Introduction to social science. Foundations in education and academia. Philosophy, knowledge, and wisdom. Epistemology and ontology. Social science disciplines. Integrative and holistic approaches in social science. Shared and distinct concepts and approaches. Introduction to theory and methods in social science research. Field research and ethics. Library science and online research. Social science referencing and research writing. Selected social science research areas; health, human rights, migration, culture, ethnicity, gender, religion, conflicts, peace, social, cultural, and environmental justice, food security, climate change, technology and social impacts. Contemporary issues. Future directions in social science studies.

Concept and theory of body. Body discipline and control. Discourse on beauty. Politics of representation. Gender construction: femininity and masculinity. Body and sport. Body and mobilities such as shopping, bicycling, flying, and alternative tourism. Body and LGBT. Body and online social media. Body modification and alternative body culture. Body and emotion. Illness and care of body.

Theoretical transformation from nation-state to transnationalism, Transnationalism in globalization contexts, transnationalism; state, capital and transnational corporations in Neo-liberalism, crime, terrorism and international security, terrorism and transnational social movements, transnationalism from below, displacement and transnational migration: diaspora, labor, environmental issue and transnationalism, health and Medicine and transnationalism, new media technologies; transnational culture, communities, ethnicity, gender.

Theoretical development in urban studies, the rise of urban cities, capital, market and urban policies, urbanization in the developing countries, urban space; life and experience, housing and diverse communities in cities, space, time and relationship in urban cities, politics in the urban space, public space in urban cities.

Concepts and theories of rights and life security. Globalization and contemporary rights and life security issues in Southeast Asia and the World. Wars, conflicts, disasters and life (in)security. Rights, life security, and development. Rights defenders and rights violators. Strategies and impacts of transnational social movement. Rights and life security of ethnic minorities, ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, and marginalized groups. National and international protective mechanisms. New media: challenges and opportunities for rights and life security protection.

Regional development context: conflict and development path, the “flying geese” economic theory, application and critiques, regional development in the context of post-cold war, the post-socialist reform, forces of neo-liberalism and globalization in regional changes, market economy and spatial integration, free trade agreement and its impacts at national and local level, case studies of economic and spatial integration, local social movement towards economic and spatial integration.

Introduction to theories and concept in resource management, economic development policy and instrument in resource management, rural livelihoods and resource management, local knowledge in resource management, green revolution and modernity, debates on common property, community-based resource management, local institutions and gender in resource management, global discourse on environment conservation, social justice and access to resources, ethno-environmental movement, Industrialization, environmental and health problems, local mitigation and adaptation to climate change.

Basic perspectives and concepts of gender and development, perspectives and concepts in feminism, gender and sexuality in societies, gender and economic issues; work, power and globalization, gender versus culture and beliefs, gender versus family and health, gender and education, gender and resource management, gender versus consumerism and modernity, gender and social movement: transgender, third-sex, homosexual, gender and policy recommendations in Southeast Asia.

แนวคิดพื้นฐานเพศภาวะกับการพัฒนา แนวคิดพื้นฐานเพศภาวะกับทฤษฎีสตรีนิยม แนวคิดผู้หญิง เพศภาวะ และเพศวิถีในสังคมต่าง ๆ เพศภาวะกับประเด็นทางเศรษฐกิจ งาน อำนาจและโลกาภิวัตน์ เพศภาวะกับระบบวัฒนธรรมความเชื่อ เพศภาวะกับครอบครัวและสุขภาพ เพศภาวะกับการศึกษา เพศภาวะกับการจัดการทรัพยากร เพศภาวะ การบริโภคและความทันสมัย เพศภาวะกับขบวนการเคลื่อนไหวทางสังคม กลุ่มข้ามเพศ กลุ่มเพศที่สาม กลุ่มคนรักเพศเดียวกัน เพศภาวะกับข้อเสนอเชิงนโยบายในกลุ่มประเทศเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้

Individual research which each student is required to integrate all knowledge learned in the program and applies to the research topic of his/her interest.

The course draws on basic theories and concepts in migration. It discuss migration patterns, factors related to migration, migration approaches in different disciplines. The course also deals with various types of migration including refugees and stateless people.

Theories and basic concepts of migration. Migration patterns. Factors related to migration. Boundaries and modern nation-state. Patterns and routes of migration. Migration processes. Cultural adaptation and multi-cultural society. Socioeconomic roles of migrants. Problems and policies related to migration.
ทฤษฎีและแนวคิดพื้นฐานทางด้านการย้ายถิ่น รูปแบบของการย้ายถิ่น ปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการย้ายถิ่น เขตแดนและรัฐ-ชาติสมัยใหม่ รูปแบบและเส้นทางของการย้ายถิ่น กระบวนการในการย้ายถิ่น การปรับตัวทางวัฒนธรรมของผู้ย้ายถิ่นและสังคมแบบพหุวัฒนธรรม บทบาททางด้านสังคมเศรษฐกิจของผู้ย้ายถิ่น ปัญหาและนโยบายที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการย้ายถิ่น