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This sharing session resurfaces the connection between Southeast Asia and Hong Kong in co-producing the national and Sinophone cultures across the region.

Security forces tend to enjoy a monopoly over violence within any given state. In some states, such as Thailand, they are also leading political and economic actors. Thus, military finance or “khaki capital” is of paramount importance. Using the framework of Historical Institutionalism, this study scrutinizes the path-dependent evolution of khaki capital over time in Thailand.

Sunthorn Phu (1786–1855) is an unlikely figure through which to understand nineteenth-century Buddhism in Siam. Despite being described as a “drunken writer” by the court astrologer after his death, he is now the national poet of Thailand. In this talk, Paul Lewis McBain shall explain how his newly-published book A Drunken Bee argues that the irreverent, rebellious, and parodic voice of Sunthorn Phu is an invaluable resource for understanding the Buddhism of early Bangkok.

Manish Maskara is an Associate Lecturer at SOAS University of London.

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Learning from South Omo highlights research by agro-pastoralist communities in Southern Ethiopia. Confronting rapid change through land appropriation, tourism and climate pressures, researchers from seven groups present their own perspectives on livelihoods, identity and development. Centring local expertise, the exhibition shares aspirations and concerns for the future—research about, by and for the people of South Omo.