Dr. Narut Charoensri

Non-resident Fellow of RCAS

Email: narut.c@cmu.ac.th

Educational Background:

2014-2021:  PhD (Japanese and Southeast Asian Studies), University of Leeds, UK

2007-2010:  MA (International Relations), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand 

2003-2007:  BA (International Affairs), Thammasat University, Thailand

Administrative Position

23 Feb 2022-: Deputy Dean of Research Affairs

7 April 2021-: Chiang Mai University Research Ethic Committee

3 Feb 2021-22 Feb 2022: Assistant Dean of Research Promotion and Academic Development

Academic Position 

13 January 2020-: Assistant Professor

November 2010-January 2020: Lecturer

Appointed Position

February 2022-:  Steering Committee of the History NGO Forum (Korea)

Editorial Experiences

December 2021-: Editor-In-Chief Graduate Review of Political Science and Public Administration Journal (GRPSPAJ), Chiang Mai University, Thailand

30 November 2021-: Editorial Team Thai Journal of East Asian Studies Thammasat University, Thailand

1 April 2021-: Editor-In-Chief Political Science and Public Administration Journal (PSPAJ) Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Academic Interests:

1. International Politics of International Transport in East Asia

2. Economic Cooperation in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region

3. Japanese Foreign Policy towards Southeast Asia

4. International Political Economy of East Asia

5. Comparative Regionalism

Teaching:

1. International Relations Theory

2. GMS Studies

3. The European Union in World Politics

4. Comparative Regionalism

5. Politics and Government of Japan

Supports, Grants and Research Experience:

 1. The Japan Foundation, Bangkok:

Travel Support to Attend the AAS-in-Asia Annual Conference in Bangkok, 2019

Travel Support to Attend the AAS Annual Conference in Boston, USA, 2020 (Cancelled because of COVID-19)

 2. ASEAN-Korea Next Generation Policy Expert

(Funded by the Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS Thailand), and the Korea Foundation)

18-22 March 2019

3. International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)

Topic: "U.S. Trade Policy: Increasing Trade Competitiveness", (Funded by the U.S. State Department), 18 May-8 June 2013 

4. Research Affiliate

The Mekong Sub-Regional Research Centre (MSRRC), Faculty of Liberal Arts, Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand, 5-31 October 2009

5. Italy-ASEM-ASEA-UNINET Mobility

School of International Studies (SIS), University of Trento, Italy, (Funded by the University of Trento, Italy), 1-30 May 2008

Award

1. Best Teaching Award (2020), Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, Chiang Mai University

Funded Research (In English):

Funded Research (In Thai):

Funded Teaching Projects:

Single-authored Monographs (In Thai):

Narut Charoensri. (2021). Indo-Pacific in the Transforming Time: Japan’s FOIP Strategy towards the US and China, and Its Impacts to Thailand. Bangkok: Japan Watch Project. Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI).

Narut Charoensri. (2020). International Relations Theory. (3^rd Ed.). Chiang Mai: Chiang University Press.

Narut Charoensri. (2018). The International Affairs of the Regional Infrastructure Development: The Role of Japan towards Regional Infrastructure Development and Its Impacts on Southeast Asian Regionalism. Chiang Mai: Greater Mekong Subregion Studies Centre, Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, Chiang Mai University.

Narut Charoensri. (2014). The US Roles towards the Establishment of Regionalism in Europe and Southeast Asia. Bangkok: Centre for European Studies at Chulalongkorn University.

Narut Charoensri. (2013). Local Government of Vietnam. Bangkok: College of Local Government Development, King Prajadhipok’s Institute.

Narut Charoensri. (2013). International Relations Theory. (1^st and 2^nd Ed.). Chiang Mai: School of International Affairs, Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration, Chiang Mai University.

Single-authored Short Monographs (In Thai):

Narut Charoensri. (2017). International Transport and New Security in Southeast Asia. Monograph of Security Studies, No.184.

Narut Charoensri. (2016). Japan’s Strategy and ASEAN Connectivity. Monography of Security Studies, No.175.

Narut Charoensri. (2010). Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation. Monograph of Security Studies, No.86.

 Chapter in Book (In English):

Narut Charoensri. (2014). Regional Connectivity in ASEAN, 2012. In J. Phoonkham, & M. Tan (Eds.), TU-ASEAN Political Outlook (pp. 73-88). Bangkok: Direk Jayanama Center (DJC), Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University.

Chapter in Book (In Thai):

Narut Charoensri. (2020). Teaching ‘Introduction to International Relations’ to Non-Majored Students. In Teching and Learning Innovation Centre (TLIC) (Ed.), The 21^st Century Teaching :A Project Report (pp. 1-17). Chiang Mai: TLIC.

Journal Articles (In Thai):

Narut Charoensri. (2022). Actors in Japan’s Political Economy and Their Roles in Policy Formulation on Connectivity in the Greater Mekong Subregion: A Theoretical Consideration. Journal of Social Science, 52(1): 64-88.

Narut Charoensri. (2021). Three-Layered Order: The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in the Transforming (Sub)Regional Order(s). Social Transformations: Journal of Global South, 9(1): 5-21.

Narut Charoensri. (2020). Superpowers and Contemporary Challenges in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Security Perspective, 1(4); 59-68.

Narut Charoensri. (2019). Ten Years of Mekong-Japan Relations: From “Bi-Regional Relations” to “Linked Regionalization”. Journal of Political Science and Public Administration, 10(1): 149-194.

Narut Charoensri. (2016). East Asia Community under ERIA: The Role of Japan towards Think Tanks and the Development of East Asia Community. International Journal of East Asian Studies, 20(1): 67-98.

Narut Charoensri. (2014). Lessons from the EU to ASEAN: Recommendations from Methodological Studies, and Experiences. Journal of European Studies, 22(1): 125-169.

Narut Charoensri. (2014). The New Story Telling of the Region: The European Experiences. Political Science and Public Administration Journal, 5(1): 15-23.

Narut Charoensri. (2013). Thai Local Communities and ASEAN Communities. Journal of Mekong Studies, 1(2): 43-61.

Narut Charoensri. (2013). Driving Forces and Objectives of the Greater Mekong Subregional Economic Cooperation Program under Neo-Liberal Economy. Journal of Social Sciences, 43(2): 66-82.

Narut Charoensri. (2010). Japan and the Asian Development Bank: Global Capitalism as Driving Force. Journal of Japanese Studies, 26(2): 103-117.

Narut Charoensri. (2008). Japanese Capitalism in Southeast Asia. Journal of Japanese Studies, 25(1): 119-138.

Narut Charoensri. (2008). European Union and North Korea: Problems and Resolutions. Journal of European Studies, 16(1): 17-31.

Narut Charoensri. (2007). United Kingdom in Transition: Impact on UK-US Relations?. Journal of European Studies, 15(2): 53-75.

Narut Charoensri. (2007). National Missile Defence of the United States of America and the Effect on European Countries. Journal of European Studies, 15(1): 103-137.

Narut Charoensri. (2006). Lebanon-Israel Conflict and the European Union. Journal of European Studies, 14(1-2): 1-17.

Journal Article (In English):

Narut Charoensri. (2021). Transforming (Sub)Regional Order(s): The Three-Layered Order of the Greater Mekong Subregion. Bruce Avasadanond [Trans.]. Social Transformations: Journal of Global South, 9(1): 23-43.

Narut Charoensri. (2020). Thailand amidst the Changing Regional Order(s). Read ASEAN, 1: 1-4.

Narut Charoensri. (2012). Vietnam and Thailand: Strategic Partners for Logistics in the GMS. Political Science and Public Administration Journal, 3(1): 171-188.

Conference Papers (In Thai):

Narut Charoensri. “Values in the Development of International Transport: CADP and the Studies on International Transport in the GMS Area,” Paper presented at the First Conference on Border Studies and International Development, 16 June 2018.

Narut Charoensri. “Japan and Transportation System in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Impacts towards Regionalism,” Paper presented at the Fourth Japanese Studies Network in Thailand, Phuket: Thailand, 21 October 2011.

Narut Charoensri. “Japanese, Capitalism and the Mekong Sub-Region Arranged,” Paper presented at the Third Japanese Studies Network in Thailand, Khon Kaen: Thailand, 16 October 2009.

Narut Charoensri. “Japanese Capitalism: Regionalism and Regionalization in Southeast Asia Explained,” Paper presented at Symposium on East Asian Studies, Bangkok: Thailand, 25 November 2008.

Narut Charoensri. “Japanese Capitalism and Economic Corridors: Regionalization in Southeast Asia,” Paper presented at the Fourth National Conference on Humanities and Social Science, Khon Kaen: Thailand, 13 November 2008.

Narut Charoensri. “Developmental Discourse and Japan’s Roles on GMS: Thailand in Globalisation,” Paper presented at the Eighth National Conference of Politics and Public Administration, Bangkok: Thailand, 13 December 2007.

Conference Papers (In English with Full Papers):

Narut Charoensri. “Reluctant Partnership: Thailand’s Diplomacy in the Changing Regional Order,” Paper presented at the First International Conference on Science, Economics and Society Studies, UEF 2020, University of Economics and Finance, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 27 November 2020.

Narut Charoensri. “Vietnam and Thailand: Strategic Partners for Logistics in the GMS,” Paper presented at the Fourth International Conference on Vietnamese Studies (ICVNS2012), the Vietnam National Convention Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam, 26-28 November, 2012.

Narut Charoensri. “Japan and East-West Economic Corridor: Intentions and Interests,” Paper presented at the international conference organised by the Japanese Studies Centre, University of Social Science & Humanities, National University of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnam, 29-30 October 2010.

Narut Charoensri. “Japan and the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Cooperation,” Paper presented at the Second International Conference of the Japanese Studies Association in Southeast Asia (JSA-ASEAN), Hanoi, Vietnam, 22-23 October 2009.

Conference Presentations (In English without Full Papers):

Narut Charoensri. “Connectivity and Competition: Thailand’s Position in China-Japan Rivalry in the Time of COVID,” Paper presented at the AAS Virtual Conference 2022, Hawai’i, USA, 27 March 2022.

Narut Charoensri. “Regional Integration by Transport: How Superpowers Rivalry Transforms Regional Connectivity and Urban Development in the Mekong Region?,” Paper presented at the AAS Virtual Conference 2021, Seattle, USA, 25 March 2021.

Narut Charoensri. “Revisiting Iron Triangle: The Role of Japanese Government-Funded Research Think Tanks in Japan’s Foreign Policy,” Paper presented at the international conference organised by De La Salle University, Manila’s International Studies Department (DLSU-ISD) on 16 November 2019 at the Century Park Hotel, Manila, the Philippines.

Narut Charoensri. “The Contribution of BRI to Thailand in the Age of Connectivity,” Paper presented at the China(Hainan)-ASEAN Think Tanks Forum, Haikou, China PRC, 2 November 2019.

Narut Charoensri. “Cambodia’s Location Revisited: The Importance of Cambodia in Japan-China’s Strategies towards the GMS,” Paper presented at the AAS-in-Asia 2019, Bangkok, Thailand, 1 July 2019.

Narut Charoensri. “Japan’s Investment in ASEAN and Its Impacts on Thailand’s Geo-Political Economic Transformation,” Paper presented at the Sixth Japan Studies Association in Southeast Asia (JSA-ASEAN), Jakarta, Indonesia, 6 December 2018.

Narut Charoensri. “Integrated by Knowledge: The Power of ERIA in Regional Economic Integration in East Asia,” Paper presented at the Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA), Bangkok, Thailand, 17 December 2017.

Narut Charoensri. “Japan as a Regional Intellectual Hegemony in East Asia and Its Contribution to ASEAN Connectivity,” Paper presented at the European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS), Oxford, the UK, 18 August 2017.

Narut Charoensri. “Regional Building by Knowledge Regime: Japan as a Regional Intellectual Hegemon in East Asia,” Paper presented at the Fifth International Conference of the Japanese Studies Association in Southeast Asia (JSA-ASEAN), Cebu, the Philippines, 15 December 2016.

Book Reviews (In Thai)

Narut Charoensri (2020). Book Review: At Home Abroad: A Memoir of the Ford Foundation in Indonesia, 1953-1973. Journal of Social Science, 50(1): 217-221.

Narut Charoensri. (2019). Book Review: Two Oceans Strategy: India and Indo-Pacific. Political Science and Public Administration Journal, 10(2): 199-203.

Narut Charoensri. (2017). Book Review: Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization. Journal of Social Sciences, 47(1): 193-198.

Narut Charoensri. (2017). Book Review: The End of the Asian Century: War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World’s Most Dynamic Region. Political Science and Public Administration Journal, 8(1): 119-133.

Narut Charoensri. (2009). Book Review: History of Aid to Laos: Motivations and Impacts. Journal of European Studies, 17(1): 153-162.

Narut Charoensri. (2008). Book Review: Why European Will Run the 21st Century. Journal of Political Science, 29(2): 268-275.

Recent Publications

<Kishida’s Visit to Thailand: Geopolitical Significances>

<Kishida’s Visit to Thailand: Significance to Regional Geopolitics in the GMS>