat Satha-anand, Assoc Prof Dr, Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University
- Somsak Sukwong, Dr, Regional Community Forestry Training Center (RECOFTC), Kasetsart University
- Noppadon Kannika, Dr, Director, ABAC Poll Research Centre, Assumption University
From Royal Thai Government
- J. Michael Tivayanond , Dr, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Orajitt Bumrungskulswat, Former SIF Project Manager, National Health Security Office
- Kittiwat Uchupalanan, National Science and Technology Development Agency
- Silaporn Buasai, Dr., Programme Director, Programme on Community Research, Thailand Research Fund
- Sombat Haesakul, Health System Research Institute
- Dr. Nawita Direkwut, Captain, Office of Policy and Planning
From overseas universities
- Michael Connors, Dr, Senior Lecturer, Politics Program, School of Social Sciences , LaTrobe University , Australia
- Naoki Suzuki, Dr, Associate Professor, Department of Global Community Studies, Seisen University, Japan
- Heman Agrawal, Dipl oec, Chair of Economics and Philosophy, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany
- Prof. Maria Abesamis, Faculty, Graduate School , Miriam College, Quezon City, Philippines
- Kamarulzaman Askandar , Dr, Southeast Asian Conflict Studies Network, and Coordinator, Research and Education for Peace Unit, School of Social Sciences, Universiti of Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
- Jayant Lele , Prof Emeritus Dr, Development Studies, Queen's University, Canada
- Greg Felker, Dr, Assistant Professor, Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Technology
- Jun Nishikawa, Prof Dr, Waseda University, Japan
- T. Karunakaran, Vice-Chancellor, Gandhigram Rural Institute University, India
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Hee-Yoen Cho, Dr, Department of NGO Studies, Graduate School of Civil and Social Welfare
- Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Dr, Prof of Sociology, University of Illinois Urbana, USA
From the United Nations
- Matthew Arnold, World Food Programme Consultant
- Bhairaja Panday, Deputy Regional Representative for Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, UNHCR
- Susu Thatun, Programme Manager, UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Subregion (UNIAP)
- Ravindran DJ, United Nations in East Timor
- Jerrold W. Huguet, Former Chief, UNESCAP
- Lawrence Surendra, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (Int. Adjuct Faculty)
- Joachim Theis, UNICEF
- Jean D'Cunha, Regional Programme Director, UNIFEM
- Manolo Abella, Chief Technical Advisor, Asian Programme in Governance of Labour Migration, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Kirsten Young, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Keiko Osaki, Population and Social Integration Section, Emerging Social Issues Division, UNESCAP
From civil society organizations
- Alec Bamford, former CUSO Country Representative, Thailand
- Ms. Supinya Klangnarong, Secretary General of the Campaign for Popular Media Reform in Thailand
- James Gomez, researcher, writer and political commentator
- Catherine Morris, Peacemakers Trust
- Jay Wisecarver, Regional Advisor, Save the Children Sweden Southeast Asian and Pacific Regional Office (SEAPRO), Bangkok.
- Tariq Banuri, Director, Dr, Stockholm Environmental Institute – Asia Center
- Clarence J. Dias, Dr, President, International Center for Law in Development, New York , USA
- Ruengrawee Pichaikul Kertphol, The Asia Foundation
- Parichart Sivaraksa, Institute for Policy Studies
- Forum-Asia staff members: Gothom Arya, Somchai Homlaor, Kamol Kamoltrakul, and Pornpen Khongkachonkiat,
- Promboon Panitchpakdi, Executive Director, Raks Thai Foundation
- Decharut Sukhumnoed, Health System Research Institute, Thailand
- J Michael Tivayanond, Dr, Researcher, Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation
- Steffan Bodemar, free-lance researcher, formerly consultant for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- John Samuel, Internal Director, Action Aid International
- Kalpalata Dutta, Coordinator, Asian Institute of Human Rights (AIHR)
- Supinya Klangnarong, Journalist, Campagign for Popular Media Reform
- Dr. Clearence Dias, President, International Center for Law and Development, New York, USA
- Dr. Mark Halle, Director and European Representative, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
- Raweewan Srithong, Researcher and NGO worker
- Mary O'Kane, Ph.D. Candidate
- Rebecca Leonard
- Chen Chen Lee, Action Aid International
- Sombat Somphone, Director, Participatory Development Center (PADETC)
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Dr. Maruja M.B. Asis, Director of Research and Publications, Scalabrini Migration Center
- Philip Hirsch, Australian Mekong Research Centre
- Ronald Butiong, Programs Economist, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
