Category Archives: Opinions

Between Bombs and Red Carpets, the ‘ASEAN Way’ Is Failing

Two events in the last week of September are emblematic of the opposite realities confronting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Myanmar is a litmus test of what ‘ASEAN way’ amounts to

As ASEAN races to normalize ties with Myanmar’s brutal military junta for geopolitical gain, its quiet betrayal of human rights and its own charter lays bare the hollow core of the “ASEAN way.”

Together We Build: Mural Celebrates Migrants’ Presence in Thailand

Sometimes bold ideas appear crazy at first—and that was exactly my reaction when Chuu Wai, a well-known artist from Myanmar now based in Paris, called me with the unexpected proposal to collaborate on a mural in Bangkok.

Structural Precariousness: Recruitment and Employment Practices of Migrant Workers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s Construction Industry

This report, Structural Precariousness: Recruitment and Employment Practices of Migrant Workers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s Construction Industry is authored by Dr. Rosalia Sciortino, Sibenya Putthasiraapakorn, and Vinissa Kattiya-aree.

Research Brief Structural Precariousness: Recruitment and Employment Practices of Migrant Workers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s Construction Industry – Thai Version

This report, Structural Precariousness: Recruitment and Employment Practices of Migrant Workers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s Construction Industry is authored by Dr. Rosalia Sciortino, Sibenya Putthasiraapakorn, and Vinissa Kattiya-aree.

Research Brief Structural Precariousness: Recruitment and Employment Practices of Migrant Workers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s Construction Industry – English Version

This report, Structural Precariousness: Recruitment and Employment Practices of Migrant Workers in Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s Construction Industry is authored by Dr. Rosalia Sciortino, Sibenya Putthasiraapakorn, and Vinissa Kattiya-aree.