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The Construction And Development Of Public Administration Knowledge: A State-Of-The-Art Review Of Thai Doctoral Dissertations, Pratumtip Thongcharoen, Chokchai Suttawet
The Construction And Development Of Public Administration Knowledge: A State-Of-The-Art Review Of Thai Doctoral Dissertations, Pratumtip Thongcharoen, Chokchai Suttawet
Asian Review
A review of 155 doctoral dissertations in Public Administration (PA) reveals the newness of the doctoral curriculum as the oldest dissertation found in the database dates to 2005. Ramkhamhaeng University has the largest number of PA doctoral dissertations. The New Public Management paradigm was the most popular paradigm, found in all PA subfields. The classic theories and contingency theories were the most popular. The qualitative method was mostly used. The trend of using mixed methods has increased in popularity in recent years. Innovation was encountered in terms of a relationship among the PA sub-fields and outside PA but this was …
Achieving Access To Health For Mobile Populations Through Community Health Systems On The Thai-Myanmar Border, Cynthia Maung, Tara Russell
Achieving Access To Health For Mobile Populations Through Community Health Systems On The Thai-Myanmar Border, Cynthia Maung, Tara Russell
Asian Review
Over the past two decades, communities in the border areas of Tak Province, Thailand, and in neighboring districts of Myanmar, have established a primary healthcare system. Conflict, displacement and institutional neglect have left this region of Eastern Myanmar without functioning public health services. Forced displacement and statelessness excluded these same communities from health services in Thailand. This paper presents two short case studies that describe how the network prioritizes access to basic care at the village level, with ethnic and community organizations training village health workers to provide health education and to manage common diseases. More serious cases are referred …
Influence Of Hue Temple Architecture On The Thai Hoa Palace In The Royal Citadel, Angunthip Srisuwan, Pham Dang Nhat Thai
Influence Of Hue Temple Architecture On The Thai Hoa Palace In The Royal Citadel, Angunthip Srisuwan, Pham Dang Nhat Thai
Asian Review
The historical city of Hue in central Vietnam retains the imprint of the Nguyen Era (1802-1945), when many temples were built and restored. This paper examines the influence of architectural features of the Thai Hoa Palace in the royal citadel on the main shrines of Hue temples. This study is based on field surveys of square-enclosure Khau ( ) temples in Hue city, which share similar styles of "double house, one foundation," "one poem, one-drawing," two-layered roof structures, and symbols of decorative motifs at the corner of the roof. The design of the royal palace closely followed the design of …
Thailand's National Security Policies: Knowledge Of The Deep South Unrest, Punpipit Pipitpun
Thailand's National Security Policies: Knowledge Of The Deep South Unrest, Punpipit Pipitpun
Asian Review
This is a study of Thailand's security policies towards unrest in the three Deep South border provinces of Patani, Yala and Narathiwat. This article will analyze and describe the causes of the conflict between the Thai government and separatist movement. It also explores concepts, strategies and approaches employed by the Thai government in policy implementation and their impact on the situation. The article will illustrate my interpretation for origin, ideology and strategy of the separatist movements in the history of conflict. The last part of this article will explain how the insurgent movement in the Deep South has affected, and …
Notes To Contributors Of Asian Review
China's Economic Integration And New Chinese Migrants In The Mekong Region, Nguyen Van Chinh
China's Economic Integration And New Chinese Migrants In The Mekong Region, Nguyen Van Chinh
Asian Review
This paper is based on the findings from fieldwork conducted in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) in 2013 and 2014, and argues that the movement of new Chinese migration is an integral part of Chinas capital flow of investment, trade and economic aid. These four Mekong countries are ideally placed to receive Chinese migrants, because capital flow from China has steadily increased in line with the strengthening of ties between China and the CLMV countries, where new Chinese migrants can access the existing social networks created by the local ethnic Chinese. It is important for CLMV countries to establish …
Book Review: Premjai Vungsiriphisal, Dares Chusri, And Supang Chantavanich, Eds., Humanitarian Assistance For Displaced Persons From Myanmar, Min Ma
Asian Review
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Replacement Migration And Governance: Migrant Domestic Workers In Egypt, Akm Ahsan Ullah
Replacement Migration And Governance: Migrant Domestic Workers In Egypt, Akm Ahsan Ullah
Asian Review
The paper examines how migrant domestic workers, children and adults, make their ways to Egypt and secure employment. The paper also analyzes international legal instruments that constitute the international legal framework governing migration and trafficking to draw connections between these legal instruments and the status of Asian migrant domestic workers in Egypt. This paper is based on qualitative research conducted between 2012 and 2013 with 16 child migrant workers and 25 adult migrant workers selected using snowball sampling. This study analyzes the circumstances of child and adult domestic workers. Adult domestic workers are generally freelancers, and usually stay in Egypt …
"Reaching The Unreached": The Role Of Civil Society In Providing Access To Education For Migrant Children From Myanmar In Thailand, Kristine Stenbeck
"Reaching The Unreached": The Role Of Civil Society In Providing Access To Education For Migrant Children From Myanmar In Thailand, Kristine Stenbeck
Asian Review
In the last twenty years, the focus on human rights has only increased, resulting in a series of international and regional agreements for countries to take responsibility to improve their citizens' lives. Marginalization is often the result of political, social or cultural disparities, and the issue of human rights evolves into complex and diverse tendencies. Studies have been done to find obstacles in gaining equality; the issues have been recognized and acknowledged and awareness that the goal of Education for All cannot be achieved without collaboration between governments and non-governmental institutions has taken place. In 1990 the Thai government ratified …
Failure Of Development Under Neoliberalism: Involution Of Migrant Towns In Thailand, Sustarum Thammaboosadee
Failure Of Development Under Neoliberalism: Involution Of Migrant Towns In Thailand, Sustarum Thammaboosadee
Asian Review
This articles demonstrate the unevenness of socioeconomic development under neoliberalism by utilizing the term "neoliberal involution." After Thailand shifted from import-substitution to export-orientation in the 1980s, industries need to achieve competitive low cost of production. In the decades since, an influx of migrant laborers has fulfilled this condition. Research in three different Thai provinces shows that migrant communities are subject to a process dubbed "neoliberal involution." First, migrant laborers are forced to accept high economic risks because of the low political power to negotiate in the labor market. Second, they are victims of social-disintegration in both their host and home …
A Study Of Skilled Labor Migration From The Philippines, Gamolporn Sonsri
A Study Of Skilled Labor Migration From The Philippines, Gamolporn Sonsri
Asian Review
The purposes of this article are to study policies and regulations relating to skilled labor migration in the Philippines, and to study the roles of various sectors in the Philippines in encouraging and supporting labor migration to international labor markets, especially to Thailand. The study uses desk review of documents and qualitative research methods through in-depth interviews with representatives from government agencies, the private sector, and civil society in the Philippines. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis and descriptive induction to identify the key mechanisms used in the Philippines to govern migration overseas to work, namely the Migrant Workers …
Migration, Security And Development: Reflections On Integrating Migration Into Border Studies, Thanh-Dam Truong
Migration, Security And Development: Reflections On Integrating Migration Into Border Studies, Thanh-Dam Truong
Asian Review
Discerning the interfaces between migration studies and border studies in the globalizing process is necessary for interdisciplinary cooperation to achieve a productive integration of common concerns. Seeing the transformations of migration and of borders as a twin process would be helpful in building a unified approach to cross-border movements, their plural forms and contextual significance for border regions—both at the frontier as well as inside a society. A unified approach can help shed more light on the limitations of current practices of governance of cross-border movements. Processes of identities constructions and diverse experiences of human security among people on the …
Notes To Contributors Of Asian Review
Issues In The Thai Government's Policies On The Repatriation Of Refugees, Aungkana Kamonpetch
Issues In The Thai Government's Policies On The Repatriation Of Refugees, Aungkana Kamonpetch
Asian Review
With the advent of reform in Myanmar, Thailand hopes to be able to repatriate the large number of displaced persons from Myanmar. However, a survey shows that most Myanmar displaced persons do not yet have enough confidence about their security after repatriation. This article sets out the conditions and framework under which planning for repatriation should proceed. A human rights approach is needed to protect the rights of refugees. At present, the human rights mechanisms within ASEAN are not strong enough, and ASEAN is reluctant to intervene in controversial bilateral issues. The key players are thus the respective governments and …
Introduction, Supang Chantavanich, Akm Ahsan Ullah, Min Ma
Introduction, Supang Chantavanich, Akm Ahsan Ullah, Min Ma
Asian Review
No abstract provided.