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The 5th Social Sciences and Humanities Dialogues

Source: http://socanth.tu.ac.th/news/academic-events-updates/social-sciences-and-humanities-dialogues-5th/

Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology in collaboration with Institut de recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine (Irasec) and Siamese Association of Sociologists and Anthropologists (SASA) would like to invite audience to join a seminar of the 5th Social Sciences and Humanities Dialogues.

Monday, 12 November 2018 | 1.30 – 5 pm.
PhD meeting room, Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology,
4th floor, Faculty of Social Administration Building,
Thammasat University, Tha Prachan

Programme

1.30 pm| registration

2.00 – 3.30 pm
“The Feminization of Employment through Export-led Strategies: Evidence from Vietnam”

Dr. Tran Thi Anh Dao
Institut de Recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est Contemporaine (IRASEC) Vietnam

Abstract

The early successful experiences of the East Asian NICs confirmed the role of exports as an engine of growth. Surprisingly, most of the earlier studies omit one important empirical fact, namely that the feminization of work contributed significantly to their rapid industrialization. Feminist trade theories argue that export-oriented development strategies have so far been exploitative of cheap female labour in the South. As globalization gathers pace, an increasing number of women in Developing Countries (DCs) have been absorbed into labour-intensive, export-oriented manufacturing sectors. However, the the structural changes that go hand in hand with export promotion, as well as the international environment the South faces today, have dramatically modified the processes whereby macroeconomic shocks are transmitted. The question is whether export-led growth, which tends to be “female-intensive” in the early stages, has increased the vulnerability of DCs that have become embedded in complex subcontracting networks. By examining women’s labour force participation rate in Vietnam, we show how patterns of gender relations stemming from structural characteristics, as well as social and institutional practices, impact on the macroeconomic outcomes of an export- oriented strategy.

3.30 – 5.00 pm
“Redefining Thai Tradition: Thai Bhikkhuni (female Buddhist monks) and Women’s Empowerment”
Dr. Kakanang Yavaprabhas
Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology, Thammasat University

Abstract

Traditionally in Thai society, where Theravada Buddhism is prevalent, only men can be fully ordained as bhikkhu (monks). Only in 2003 that the first Thai woman has controversially become ordained as a ‘Theravada’ bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun, female Buddhist monk). Currently, there are at least 270 bhikkhuni and novices across the country. Based on an ethnographic fieldwork, this presentation looks at these Buddhist women and their impact on society. It proposes that while the bhikkhuni may not uphold a feminist agenda, they empower laywomen, particularly through offering them the new temporary ordination.

“Sustainable Development and the Start-up Initiatives of the Youth in Vietnam.”

Source: http://socanth.tu.ac.th/news/academic-events-updates/sustainable-development-the-youth-in-vietnam/

Research and Academic Service Section, Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology, Thammasat University, would like to invite audience for public lecture on “Sustainable Development and the Start-up Initiatives of the Youth in Vietnam” by Professor Dr. Nguyen Trong Tuan, Le Quy Don Technical University, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Monday 12 November 2018
9.30 am – 1.30 pm at Doctorate Program Meeting Room, the Building of Social Administration Faculty, 4th Floor, the Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology, Thammasat University, Tha Prachan Campus

Interested audience can register in front of the seminar.

Atmosphere of the 10th Sociology and Anthropology Bond

Source: http://socanth.tu.ac.th/news/super-soc-2018/

The Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology, Thammasat University, hosted the 10th Sociology and Anthropology Bond (SuperSoc 2018) from 30 March – 1 April 2018 at Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus.
Students in the fields of Sociology and Anthropology from seven universities represented their institutions, which were:

  • Thammasat University
  • Kasetsart University
  • Chiang Mai University
  • Srinakharinwirot University
  • Prince of Songkla University
  • Silpakorn University
  • Khon Kaen University

This event is held annually and for the 10th year, the Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology of Thammasat University hosted this bonding event.

The Annual 10th Sociology and Anthropology Bond consisted of many activities such as group-bonding events, volunteer activities, cheering & cheerleading performances, sports competitions (volleyball, chair ball, basketball, football, fun sports and eSports), Super SOC Night Party and the 2nd SAUS – Sociology and Anthropology Undergrad Seminar.

Photographs by Photography Unit of the Annual 10th Sociology and Anthropology Bond

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pongsawat Sawaddipong: 2017 Merit Award, Honorary Award

Source: http://socanth.tu.ac.th/news/honor-shield_60/

2017 Merit Award, Honorary Award
On the commemoration of the 83rd year since the establishment of Thammasat University

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pongsawat Sawaddipong has been a long-time lecturer at Thammasat University. He was hired as a permanent lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Faculty of Social Administration in 1969 and, by governmental mandate, his retirement was due in 2004 but then extended for another 5 years. He officially retired from the Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology in 2009, marking 40 years of working for Thammasat University. Despite his official retirement, he continues to work as a special lecturer at the Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology until now. It has been a total of 48 years.

While working as a lecturer at Thammasat University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pongsawat Sawaddipong made a tremendous contribution to the university both academically and administratively. His achievements in the field of Social Sciences were outstanding, consistently bringing significant fame and benefits to Thammasat University.

Academically, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pongsawat Sawaddipong has been highly regarded for lectures on Social Order Organization and Psychological Sociology. The current lecturers in the Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology, who are now responsible for these subjects, are themselves the products of his teaching. It can be said that Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pongsawat Sawaddipong was the founding father of those subjects, which are now core subjects in the Faculty. He also published important academic textbooks: “Social Order Organization: Fundamental Concepts of Sociology,” “Emile Durkheim and Sociology,” and the “Logic of Scientific Study in Sociology” (all three books are published by Thammasat University Press.) Many of his other articles continue to be used in lectures at Thammasat University and at other universities. These academic achievements have brought prodigious recognition to the University.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pongsawat Sawaddiwat also excelled in the Faculty and University administration. From 1977 – 1987, he held the position of Vice Rector for Academic Affairs for Thammasat University, he was appointed several times as Deputy Dean of the Graduate Program, and Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology.

Among national academic circles in Social Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pongsawat Sawaddiwat was also exceptional. He served three terms in the Committee of Bangkok Cultural Research at the National Cultural Office, Ministry of Education. He was in the committee for producing a Sociological Dictionary by the Office of Royal Society, the committee for creating a Demographic Dictionary by the Office of Royal Society, and served four terms (four years each term) in the Committee of the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT). At present, he serves as an Academic Advisory Person in the Economics and Social Department for the Committee of the National Research Council of Thailand.

Albeit in official retirement, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pongsawat Sawaddiwat still consistently works as a special lecturer in the Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology. He is responsible for teaching core subjects for the graduate program in Sociology and Social Research: Sociological Theories, Qualitative Research Subjects and Psychological Sociology. During the second semester of 2016, he taught SO. 455 — The Analysis of Social Issues in Sociology — for the undergraduate degree, Social Research Program.