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Social Science Division faculty members are diverse and draw on expertise from Europe, North America and Asia. Faculty have research and disciplinary expertise in international relations, international diplomacy, political science, history, sociology, anthropology, law and psychology. 

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Mr. Christian Oesterheld
Division Chair
E-mail: christian.oes@mahidol.ac.th
+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 1333

Education

  • B.A. Austronesian Studies, Asia-Africa Institute (AAI), University of Hamburg / Germany
  • M.Sc. Violence, Conflict and Development, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London / United Kingdom

Research Interests

  • Memory, justice and accountability
  • Cultural history of Borneo
  • Borderland and frontier studies
  • Conflict and violence in Southeast Asia

Courses Taught

  • ICIR 212 Social Institutions of the Modern World
  • ICIR 213 Conflict, War and Peace Studies
  • ICIR 224 Security and Conflict in a Global Perspective
  • ICIR 227 Approaches to Culture and Society
  • ICIR 232 Tradition and Modernity in Asia
  • ICIR 327 Ethnicity and Representations in International Affairs

Publications

  • 2024    The Upper Mahakam in the 1890s: Photographs of Jean Demmeni. Ujoh Bilang: Badan Perencanaan, Pembangunan, Penelitian dan Pengembangan (Bappelitbangda) Kabupaten Mahakam Ulu.
  • 2020     “A Past for the Future: Frontier Heritage on the Upper Mahakam (East Kalimantan, Indonesia)”, Paideuma: Journal of Cultural Anthropology, 66: 201-218
  • 2017     “Genealogies of Anti-Madurese Violence in Kalimantan,” in: Cathrin Arenz, Michaela Haug, Stefan Seitz, et al. (eds.), Continuity under Change in Dayak Societies, (Wiesbaden: Springer VS) [Edition Centaurus – Sozioökonomische Prozesse in Asien, Afrika und Lateinamerika], pp. 163-88.
  • 2016     “(Un)becoming Dayak: Intermarriage and the Dynamics of Identity and Belonging in East Kalimantan”, The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 17(2), pp. 138-56.
  • 2015     “Contextualization” and “Localization of Hinduism in Indonesia.” In: Religion in Southeast Asia: An Encyclopedia of Faiths and Cultures, edited by Jesudas M. Athyal. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, pp. 51-56 & 159-61.
  • 2014     “Cambodian-Thai Relations during the Khmer Rouge Regime: Evidence from the East German Diplomatic Archives,” Silpakorn University Journal of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts 14(2), pp. 161-82.
  • 2014     “Scapegoating Cambodia’s ‘Yuon’: Historical Perspectives on Khmer Anti-Vietnamism,” in: Robert Holman (ed.), Proceedings of the 10th International Academic Conference, Vienna, Austria, 03 – 06 June 2014, (Prague: International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences (IISES)), pp. 576-589.
  • 2014     “East German Socialism and the Khmer Rouge Revolution: Insights from the GDR’s Diplomatic Archives,” in: Robert Holman (ed.), Proceedings of the 10th International Academic Conference, Vienna, Austria, 03 – 06 June 2014, (Prague: International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences (IISES)), pp. 560-575.
  • 2012     “Invoking Ne’ Rake: Ancestral Comrades in Contemporary Bornean Warfare.” In: Ancestors in Borneo Societies: Death, Transformation, and Social Immortality, edited by Pascal Couderc and Kenneth Sillander. Copenhagen: NIAS Press, pp.278-312.
  • 2012     “Kurt Singer” and “Ewald Volhard.” In: Stefan George und sein Kreis: Ein Handbuch, Vol. 3, edited by Achim Aurnhammer, Wolfgang Braungart, Stefan Breuer, et al. Berlin & Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 1654-58 & 1745-47.
  • 2011     “Political Theatre at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal,” Searching for the Truth IV/2011, pp. 51-53.
Dr. Hardina Ohlendorf
Program Director of IRGA
E-mail: hardina.ohl@mahidol.edu
+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 1616

Education

  • B.A. Sinology and Cultural Studies (Humboldt University Berlin)
  • International Chinese Language Program (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
  • M.Sc. Asian Politics (SOAS, University of London)
  • PhD Politics and International Studies (SOAS, University of London)

Areas of Research Interest

  • Identity
  • The Politics of Memory
  • Cultural and Political Dimensions of Tourism
  • Borderlands
  • East Asia

Course Taught

  • ICIR 203 Foundations of Political Thought
  • ICIR 235 Strategic Networks in Asia-Pacific
  • ICIR 324 Society and Technology in the Modern World
  • ICIR 325 Migration, Diaspora and the Politics of Space
  • ICIR 326 Contemporary China
  • ICIR 333 The Politics of Memory in Asia

Publications

  • Zhang, J. J. and Ohlendorf, H. 2022. ‘The not-so-great rapprochement: Taming and consuming Chiang Kai-shek in Cross-Strait rapprochement tourism’, East Asian Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 8(1). pp. 109-130.
  • Ohlendorf, H. 2020. Book review of The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan. International Journal of Taiwan Studies. Vol. 3 (1). pp. 167-170.
  • Ohlendorf, H. 2018. ‘Memorial Cultures in Democratic South Korea and Taiwan.’ Research Symposion of the Asia Culture Center. Gwangju: Asia Culture Center.
  • Ohlendorf, H. 2018. ‘Studying Taiwan: The Politics of Area Studies in the United States and Europe’, in W. Richter, E. Koldunova and A. Tzeng (Eds.), Framing Asian Studies: Institutions: Geopolitics and Institutions. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 142-162.
  • Ohlendorf, H. 2017. ‘Building a New Academic Field: The Institutionalization of Taiwan Studies in Europe’, International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, 13 (2), 115-140. https://doi.org/10.21315/ijaps2017.13.2.6.
  • Ohlendorf, H. 2014. ‘The Taiwan Dilemma in Chinese Nationalism’, Asian Survey, 54 (3), 471-491.
  • Ohlendorf, H. 2014. Book review of China Goes Global: The Partial Power by David Shambaugh, Silpakorn University International Journal of Social Sciences, 14 (3), 193-198.
  • Ohlendorf, H. 2012. The construction of Taiwan identity in the global field of Taiwan Studies. PhD dissertation. London: SOAS, University of London.
Ms. Pattaka Sa-ngimnet
Program Director for General Education and Internship Social science Division
pattaka.sag@mahidol.ac.th
+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 1123

Education

  • PhD. Candidate (Teaching and Technology; Assumption University, Thailand)
  • BA. (History of Gender Issues; University of Central Arkansas, USA)
  • BA. (Social Science; Mahidol University International College, Thailand)

Areas of Research Interest

  • Gender Inequality, Cultural Issues, Education Issues.

Course Taught

  • Tourism Geography
  • Human Geography
  • Gender Issues in the Modern World
  • Independent Study in the Social Sciences
Dr. Christin Grothaus
christinmarie.gro@mahidol.ac.th
+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 1756

Education

PhD in Educational and Social Sciences (University of Oldenburg), Dissertation in Cross-Cultural Psychology

Areas of Research interest

  • Cross-cultural psychology
  • Emotional processing, parts-based models of the mind, coaching psychology, experiential approaches
  • Media Usage and online learning
  • Coping with stress and emotional regulation, Bullying
  • Expatriation

Publications

  • Grothaus, Christin. (2023). Tall ghosts, Chopsticks and Monitor Lizards: Name-calling and its Perpetrators in the Cultural Context of Thailand. TRaNS: Trans -Regional and -National Studies of Southeast Asia. 11. 1-14. 10.1017/trn.2023.2.
  • Grothaus, Christin. (2023). Coping strategies and social representations of bullies among bullying victims from individualistic and collectivist societies. Culture & Psychology. 30. 10.1177/1354067X231164796.
  • Grothaus, Christin. (2023). Engagement in Online Learning among Thai and German Students: The Role of Classmates, Instructors, Technology and Learning Environments across Country Contexts. Online Learning. 27. 10.24059/olj.v27i3.3413.
Dr. Jaruwan Sakulku
Program Coordinator for Psychology Minor and Certificate Program
Lecturer & Clinical Psychologist
Email: jaruwan.sau@mahidol.ac.th

Education

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Neuropsychology | University of Bristol, UK (Distance Learning) with Distinction (2023)
  • Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) | University of Tasmania, Australia (2009)
    Thesis: The Impostor Phenomenon: Some Antecedents and Consequences
  • Certificate IV in Marketing | Institute of TAFE Tasmania (2008)
  • Bachelor of Science (Psychology) | Kasetsart University, Thailand – First Class Honours (2002)

Professional License

  • Registered Clinical Psychologist | License No. CP512 (2013-Present)

Research Interests

Primary Research Areas

  • Impostor Phenomenon and its psychological correlates
  • Cross-cultural psychological assessment and instrument validation
  • Adverse childhood experiences and behavioral outcomes
  • Community mental health and crisis intervention
  • Evidence-based psychotherapy (CBT, ACT)
  • Applied neuropsychology

International Collaborative Research

  • Global studies on criminal behavior and multisystemic vulnerabilities
  • Cross-continental research on adverse childhood experiences
Selected Publications

Clinical Psychology & Assessment

  • Sakulku, J. & Alexander J. (2011). The Impostor Phenomenon. The Journal of Behavioral Science, 6(1), 73-92.
  • Sakulku, J. & Asawathaweeboon, B. (2021). Validity and Reliability of the Thai NEO Personality Inventory-3: Preliminary Study. Thai Journal of Clinical Psychology, 52(2), 62-73.
  • Siphai, S., Siphai, S., & Sakulku, J. (2023). The development of Early Childhood intellectual Capacities in the Child Development Centers. International Journal of Sociologies and Anthropologies Science Reviews, 3(5), 9-22.
  • Chaisen, A., Supparerkchaisakul, N., & Sakulku, J. (2017). Casual factors and the consequences of the impostor phenomenon in Thai doctoral students. UMT Poly Journal, 14(1), 61-75.

Global Collaborative Research

  • Villanueva, L., et al. (2024). The Global Impact of Multisystemic Vulnerabilities on Criminal Variety: A Cross-Continental Study in Young Adults. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241270016
  • Basto-Pereira, M., et al. (2022). The global impact of adverse childhood experiences on criminal behavior: A cross-continental study. Child Abuse & Neglect, 124, 105459.
  • Asawathaweeboon, B., & Sakulku, J. (2023). The study of pro/antisocial behavior in Thai young adults. Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand, 68(4), 394-402.

Education & Technology

  • Siphai, S., Siphai, J., Saengloetuthai, J., & Sakulku, J. (2025). The computer, information and communication technology, and communication skills of Thai Rajabhat University students. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 14(3). http://doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v14i3.32461
  • Chaleeraktrakoon, T., et al. (2021). Community Learning as an Effective Way to Facilitate Learning Counselling Skills. Journal of Community Development and Life Quality, 9(1), 109-122.
  • Saengprom, N., Earawan, W., Damrongpanit, S., & Sakulku, J. (2015). Exploring the different trajectories of analytical thinking ability factors. Educational Research and Reviews, 10(7), 994-1002.
  • Sriphai, S., Damrongpanit, S., & Sakulku, J. (2011). An Investigation of Learning Styles Influencing Mathematics Achievement. Educational Research and Reviews, 6(15), 835-842.

 

Asst. Prof. Mr. William J. Jones
william.jon@mahidol.edu
+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 2119

Education

  • Ph. D. Candidate Philosophy; Mahidol University, Thailand. “The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights: Evolutionary Protection or Designed to Fail?”
  • M.A. European Studies; Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
  • B.A. Southeast Asian Studies; Mahidol University International College, Thailand

Areas of Research Interest (4-5 areas)

  • ASEAN regionalism
  • European Union regionalism
  • Comparative regionalism
  • Human rights in Southeast Asia
  • Contemporary Thai politics

Course Taught

  • ICIR 101 Approaches to International Relations and Global Affairs
  • ICIR 312 International Law and International Relations
  • ICGS 130 Political Science

Publications (optional)

Peer Reviewed Articles
Op-Ed, Book Reviews, Periodicals and Encyclopedia Entries
2024
2023
2022
2021
2016-2017
2012-2015
Editorial Board Appointments
  • Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences
  • Journal of Asia Pacific Studies
  • Southeast Asia: A Multidisciplinary Journal
  • Pólosuk Journal of Political and International Studies

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Douglas Rhein
Douglas.rhe@mahidol.edu
+66 (0) 2700 5000

Education

  • BSc     Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, USA
  • MSc    Psychology, Leicester University, U.K.
  • MA      Mass Communications, Leicester University, U.K.
  • PhD     Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Areas of Research Interest (4-5 areas)

  • Psychology
  • Culture
  • International Education
  • Media & Film Analysis

Course Taught

  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Motivational Psychology
  • Evolutionary Psychology

Publications

  • Rhein, D., & Nanni, A. (2022). Assessing Mental Health Among Thai University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. SAGE Open, 12(4). .
  • Cornelius, P., & Rhein, D. (2022). Memory, remembrance and nostalgia in Ken Burns’ The Vietnam War. Critical Studies in Television, p. 1-13
  • Tsai, A., & Rhein, D. (2022). Mate Selection Preferences Based on Altruistic Characteristics Among Thais. International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 18(1), 107-123.
  • Cornelius, P., & Rhein, D. (2022). ‘Of course it is idealised’: Lindsay Anderson’s Every Day Except Christmas. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 19(1), 67-86.
  • Rhein, D., & Nanni, A. (2021). The impact of global university rankings on universities in Thailand: don’t hate the player, hate the game. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 1-11.
  • Puchakanit, P., & Rhein, D. (2021). Student Perceptions of Sexual Harassment in Thailand: Origins and Impact. Sexuality & Culture, 1-20.
  • Rypo-Plesti, B & Rhein, D. (2021).   A Qualitative Analysis of Academic and Cultural Adjustment: American Students in Thailand, What Can Be Done for Them? Sage Open.
  • Cornelius, P., & Rhein, D. (2021). Soldier of Fortune and the Expatriate Adventure Film. Quarterly Review of Film and Video, 1-17
  • Cornelius, P., & Rhein, D. (2020). Images of Modernity: Madness in the Films of Karel Reisz, Lindsay Anderson, Sam Peckinpah and Nicolas Roeg. Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences, 10 (4), 1413-1442.
  • Rhein, D., & McDonald, I. (2020). Undergraduate Student Stress, Coping and Resiliency in Thai Higher Education. Human Behavior, Development and Society, 21(3), 7-18.
  • Rhein, D., & Jones, W. (2020). The impact of ethnicity on the sociocultural adjustment of international students in Thai higher education. Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 19(3), 363-388.
  • Cornelius, P., & Rhein, D. (2019). Nostalgia, Stasis, and the Vietnam War Film. Journal of Film and Video, 71(4), 15-28.
  • Cornelius, P., & Rhein, D. (2019). Modernism and the crisis of modernity: society and the individual in Lindsay Anderson’s O Dreamland. Studies in Documentary Film, 1-12.
  • Gambhir, R., & Rhein, D. (2019). A qualitative analysis of the repatriation of Thai-Indian Third Culture Kids in Thailand. Asian Ethnicity, 1-17.
  • Cornelius, P., & Rhein, D. (2019) Fifty Years On: Gender and the Role of Imagination in Lindsay Anderson’s If…, Journal of Popular Film and Television, 47(2), 81-89.
  • Pitakchinnapong, N., & Rhein, D. (2019). Exploration of the Causation of Mental Illness in Thailand: Perceptions of Thai University Students.  Human Behavior, Development and Society. 20(2), 7-19.
  • Cornelius, P., & Rhein, D. (2019). Cinema of Change: Evolving Responses to World War II in Japan and the United States. In World War II Re-explored. Peter Lang Publications.
  • Rhein, D. (2018). International University Students in Thailand: Shifting from Universalistic Models to an Ethnicity Matters Approach. Journal of Research in International Education, 17(3), 286-308.
  • Rhein, D. (2018). African American Student Sociocultural Adjustment to Thai International Higher Education. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 11(2), 1-14.
  • Rhein, D. (2018).  Sociocultural Adjustment and Coping Strategies of Korean and Japanese Students in a Thai International College. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies. 14 (1), 57-78.
  • Rhein, D. (2018). Positive Aspects of Study Abroad Programs in Thailand: Students Perceptions of Events. Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences. 4(4), 492-526.
  • Jones, W. J., & Rhein, D. L. (2017). Tutorial Schools in Thailand: Perceptions and Motivations of Thai High School Students. In FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education. 4(2), 66-83.
  • Jones, W. J., & Rhein, D. (2017). Hegemonic Preservation and Thailand’s Constitutional Crisis. Romanian Journal of Society & Politics, 12(2), 7-35.
  • Rhein, D (2017). International Higher Education in Thailand: Challenges within a Changing Context.  Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences 8 (3), 281-298.
  • Rhein, D. (2016).  Westernisation and the Thai higher education system: past and present. Journal of Educational Administration and History. 48(3), 261-274.
  • Rhein, D. (2016). Burmese sociocultural adjustment to Thai international programs: an analysis of the impact of historical revisionism. Journal of Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 15(3), 189-208.
  • Rhein, D. & Sukawatana, P. (2015).  Thai university student schemas and anxiety symptomatology. International Education Studies, 8(7), 108-126.
  • Rhein, D. (2013). The Researcher You are is the Person You Are.  Interdisciplinary Studies Journal. Social Science Journal of Mahidol University 13(2), 77-91.
  • Rhein, D. (2013). The Workplace Challenge: Cross-Cultural Leadership in Thailand.  International Studies in Educational Administration (Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration & Management (CCEAM)). 41(1), 41-55.
Associate Prof. Dr. Nopraenue Sajjarax Dhirathiti
Email: nopraenue.dhi@mahidol.ac.th

Education:
  • Ph.D. Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, U.K.
  • Master of Law (International Relations), Hitotsubashi University, Japan
  • M.Sc. Politics of the World Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London, U.K.
  • B.A. Political Science (International Relations), 1st class honor, Chulalongkorn University
Areas of Research Interests
  • International Political Economy
  • International Organizations
  • Co-production in Public Policy
  • Human Security
Course Taught
  • ICIR 221 International Political Economy
  • ICIR 307 The United Nations and Contemporary World Politics
Publications
Research and Academic Articles
  • Siluenam, P. and Dhirathiti, N. S. (2024). Co-production of Health Charter for Support Aged Society Bangduan Sub-district, Trang Province, Thailand. Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture. Vol. 8, Issue. 3, pp. 203-215
  • Limmethee, A. and Dhirathiti, N. S. (2024), Factors Affecting Knowledge Management for the Elderly Health System: Case Studies from Sub-district Municipalities and Administrative Organizations in Thailand. The Open Public Health Journal. DOI: 10.2174/0118749445327815241122105020, 2024, 17, e18749445327815
  • Cahaya, F. R., Nursalim, N. and Dhirathiti, N. S. (2023). Expectations on Labour-related CSR Reporting: Voices from Labour Unions in Indonesia and Thailand. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. DOI: 10.1080/0969160X.2023.2167847.
  • Chaeddhananan, K. and Dhirathiti, N. S. (2022). The model for strategic drive of Thai higher education institutions toward world-class universities. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences. Vol. 43 (2022), pp. 271-278.
  • Chokthananukoon, B. and Dhirathiti, N.S. (2021). Causal Structural Model of Organization Behavioral Factors Effecting Public Service Efficiency Under Mega-Cities Administration: A Case Study of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Thailand. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry. 12(6), 9347-9356.
  • Bura, K. and Dhirathiti, N.S. (2020). Efficiency and Effectiveness of Integrated Urban Passenger Transportation: A Case Study of Mass Transit System Services in Bangkok. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change. 13(10), pp. 1803-1821.
  • Taweephon, Y. and Dhirathiti, N. S. (2020). The Search for Local Government Consolidation Areas: A Case Study of Singhanakhon, Songkhla, Thailand. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change. 14(10), pp. 764-773.
  • Kajornbun, S. and Dhirathiti, N. S. (2019). Local Administration Organisation Capacity Development for Tourism Promotion in the Andaman Coastal Provinces, Thailand. International Journal of Tourism Policy. 9(4), pp. 300-319
  • Dhirathiti, N. S. and Sonsri, G. (2019). The Harmonization Process and Implementation of Higher Education in ASEAN. Asia-Pacific Social Science Review. Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 164-179.
  • Dhirathiti, N. S. (2018). Co-production and the Provision of Lifelong Learning Policy for Elderly People in Thailand. Public Management Review. DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2018.1540723
  • Dhirathiti, N.S. and Pichitpatja, P. (2018). Characteristics and Differences of Lifelong Learning Policy Implementation for the Elderly in Thailand. Educational Research for Policy and Practice. Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 53-68.
  • Settakorn, W. and Dhirathiti, N.S. (2017) The Process of Driving the Local Government in Self-Governing Province Concept: A Case Study of Chiang Mai Municipality, Thailand. International Journal of Crime, Law and Social Issues. Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 118-128.
  • Sriram, N. and Dhirathiti, N.S. (2017). Decentralization Discourse in Public Policy of Thailand. International Journal of Crime, Law and Social Issues. Vol.4, No. 2, pp. 99-117.
  • Nuamcharoen, S. and Dhirathiti, N. S. (2017). A case study of the co-production approach to the implementation of education for sustainable development in Thailand. Policy Futures in Education. DOI: 10.1177/1478210317739487
  • Dhirathiti, N.S. (2017). [Review of the book Combatting ASEAN and Human Trafficking: A Regional Process and Challenges]. Asia Pacific Social Science Review.
  • 17, No. 2, pp. 332-334.
  • Taweephon, Y., Dhirathiti, N. S. and Amornsiriphong, S. (2017) [Review of the book Local Governments in Digital Era]. Asia Pacific Social Science Review. Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 335-336.
  • Dhirathiti, N.S. (2016). [Review of the book A Critical study of Thailand’s higher education reforms by Rattana Lao]. Journal of Southeast Asian Economies. 33(2). 269-270.
  • Sirisunhirun, S. and Dhirathiti, N.S. (2015). Job characteristics and a happy workplace in Thai higher education institutions. The Organization Development Journal.
  • 33(1), 71-89.
  • Dhirathiti N. (2014). Lifelong learning policy for the elderly people: A comparative experience between Japan and Thailand. Journal of International Lifelong Education. 33(6), 770-790.
  • Dhirathiti N.S. (2014). The Bologna Process and Lessons Learned for ASEAN Higher Education. .Journal of Politics, Administration and Law. 6(2), 23-62. (Thai manuscript)
  • Sirisunhirun, S., Amornwattana, J., Sornsri, K., Dhirathiti, N.S. and Kanchanapongporn, A. (2012). The Level of Learning Organisation of Mahidol University. Interdisciplinary Studies Journal. 11(2), 119-151. (Thai manuscript)
  • Dhirathiti, N.S. (2011). The Process of Entering into Lifelong Learning among the Elderly People in the Northeastern Thailand. Sripathum Review. 12(2), 54-67. (Thai manuscript)
  • Dhirathiti, N.S. and Wangmahaporn, P. (2011). A Study on the Development of a System to Establish the Direct Admission Agency for Thai Higher Education Institutions. Journal of Politics, Administration and Law. 4(1), 227-257. (Thai manuscript)
  • Dhirathiti, N.S., Sirisunhirun, S. and Amornwatana, J. (2011). A Study on the Organisation Communication System of the Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University. Interdisciplinary Studies Journal. 11(2), 84-118. (Thai manuscript)
  • Dhirathiti, N.S. (2011). Security Revisited: Enhancing Human Security through Lifelong Learning. Journal of Population and Social Studies. 19(2), 255-269. (English manuscript)
Book Chapters
  • Dhirathiti, N. S. (2022) ‘Student and Skilled Labour Mobility in the Asia Pacific Region’ in D. Neubauer and S. Ashizawa (eds.) The Impact and Implications of the 4th Industrial Revolution on Student Mobility in Asia Pacific Region. London: Springer Nature (pre-publishing)
  • Klassen, T. R., Higo, M., Dhirathiti, N. S., Devasahayam, T. W. (2018) (eds). Ageing in Asia-Pacific: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Perspectives. London: Routledge.
  • Dhirathiti, N.S. (2017) ‘Higher Education Research in Thailand: Current Trends and Development’ in Jisun Jung, Hugo Horta, and Akiyoshi Yonezawa (eds.) Higher Education Research as a Field of Study in Asia: History, development and future. London: Springer Publishing.
  • Dhirathiti, N.S. (2017) ‘Academic Promotion of Higher Education Teaching Personnel in Thailand’ in L. Wang and W. Teter (eds) Recalibrating Careers in Academia: Professional Advancement Policies and Practices in Asia-Pacific. Bangkok: UNESCO
  • Teter, W. and Dhirathiti, N. S. (2016). Degree Structures in the ASEAN Region: State of Play Report. Brussels: European Commission
  • Dhirathiti, N.S. (2012). Administration and Governance of Higher Education in Asia: Patterns and Implications. Manila: Asian Development Bank (ADB).
  • Dhirathiti, N.S. (2012). Cooperation in the Development of Learning Space in Higher Education. Social Science for Development. Bangkok: Papermate (Thai manuscript)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ruchi Agarwal
ruchi.aga@mahidol.ac.th
+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 1703

Education

  • Ph.D. (Multicultural Studies; RILCA, Mahidol University, Thailand)
  • M.A. (Culture and Development; Mahidol University, Thailand)
  • M.A. (International Economics and Finance, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
  • B.A. (Business Administration; Mahidol University International College, Thailand)

Certifications

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Areas of Research Interest / Publication

  • Religious Diversity in Thailand
  • Economics of Religions
  • Hinduism in Contemporary Thailand
  • South Asian Regional politics and economy

Course Taught

  • ICGS 111 Exploring Religions
  • ICIR 237 International Economic Relations
  • ICIR 241 International Relations of South Asia: From Imperialism to the Modern World
  • ICIR 301 Research Methods

Publication

  • Agarwal, R., & Pongjit, C. (2023). Spiritual Folklore Tourism: Tourists’ Experience at Naga Cave in Thailand. Fieldwork in Religion, 18(2), 236-256.
  • Agarwal, R. and Pongjit, C. (2023). Role of Dev Mandir in bridging Thai and Hindu community in contemporary Bangkok. Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies 23(1):135–147
  • Agarwal, R. & Jones, W. J. (2022). Social Media’s Role in the Changing Religious Landscape of Contemporary Bangkok. Religions, 13(5), 421-438.
  • Jones, W. J. & Agarwal, R. (2021). Herding Cats & Howling Dogs: The Thai Military, Applied Authoritarianism and the Election of 2019. Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, 6(1), 39-70.
  • Agarwal, R. (2018). Hinduism Transformed? A Case Study of Hindu Diaspora in Thailand. In Hiralal. K (ed.) Global Hindu Diaspora: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Routledge: London and New York. Ch.5. pp. 103-122.
  • Agarwal, R. (2018). Religions, Trade Networks, and their Marketing Infrastructure in Asia. Antrocom Journal of Anthropology. Vol. 14. N.2. (2018). ISSN 1973-2880.
  • Agarwal, R. (2018). Breaking the Links? A Case Study of Indian Diaspora in Thailand. Journal of Global Analysis. Vol. 8. No. 2. pp 129-143.
  • Agarwal, R. & Jones. W (2018).  Ganesa and his cult in Contemporary Thailand.  International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies. Vol. 14. No.2 (July 2018).  ISSN 1823-6243.
  • Agarwal, R. (2018). Commodification of Hinduism in Contemporary Thailand: Evidence from a Hindu Shrine in Bangkok.  Human Behavior, Development and Society. Vol. 19 (December 2018). ISSN 2651-1762.
  • Agarwal, R. (2015). Hinduism Transformed? A Case Study of Hindu Diaspora in Thailand. Nidan: International Journal for the Study of Hinduism. University of Kwazulu-Natal, Vol. 27. Nos. 1&2.
  • Agarwal, R. (2014). Changing Roles of Women in Indian Cinema. Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies (HASSS). Vol. 14. no.2 (May-Aug. 2014) pp 91-106. ISSN (Online): 2630-0079https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hasss/article/view/20004/17430
  • Agarwal, R. (2013). Cultural Collusion: South Asia and the construction of the Modern Thai National Identities. Interdisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences (Supplementary Issue), Mahidol University, Vol. 13. Special issue pp 89-115.
  • Agarwal, R. (2012). Thai and Indian Cultural Linkage: The Religious Festivities. Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies (HASSS). Vol. 11.no. 2. pp 79-90. https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hasss/article/view/7477/6462
  • Agarwal, R. (2010). Water festivals of Thailand: The Indian Connection. Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Studies (HASSS). Vol. 9-10. pp 7-18.   https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/hasss/article/view/7501/6486
Asst. Prof. Dr. Natanaree Posrithong
E-mail: natanaree.pos@mahidol.ac.th
+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext

Education

  • Ph.D. Culture, History & Language. Thesis Title: “Voices and Roles of Competing Groups of Elite Women in Siam’s Political and Social Transitions, 1868-1942” (2015) Australian National University, Australia
  • M.A. History of International Relations. London School of Economic and Political Science, the United Kingdom
  • B.A. Social Science (First Hon.) Mahidol University International College, Thailand

Areas of Research Interest (4-5 areas)

  • Women’s history
  • Biopower and politics of genders
  • Gender inequalities
  •  Colonial history
  • European integration

Course Taught

  • Gender Issues in the Globalized World
  • The Formation of the Modern World: From the Industrial Revolution to High Imperialism
  • Globalization and International Order in the Twentieth Century: From the First World War to 9/11
  • American History, Popular Media, and Modern Life
  • Europe Since 1945

Publications

  • Posrithong, N. (2024). Cold War Modernism and Women’s Representation in Anti-Communist Seriphap Magazine. Journal of Arts and Thai Studies, 46(3), E3465-E3465.
  •  Posrithong, N., & Wachira-atsakon, A. (2024). Women’s Representations in Thai Communist Publications: The Reconstruction of Female Images. Thammasat Review, 27(2), 289-315.
  • Posrithong, N. (2024). The Impact of the Inner Court’s Internal Reform on Palace Women during the Reign of King Chulalongkorn. Journal of Liberal Arts, 24(2), 432-455.
  • Moshammer, G., Posrithong, N., & Ishido, H. (2023). An Investigation Through Philosophy and Case Studies on Regional Integration, Migrants and Refugees, and the COVID-19 Crisis. In Social Fairness in a Post-Pandemic World: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (pp. 61-76). Springer Nature Singapore.
  •  Posrithong, N. & Keawkerd, P. (2022). The Unprecedented Social Response to the Emergence of Femtwits in Thailand’s Waves of Pro-democratic Movement. The 2nd International Conference on Genders and Sexualities 29-31 July, 2022 (conference proceeding) Dublin.
  • Posrithong, N. (2020). The Revival and Reconstruction of Women Warriors’ Popular Representations in Thailand: Backgrounds, Motives, and Strategies of the Post-absolutist Regime. Thammasat History Journal 7(2), 119-141.
  • Posrithong, N. (2020). The Policy and Politics of Influencing Interbreeding to Increase Population during the Regime of General Phibun and Its Unintended Consequence on the Status of Thai Women. JPSS, 210-220.
  • Posrithong, N. (2019). The Siamese “Modern Girl” and Women’s Consumer Culture, 1925–35. Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, 34(1), 110-148.
  •  Posrithong, N. (2018). The Modernisation of Female Education and the Emergence of Class-conflict Between Literate Groups of Women in Siam 1870-1910. In Southeast Asian Education in Modern History (pp. 39-53). Routledge.
  • Posrithong, N. (2018) Women’s hats in semi-colonial Siam: a material conflict between elite women in the absolutist and post-absolutist years. Thammasat Journal of History 4(2).
  • Posrithong, N. (2014). Women Enter The ‘Public Sphere’ : Thailand’s Post-Revolutionary Period 1932-1956. Rian Thai.
  • Posrithong, N. (2011). The Russo-Siamese Relations in the Reign of King Chulalongkorn. ABAC Journal, 31(2).
Dr. James A. Warren
E-mail: james.war@mahidol.ac.th
+66 (0) 2700 5000, Ext. 1112

Education

  • PhD in History, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK, 2007
  • MA South East Asia Area Studies (Distinction), SOAS, University of London, UK, 2001
  • BA (Hons) Modern History and Politics, University of Reading, Reading, UK, 1996

Areas of Research Interest (4-5 areas)

  • State enterprises and economic development in Thailand
  • Taxation and regulation of gambling, alcohol, drugs and tobacco in Thailand
  • Development and propagation of Thai historiography
  • Impact of Western imperialism in Southeast Asia

Course Taught

  • ICIR 201 The Formation of the Modern World: From the Industrial Revolution to High Imperialism
  • ICIR 215 Thai Foreign Policy
  • ICIR 231 Imperial Legacies in Asia
Publications (optional)
  • ‘Semi-Colonialism Distilled: The Société française des distilleries de l’Indochine and the Siamese Government in the Early Twentieth Century’, Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Nov. 2015), pp. 641-674
  • ‘Troublesome Spirits: Alcohol, Excise and Extraterritoriality in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Siam’, South East Asia Research, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Dec. 2013), pp. 575-599
  • Gambling, the State and Society in Thailand, c.1800-1945, London and New York: Routledge, 2013 (paperback 2015)
  • ‘The Rangoon Jail Riot of 1930 and the Prison Administration of British Burma’, South East Asia Research, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Mar. 2002), pp. 5-29
Dr. Mario Maritan
Phone 02-700-5000 ext 1312
E-mail mario.mar@mahidol.ac.th

Education

  • PhD Modern History, University College London, 2022
  • MPhil Byzantine History, Jesus College, University of Cambridge, 2016
  • MA, Classics and Ancient History, Durham University, 2015
  • BA (Hons) Anthropology and Sociology, Durham University, 2014

Academic Publications

  • Maritan, M. “US imperialism and its legacies in East Asia: Thucydides trap or Thrasymachus paradox?” Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences 17, 3 (2024),417-436
  • Maritan, M. “Becoming Austrian, becoming European? Supranationalism in the Habsburg South in an age of emerging nationalisms: The comparative relevance of Trieste,” European History Quarterly 54, 4 (2024), 557-577
  • Maritan, M. “Frankfurt am Meer: the “illiberal” liberalism of the German Confederation and its aspirations over the Habsburg Adriatic in 1848,” Nationalities Papers 52, 2 (2024), 397–413
  • Maritan, M. “Elite nationalism and the crumbling of multi-ethnic coexistence: Habsburg Dalmatia and the language question in the wake of Italian unification,” Nationalities Papers 52, 5 (2023), 1156-1172
  • Maritan, M. “National indifference and dynastic loyalty in comparative perspective: the demise of the Habsburg and Ottoman empires revisited,” History Compass 20, 12 (2022), 1–11
  • Maritan, M. “National indifference, legibility and opportunism at the dawn of nation states: the re-shaping of Habsburg Trieste in the 1860s,” Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 28, 4 (2022), 413–431
  • Maritan M. “National indeterminacies at the periphery of the Habsburg Monarchy: nationalisms versus multi-ethnic identities in Fiume/Rijeka and Trieste, 1848-1867,” Nations and Nationalism 27, 1 (2021), 174–188
Dr. Kenneth Houston
Phone –
E-mail kenneth.bre@mahidol.ac.th

Education
  • PhD Politics, Ulster University (2009)
  • MA Peace & Conflict Studies, Ulster University (2005)
  • Higher Diploma, Mediation & Conflict Resolution, University College Dublin (2007)
  • BA (Hons) Combined Arts, Ulster University (2004)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (International) [PGCEi], University of Nottingham (2021)
  • International Baccalaureate Education Certificate (DP) in Teaching & Learning, DePaul University (2021)
Areas of Research Interest
  • Regional Integration
  • Peace & Conflict Studies
  • Social Power
  • Political Discourse
  • Religion & Politics
Courses Taught
  • ICIR 204 Perspectives in International Relations
  • ICIR 217 Culture & Power
  • ICIR 228 Europe and the West in the Contemporary World
  • ICIR 305 Conflict Resolution
  • ICIR 314 International Development
  • ICIR 321 Political Risk, Business and International Relations
  • ICIR 331 Religion & Politics in the Contemporary World
Publications

  • Houston, K (2025) ‘Writing and Sustaining the ‘Ummah’: Reification, Alterity, and Strategic Framing in the Official Discourse of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’, Politics (Advanced Online), 0 (0), pp 1-22

  • Houston, K (2025) ‘Qualitative-Interpretive Research’ in Szanto, B Critical Research Design: Choices and Considerations for Creating an Integrated Research Design, London, Routledge

  • Houston, K (2025) ‘Ireland as a Risk Society in the Age of Climate (In-) Security’, Defence Forces Review, January

  • Houston, K (2024) ‘Writing’ and sustaining Asian regionalism: interpreting the official discourse of ASEAN, South East Asia Research, 32 (2), 1-21
  • Houston, K (2022) ‘Fake in the Mainstream: the media, the military and Myanmar’s elections’ in Fake News and Elections in Asia, James Gomez & Robin Ramcharan (eds), London, Routledge
  • Houston, K (2020) ‘Pseudo Neutrality in Inter-state Conflict: Myanmar’s Official Discourse on Rakhine’, Central European Journal of International and Security Studies (CEJISS) 14 (2), 25-52
  • Houston, K & Briggs, J (2017) ‘Foreign Policy and Identity Politics: Trump and Brexit through Putnam’s Two Level Games’, Paper presented at the History, Story, Narrative IAFOR Conference, Kobe Japan, April
  • Houston, K (2017) ‘Northern ‘Troubles’ and Southern ‘Fire’: an examination of the peace processes in Northern Ireland and Southern Thailand’, PNC 2017 Conference, Pattani, Southern Thailand
  • Houston, K (2015) ‘The Global Ummah as a Communicative Strategy: Power and Identity in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’, Paper presented at the Sixth IAFOR conference, Kobe, Japan
  • Houston, Kenneth (2014) ‘Church-EU Dialogue under Article 17.3: Consensus-seeking instrument or power strategy?’ Politics and Religion, 7 (1), 148-176
  • Houston, K (2013) ‘The Strategic Utility of Non-violence in Violent Conflict’, Asia Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA), Bangkok, Thailand
  • Houston, Kenneth (2012) ‘When God is not so good: corporate religion contra new social movements’ in Yip, A and Nyans, P, (Eds) Religion, Gender and Sexuality in Everyday Life, London: Ashgate
  • Bush, Kenneth & Houston, Kenneth (2012) The Story of Peace: Learning from EU Peace Funding in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland SEUPB, Belfast
  • Houston, Kenneth (2012) ‘Shared Future or Our Future? Speaking Truth to Power-Sharing in Northern Ireland’ Shared Space, Issue 12, (February), Community Relations Council, Northern Ireland
  • Houston, Kenneth (2011) ‘Religion and European Integration: Predominant Themes and Emerging Research Priorities’ Religion Compass 5 (8): 462-476
  • Houston, Kenneth (2011) ‘Formal Church-State dialogue in Ireland: A Critique of Concept’ Irish Journal of Public Policy 3 (1)
  • Houston, Kenneth (2010) ‘The “Global” and the “International” as Complementary Power Strategies within Corporate Roman Catholicism’ Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies, Issue 3, pp.7-35
  • Houston, Kenneth (2009) ‘The Logic of Structured Dialogue between Religious Associations and the Institutions of the European Union’ Religion, State and Society 37 (1/2): 207-222
Ms.Wimonsiri Hemtanon

wimonsiri.hem@mahidol.ac.th

+66 (0) 2700-5000, Ext. 1529

Education

  • Pursuing Ph.D., Southeast Asian Studies, University of Passau
  • M.A., Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
  • B.A., Sociology and Anthropology, Thammasat University

Areas of Research Interest

  • ASEAN, Southeast Asia
  • Media, Social Media
  • Migration
  • Sociology
  • Cross-cultural practices
  • Soft Power
  • Public Diplomacy

Courses Taught

  • Perspectives on Thailand
  • Global Media, Social Changes and International Relations
  • ASEAN and Southeast Asian Regionalism
  • Migration, Diaspora and the Politics of Space

Publications List

  • Pitakthanin A, & Hemtanon, W. (2022). Getting to Know SRI: The Science, Research, and Innovation System for Driving Sustainable Development., Thailand Science Research and Innovation. Bangkok.
  • Sinpeng, A., & Hemtanon, W. (2019). Change and continuity in the politics of the media after the coup. In M. J. Montesano, T. Chong, & M. S. X. Heng (Eds.), After the coup: The National Council for Peace and Order era and the future of Thailand (pp. 254–281). Singapore: ISEAS Publishing.
  • Hemtanon, W. (2018). Colorful Multicultures of ASEAN, European Union and Asia. Bangkok: Multicultural ASEAN Center Project, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University. (pp. 127–134, 119-123).
  • Hemtanon, W. (2017). Out of the ordinary: Female migrant workers from Myanmar and their transnational lives in Thailand. Bangkok: Multicultural ASEAN Center Project, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University.
  • Hemtanon, W. (2012). Cooking on Safari II: Authentic Thai Food, Healthy route in East Africa. Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand and Royal Thai Embassy, Nairobi, Kenya.
Mr. Ian Mcdonald

Education

  • M.A. Psychology (Clinical), Stephen F. Austin State University, TX, USA
  • B.A. Psychology, Eastern Michigan University, MI, USA

Areas of Research Interest

  • Positive psychology
  • Student well-being
  • Cross-cultural psychology
  • Emotional intelligence

Courses Taught

  • ICGS 127 Positive Psychology
  • ICSP 254 Theories of Personality
  • ICSP 259 Developmental Psychology
  • ICSP 261 Paranormal Psychology
  • ICSP 362 The Psychology of Emotional Well-being
  • ICSP 352  Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Publications

  • McDonald, I., & Nanni, A. (2023). Measuring the impact of a positive psychology course at a Thai university: Addressing student well‐being in challenging times. Psychology in the Schools, 60(9), 3403-3418.
  • Rhein, D., & McDonald, I. (2022). Reflecting on Criticisms of Positive Psychology: A Rebalancing Act. Human Behavior, Development & Society, 23(1).
  • Rhein, D., & McDonald, I. (2020). Undergraduate Student Stress, Coping and Resiliency in Thai Higher Education: A Call for a Positive Psychology-Based Intervention. Human Behavior, Development & Society, 21(3).
  • McDonald, I. T. (2012). Using Positive Psychology Exercises in the ESL Classroom to Improve Student Well-being. PASAA, 44(1), 149-163.
Dr.Daniele Carminati

Education

  • B.A. in Public and Institutional Mass Media Communication (University of Bergamo, Italy)
  • M.A. in Mass Communication and Media Studies (Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand)
  • M.A. in European and International Studies (University of Groningen, Netherlands)
  • Ph.D. in Asian and International Studies (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR)

Areas of Research Interest

  • International Relations of the Asia-Pacific
  • Soft power and Public Diplomacy
  • Globalization
  • Connectivity (e.g., China’s Belt and Road Initiative)

Course Taught

  • ICGS 116 Power and Politics
  • ICIR 306 Intelligence, Data and Surveillance
  • ICIR 323 The Practice of Diplomacy
  • ICIR 343 The Creative Job Search

Publications

  • Carminati. D. (2025, forthcoming). China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the Indo-Pacific. The Palgrave Handbook of Geopolitics and Security in the Indo-Pacific.
  • Carminati, D. (2024, Issue 2). The Soft (Power) Side of the Belt and Road Initiative: Connecting Southeast Asia. Hong Kong Review of Belt and Road Studies. https://obor.chuhai.edu.hk/journal/
  • Carminati, D. (2022). The Economics of Soft Power: Reliance on Economic Resources and Instrumentality in Economic Gains. Economic and Political Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/20954816.2020.1865620
  • Carminati, D. (2020). Playing Safe or Taking Risks? Comparing China and Japan’s Soft Power Strategies in Thailand. Asian Politics & Policy. https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12538
Dr. Robin Ramcharan

Education

  • Ph.D. International Relations, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, CH
  •  Master of Laws (LLM), International Law Specialization, University of London, UK
  • M.A. International Relations, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, CH
  • M.A. International History, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of London, UK
  •  B.A. (Hons.) History, Queen’s University, Canada

Selected Publications

Books and Monographs
Book Chapters
Articles
  • 2020/21 “SDG 16 and the Human Rights Architecture in Southeast Asia: A Complementary Protection Process,” Journal of Human Rights (University of Connecticut) https://jhr.uconn.edu/
  •  2014, “Evaluating Competing “Democratic” Discourses: The Impact on Human Rights Protection in Southeast Asia,” Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 33, 3, 49–77.
  • 2013 “ASEAN’s Problematic Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights: The New Media’s Role in Enhancing the Protection of Human Rights,” in Journal of International Studies (UUM, Malaysia), Vol. 9, 2013. (peer-reviewed)
  • 1999 “ASEAN Regional Forum: Pitfall in Pacific Asia’s Security?” World Affairs (New Delhi), Fall 1999. http://www.worldaffairsjournal.com/iss_detail99.htm
Policy Briefs
Media Commentaries

Courses Taught (Past and Present)

  • ICGS 131 Introduction to International Studies
  •  ICIR 202 ICIR 202 Globalization and the International Order in the Twentieth Century: From the First World War to 9/11
  • ICIR 222 International Organisations
  • ICIR 226 The History and Concept of Diplomacy
  • ICIR 223 Democracy as a Political System
  • ICIR 302 ASEAN and Regionalism in Southeast Asia
  • ICIR 305 Conflict Resolution
  • ICIR 307 The United Nations and Contemporary World Politics

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