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		<title>The Hmong and Shan: Ethnic Politics, Labor Restructuring and Agrarian Transformation in a Royal Upland Project in Northern Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Latt, Sai. S.W. (2008). The Hmong and Shan: Ethnic politics, labour restructuring and agrarian transformation in a Royal Upland Project in Northern Thailand. MA Thesis (York University) 178 pages; AAT MR38794. Abstract: This thesis investigates how the creation of people as &#8216;governable subjects&#8217; through identity construction shapes labor relations and agrarian transformation. The experiences of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sailatt.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4983822&amp;post=6&amp;subd=sailatt&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Conceptual Framework: Ethnic Politics and Identity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am posting parts of my MA thesis on my blog to make it more accessible for my colleagues. This post contains 4 sections (three sections from the conceptual framework chapter and the 5th chapter). Format etc might have been altered, please refer to the original/full thesis at here. 2.3. Ethnic Politics and Identity The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sailatt.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4983822&amp;post=99&amp;subd=sailatt&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Racialization and Positioning the Shan in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am posting parts of my MA thesis on my blog to make it more accessible for my colleagues. This post is Chapter 5. Format etc might have been altered, please refer to the original/full thesis at here. CHAPTER 5: RACIALIZATION AND POSITIONING THE SHAN IN THAILAND 5.1. Introduction After discussing the Hmong’s distress, which [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sailatt.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4983822&amp;post=102&amp;subd=sailatt&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Royal Subjects in Distress: The Hmong in Doi Soong (Royal Project in Thailand)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: Format in this post has been altered. Please refer to the original thesis. CHAPTER 4: ROYAL SUBJECTS IN DISTRESS: THE HMONG IN DOI SOONG (pseudonym) 4.1. Introduction Upland development schemes, including the Royal Development Project (RDP), have been the characterizing features of Northern Thailand. Likewise, government officials and the media portray opium cultivation, deforestation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sailatt.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4983822&amp;post=106&amp;subd=sailatt&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Agrarian Change: Hmong &#8216;Hill Tribes&#8217; and Shan Immigrants in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Chapter 6 and 7 (conclusion) from my thesis. The format has been altered, please refer to the original thesis. CHAPTER 6: AGRARIAN TRANSFORMATION: THE IMPACT OF THE SHAN 6.1. Introduction The racialization of the Shan as ‘illegal’, ‘economic migrants’ and a peril to the Thai, as well as subsequent discrimination and police intimidation, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sailatt.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4983822&amp;post=110&amp;subd=sailatt&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Online/Magazine Articles</title>
		<link>http://sailatt.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/onlinemagazine-articles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent Karen Exodus Raises Questions about UNHCR Role, The Irrawaddy, June 17, 2009. &#8216;Illegal Immigrants&#8217;? Who is Threatening Whom, The Irrawaddy, Jan 29, 2009. - Alternative Link (i) NRM Digest (Thai Translation) Burma&#8217;s Wasted Intellectual Potential, The Irrawaddy, October 28, 2008. TI&#8217;s Corruption Index is No Different Either, The Irrawaddy, September 30, 2008 - discussion [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sailatt.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4983822&amp;post=3&amp;subd=sailatt&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Journal Article/Working Paper</title>
		<link>http://sailatt.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/journal-article/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Latt, Sai. S.W. (2009). Ethnic Politics, Migrant Labour and Agrarian Transformation: A Case Study of the Hmong and Shan in a Royal Project in Northern Thailand. Working Paper No. 4, The Challenges of the Agrarian Transformation in Southeast Asia (ChATSEA). Universite` de Montreal. 25pp. [Full Text PDF] [key words: cross border, migration, rural rural migration, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sailatt.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4983822&amp;post=20&amp;subd=sailatt&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cultures in Geography (Photos)</title>
		<link>http://sailatt.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/cultures-in-geography/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This section is my collection of visual materials that address a major theme in cultural geography: i.e. how cultures are used to sell things. Materials also include the visual representation of race/ethnicity/religion, gender and class. Click Here to view the photos.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sailatt.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4983822&amp;post=55&amp;subd=sailatt&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Conference Papers</title>
		<link>http://sailatt.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/conference-papers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As these are based on preliminary research findings, please let me know if you are interested in, and looking forward to your comments and feedback as well. Upcoming paper: (March 2010). AAG, Washington DC. (Aug 2010). EuroSea, Uni of Gothenburg, Sweden. Previous papers: Misrepresentation of People and  Place: The Source of ‘Migrant Problems’. Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies. UBC, Vancouver, October 2009.   [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=sailatt.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4983822&amp;post=40&amp;subd=sailatt&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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