Welcome to an EBA seminar on current development challenges in Southeast Asia. Drawing on three recent doctoral dissertations, the seminar will explore migration, human trafficking, and media aid, and what research can tell us about how development cooperation can be designed in the region.
The seminar will highlight youth migration from Myanmar to Thailand, efforts to combat human trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia, and Swedish media development interventions in Vietnam. Together, the presentations offer new perspectives on complex social issues and policy challenges in Southeast Asia.
What is a Development Dissertation Brief?
A Development Dissertation Brief (DDB) is a publication format at EBA in which the purpose is to communicate new research in a concise and accessible format to policymakers, practitioners, and other stakeholders in the field of development.
The seminar will present the following DDBs:
- Aspiring to a rural return: understanding Myanmar youth’s emotional experiences of migration and exploitation in Thailand’s agricultural sector
- Media development in practice: what Swedish aid achieved in Vietnam
- A matter of faith? Combatting human trafficking in Thailand & Cambodia
Programme:
Doors open at 13:00: registration and coffee.
Dissertation presentations by:
- Sofie Mortensen, University of Copenhagen
- Andreas Henriksson, Umeå University
- Andreas Mattsson, University of Helsinki and Lund University
Comments by Åsa Hedén, Head of Unit, Asia Department at Sida.
Panel discussion on the research and its potential implications for policy and practice.
Moderator: Malin Oud, Vice Chair, EBA.