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Lecturer at Thammasat University, Visiting Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
Economic history, gender equality, dogs (she/her)
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I anticipate some sneers thrown Mokyr's way so my preemptive comment...

What ever else he might have done, what ever faults he might have, Mokyr has performed a tremendous service simply by stressing the great importance of the Scientific Revolution to the birth of the modern economy.
October 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Footage from the Israeli Occupation Forces assault on #Conscience, shortly before dawn. In international waters, close to Palestinian territorial waters. Another act of state piracy by the rogue, lawless Israeli occupation.
www.youtube.com/live/PSQcbIw...
Live from Conscience Boat to Gaza, FFC & TMTG (Live 3)
YouTube video by Freedom Flotilla Coalition
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”
October 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Greta Thunberg after being released #FreedomFlotilla
October 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
All of the Sumud Flotilla boats have been intercepted. They knew all the risks and still sailed across the oceans with food and baby formula to feed a starving population. These brave people really are the best of us and if I think about this too much I would cry.
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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EMERGENCY: ISRAEL ATTACKS GSF
Israel has attacked the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters. People of conscience have been abducted.
The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and the Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.

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October 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
In case anyone's interested in Buddhism and how young people engage with organized religion in Thailand!
2025/42 “Examining Religious Engagement Among Thai Buddhist Undergraduates” by Panarat Anamwathana
This paper examines the relationship between Thai Buddhist undergraduates and their religion, drawing on survey data from the Youth and Civic Engagement Survey carried out by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Insti...
www.iseas.edu.sg
June 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I know Trump and co are terrible for LGBTQIA+ rights in the west, but there is a bright spot in Southeast Asia. Thailand legalized same-sex marriage last month! 🏳️‍🌈
Here's a short piece I wrote on this momentous occasion:
fulcrum.sg/online-and-o...
Online and Offline Support for Marriage Equality in Thailand | FULCRUM
What explains Thailand’s landmark Marriage Equality Law, which came into effect last month?
fulcrum.sg
February 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 marriage registrations in a single day reut.rs/3PLPxaN
Thailand holds its first same-sex weddings, targets record registrations
Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 marriage registrations in a single day.
reut.rs
January 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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As of 6pm (BK), 1,832 same-sex couples have registered their marriage nationwide on the first day after Thailand's Marriage Equality Bill is going into effect.

Here's my @channelnewsasia.bsky.social report on a historic day 20 years in the making. #LGBTQ #สมรมเท่าเทียม
Hundreds of Same-Sex Couples Tie the Knot as Marriage Equality Becomes a Reality in Thailand
YouTube video by Saksith Saiyasombut
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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NEW: Weak party infrastructures, lack of access to state resources, and the distractions of bans and harassment haunt counter-establishment political movements in Thailand—even as public demand for democratic change mounts, writes Akanit Horatanakun. www.newmandala.org/thailands-de...
Thailand's deinstitutionalised democracy movement - New Mandala
Thai conservatives have sought to prevent reformists from putting down roots in society—and it’s worked
www.newmandala.org
December 23, 2024 at 5:41 AM
If you are interested in youth and civic engagement in Southeast Asia, please check out our upcoming symposium at ISEAS where we discuss the fascinating results of our region-wide study! You can attend online and in person (do drop by and say hi if you are in SG!)
www.iseas.edu.sg/mec-events/y...
Youth and Civic Engagement Symposium A Survey of Six Southeast Asian Countries
REGIONAL STRATEGIC AND CULTURAL STUDIES PROGRAMME About the Symposium Youths in Southeast Asia have been actively engaged in political and civic affairs. Recognizing their political significance, ISEA...
www.iseas.edu.sg
December 20, 2024 at 11:01 AM
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With Bluesky user numbers rocketing, more official news accounts are arriving.

Here is a starter pack of major media outlets.

Feel free to repost, I’ll keep this updated as more arrive.
November 17, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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It may be hard for some to accept, but the truth is the fate of all women is inherently tied to the fate of trans women.
November 22, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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The November 2024–January 2025 issue of @mekongreview.bsky.social is out, so here I am to share some of what you'll find in the magazine.

We're a small literary magazine focused on Asia and Asian perspectives; keep us going by getting a subscription or making a donation: mekongreview.com/subscribe/
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November 17, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Two great starter packs for people interested in Southeast Asia:

go.bsky.app/Rzj3ND9

go.bsky.app/2mwrXEg

#SoutheastAsia #SEASky #SEAsiaSky
November 17, 2024 at 6:53 AM
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In response to OpenAI’s recent ‘A Student’s Guide to Writing with ChatGPT’, Arthur Perret (maître de conferénces, Jean Moulin Lyon 3) writes a line-by-line rebuttal — A Student’s Guide to Not Writing with ChatGPT www.arthurperret.fr/blog/2024-11...
A Student’s Guide to Not Writing with ChatGPT
Site web d’Arthur Perret, enseignant-chercheur en SIC.
www.arthurperret.fr
November 15, 2024 at 7:41 AM
Are there any Southeast Asian scholars/Southeast Asianists here on Blue Sky? Please say hi. I miss my people #AcademicSky #SEAsky
November 11, 2024 at 7:51 AM
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As a historian I just wanted to contextualize it.
November 7, 2024 at 7:37 AM
this is insane.
November 6, 2024 at 10:56 AM