The 4^th International Conference on Human Rights & Human Development

Critical Connections:

Human Rights, Human Development and Human Security

18-19 August 2011

Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

 

Introduction

Human Rights, Human Development and Human Security are cornerstone concepts of the theory and practice of development and social justice. Whilst some argue that each is a school of thought in its own right,

others conclude that the concepts are intimately connected and complimentary. Human Rights have been a foundation of international development since at least the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, from which has grown a comprehensive “rights-based approach” to development. During the 1980s, following an upsurge of normative thinking, the notion of Human Development emerged that mounted a serious challenge to the previous GDP-centric modernization development theories, and has been promoted by major development agencies such as the UNDP. In the 1990s, the more holistic concept of Human Security emerged that sought to synthesize notions of basic needs, human development and human rights and in the process redefine security from a state-centric perspective to a focus on the individual. Critics of Human Security, however, have argued that it is just “old wine in a new bottle” and impractical for guiding development on the ground.  This conference will explore the critical connections and cleavages between Human Rights, Human Development and Human Security, and seek to close the gap between development in theory and in practice.

 

Conference Proceedings:

v Conference Abstract Book 2011

Migration:

• The lives, working conditions and insecurities of frontier workers between Cambodia and Thailand at the Poipet-Aranyaprathet Border crossing by Jennifer Maureen Finnegan

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• Transnational and seasonal labor migration and development: lives or Thai berry picker returnees from Sweden by Julia Kamoltip Kallstrom

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• Filipino health workers in Metropolitan Bangkok by Isaac Olson

(Abstract | Full Paper| Presentation)

• Local Citizenship and the Realization of Political Rights of Japanese Brazilians: Comparative studies of Aichi and Yamanashi Prefectures of Japan by Ayaka Kazama

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

Refugee:

• Undocumented Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Government Justification of the Policies on their Basic Rights and Human Security by Mahbubul Haque

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• US resettlement for displaced persons from Myanmar: protection in a protracted refugee situation in Mae La shelter by Sarinya Moolma

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• Analysing India’s treatment of the Chins by Master student, Chulalongkorn University

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• Shan Refugees in Thailand by Shan Women’s Action Network

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

Human Security:

• Impacts of Cambodian decentralization policy in fishery management on human security of fishers around the Tonle Sap lake by Borin Un

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• Transborder rubber investment and its implications on food security in Lao PDR: A case study of Thai rubber plantations in Atsaphone district, Savannakhet province by Sawapa Tangsawapak

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• Impact of Human Security Approach in the Post UN Peace Keeping Mission: A Case Study of Bangladesh by Shekh Mohammad Altafur Rahman

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• Human Security, Emancipation, and the Challenges towards the Establishment of ASEAN Security Community 2015 by Aninda Rahmasari

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Peace Building & Conflict Resolution:

• Peace building in Southern Thailand: The Developmental Contribution of The Asia Foundation’s Deliberative Dialogue Program by Marika Stella Dora Shiga

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• To Live With Conflicts: Conflict in Human Rights and Social Movements by Ashley Hsu-liang Wu

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• The Ex-KMT Refugees in Northern Thailand in the Age of International-Political Transformation of Post Cold War Asiaby Lei Tong

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Environment:

• Environment protection mechanisms in the industrial sector in Vietnam in the era of globalization by Sang Xuan Vo

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• Responding to Climate Change: A Human Security, Human Rights, or Development Issue? by Danny Marks

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• Sound Behind the Wall: the Case Study in the Construction Kuala Namu International Airport in North Sumatera by Majda El Muhtaj

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• The struggle for Land Rights by Using Rights to Communication : The case Study of Klong Yong Villager by Varunee Na-Nakorn

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

 

Human Rights:

• Independence of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand by Yasuyuki Kato

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• Partcipatory Democracy and the Struggles for Community Rights by Chayatad Deema

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• Rights-based development in Kayah state: A case study of international and local non-governmental organizations by Sophia

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• Human Rights Situation in Shan State of (the Union of) Burma by Seng Wan

(Abstract| Full Paper | Presentation)

Citizenship and Rights:

• Human Security and Workers in Thailand’s Post-Factory Age by John Walsh, Ph. D

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• Three Waves of Citizenship Integration in Thailand: Chinese, Isaan and Burmese beyond the Reverse Waves? by Sustarum Thammaboosadee

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• The Fulfillment of Social Security Rights by Non State Social Security Providers : The Case of Zakat as Islamic Social Security Instrument in Indonesia by Heru Susetyo

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• Education for human rights of Burmese migrant workers: A case study of Dear Burma school by Pechet Men

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

Culture and Religion:

• The role of nunhood in contemporary Burma/Myanmar by NWY Master student, Mahidol University

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• Legal Wrestling to Reinforce the Right to Equality for Minority religious Groups in Indonesia by Al Khanif

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• The impact of monolingual policy on education opportunity of ethnic people: A case study of Naga of Northwestern by Master student, Chulalongkorn University

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• Democracy and minority right in Bangladesh by Sikder Monoare Murshed, Ph. D

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Education:

• The role of technological training in women empowerment: A case study of Isaan women workers in Bangkok. by Andrew Vincent Clifford

(Abstract | Full Paper | Presentation)

• Teacher Centered Pedagogy (TCP) and Students’ Lives in Classroom in Myanmar by Master student, Mahidol University

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• Educational accreditation for marginalized peoples? A case study of high school education in a "temporary shelter" area along the Thai-Burmese border zones by Anna Lena Till

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Human Development (1):

• Child Labor in the food service industry in Yangon, Myanmar by Ne Chye Thwin

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• Employment policies for people with disabilities in Jarkarta, Indonesia: The participation of people in Wisma Cheshire network in policy implementation by Mahmudi Yusbi

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• Human Rights Approach on Trans-National Hazardous Environmental Program by Eri Hariono

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Human Development (2) :

• How are Economic Empowerment Innovations Targeting HIV/AIDS Households Strengthening Livelihood Security? A Study Based on Thailand by Louise Kendi Maore

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• Populist policies in Thailand: A comparative study between Thaksin’s and democrat party’s by Sutree Duangnet

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• An examination on the decision-making process for the promotion of environmental, social and human rights concerns: A case study of the response of advocacy coalition in the construction of Hat Gyi dam on the Salween river, Myanmar by Nang Shining

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• Exploring the Analytical Usefulness of a Versatile Framework: An Experimental Comparative Ranking of Asian Human Security Concerns by PhD student, Mahidol University

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