Conferences & Seminars
Major events organised by the National Thai Studies
Centre include the annual Thailand Update Conference, a summer school
and conference (as part of Asia Pacific Week at ANU) as well as a
variety of other seminars and lectures as the opportunity arises.
Thailand
Update Conference
Summer School
Seminars and Other
Every year the National Thai Studies Centre organises
a Thailand Update conference, focusing on a different theme every year.
This event draws prominent speakers, both Thai and other nationalities,
from both academia and the government. From 2001 onwards, the papers
presented at the Update have been made into books. These books are
edited by Cavan Hogue, the director of the centre and are available to
order. These can be found on the
publications page.
If you would like to be notified when the next
Thailand Update will be occurring, and receive information about the
conference, please click to
add your name to our National Thai
Studies Centre mailing list.
In the links below you will find information about
both past updates and the upcoming update, where information is
available. Click on the year for a brief summary of the Thailand Update
Conference for that year.
2007
2006
2005
The first Thai Summer School was
held as part of the Australian National University’s Asia-Pacific week
from 2-6 February 2004, and organised by the National Institute for Asia
and the Pacific, in association with the National Thai Studies Centre.
The theme of this multi-disciplinary conference/workshop was on
“Thailand – Current Research Perspectives”.
The purpose of such programs is to
promote postgraduate research on Thailand by bringing together current
and intending postgraduate students and established scholars of Thailand
from both Australia and overseas. Research
students from Honours to PhD level, at whatever stage of their studies,
are invited to attend. All
will have opportunities for intensive contact with academic specialists
in their field.
We also take this opportunity to advise that the
regular Summer School on Thailand (which in 2006 included Myanmar,
Laos and Cambodia) will not be held at the usual time in 2007. The
College of Asia and the Pacific will host such a meeting for Asia
and Pacific countries between January 29 - February 1, 2008.
"Buddhism and politics in Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand." Paper presented by Professor Martin Stuart-Fox as a public lecture on the 31st of January 2006.
Report Photos
22 October 2007: Seminar
'Corruption & Current Political Developments in Thailand',
Professor Medhi Krongkaew, NCCC, Monday, October 22, at ANU.
Photos
Details
22 August 2007: Discussion
The
National Thai Studies Centre in association with the Royal Thai Embassy
held a discussion on the current political situation in
Thailand, at the ANU.
Details
Summary
Paper: Surat
PowerPoint: Charas
Photos
13 August 2007: Seminar
'Untying the Gordian Knot? The Difficulties in Solving Southern
Violence', Professor Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Thammasat
University.
Photos
Audio Paper (to follow shortly)
6 August 2007: Seminar
'Human
Rights Governance Under Thailand's New Constitution',
Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, Chulalongkorn University.
Paper
Photos
7 June 2007: Seminar
'Post Coup Politics in Thailand: The Return of Bureaucratic Governance?',
Dr. Surin Maisrikrod, James Cook University.
Paper
Photos
1 June 2007: Workshop
'Thailand: The Sufficiency Economy Concept',
Professor Kobsak Pootrakool, Bank of Thailand.
Paper:
Sufficiency Economy and Government
Summary Text
PowerPoint
Photos
11 May 2007: Seminar
'Crisis in Southern Thailand: Cultural Policy,
Gender Issues and Reconciliation Prospects', 5 member delegation from
Southern Thailand
Report
9 November 2006: Meeting
Contemporary Islam in Thailand Workshop
Organised by the Lowy Institute, with
assistance from the National Thai Studies Centre and ANU's Research
School of Asia and the Pacific (held under the Chatham House rule which
precludes any identification of speakers, speakers included several
Thais, Australians and others with an interest in Islam in Thailand)
Thematic Summary Report
7 June
2006 Seminar
'Thailand’s Current
Political Crisis',
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Report
Elections April 2 2006
Thai Elections - A
Research Note
21 April 2006
Seminar
'Grass Roots Democracy in Thailand',
Professor Issara
Suwanabol
23 March 2006
Roundtable
Informal roundtable on the current political crisis
in Thailand. Introductory comments made by ANU academics specializing on
Thailand, followed by general discussion
Report
14 February 2006 Seminar
'Recent
Events in Thai Politics',
Assoc. Professor Noranit Setabutr, Secretary General of King Prajadhipok's Institute (KPI),
Thailand
10 February
2006 Seminar
'Crisis in Thailand',
Professor Medhi
Krongkaew, National Institute of Development Administration (Bangkok)
Transcript
2005 Seminar
'The December 2004 Tsunami and
Thailand: A forensic perspective'
Photos
