I give regular presentations of my research at academic conferences, seminars and workshops in the UK, United States, Europe and Asia, and I have briefed research analysts at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in the UK.
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FCDO briefings
‘Understanding Pracharat: From a Thaksin-Style Economic Strategy to a Successful Electoral Brand?’ 8 May 2019.
‘Thailand – Outlook for 2018,’ 1 December 2017.
‘Authoritarian Electoral Management: Lessons from the 2019 Thai election,’ EuroSEAS Conference, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 29 June – 1 July 2022.
‘Authoritarian Electoral Management: Lessons from the 2019 Thai election,’ ASIANET Conference, University of Oslo, 21-22 October 2021.
‘Simple slogans are deep: Nation-branding and the legitimation of political regimes,’ British International Studies Association Conference (virtual), 21-23 June 2021.
‘From Nation Branding to Political Marketing: Pracharat and the 2019 Thai Election,’ Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference (virtual), 21-26 March 2021.
‘Thailand’s Internal Nation Branding,’ SEAREG conference (virtual), University of Arizona, 16-18 December 2020.
‘The Politics of Grief: Managing the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the lead up to the royal transition,’ PSA Annual International Conference, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, 15-17 April 2019.
‘Re-Branding the Meaning of Good Governance in Post-Coup Thailand,’ a paper for the ‘What’s So Good About Good Governance? Alternative Understandings in Southeast Asia (panel convenor),’ Association of Southeast Asian Studies UK (ASEASUK) Conference, University of Leeds, 5-7 September 2018.
‘Thailand 4.0: The Junta’s Post-Coup Nation Branding Project,’ Thailand Update Conference, Columbia University, New York, USA, 27 March 2018.
‘Thailand 4.0: The Junta’s Post-Coup Nation Branding Project,’ Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, 22-25 March 2018, Washington D.C., USA.
‘Thailand Update’ Roundtable, EuroSEAS Conference, University of Oxford, 16-18 August 2017.
‘Thailand 4.0 and the Internal Focus of Nation Branding,’ PSA Annual International Conference, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 10-12 April 2017.
‘Nation Branding in Thailand: Moving Beyond Tourism and Export Campaigns,’ 1st International Symposium on Thai Studies: ‘The Globalized Face of Thai Studies,’ Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 16-17 June 2016.
‘Undermining Democracy: The Election Commission of Thailand in the 2019 Election (with Saowanee T. Alexander),’ Thailand Social Science Seminar Series (virtual), 11 November 2021.
‘Southeast Asia’s Contentious Polls: Electoral management in Comparative Perspective,’ Roundtable (virtual) by LSE Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre and the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen, 10 November 2021.
‘Thailand’s New Political Generation – From Future Forward to Youth Protests,’ Public seminar (virtual), Stockholm University, 18 November 2020.
‘Nation Branding and Political Legitimacy in Non-Democratic Regimes: Re-branding post-coup Thailand,’ Asian Dynamics Initiative, University of Copenhagen, 23 October 2019.
‘Post-Election Thailand: Reflections and Looking Forward,’ Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (panel discussion), London School of Economics and Political Science, 11 July 2019.
‘Prospects for Elections in Thailand: The Future Forward Party under the Spotlight,’ Department of International Development and Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (panel discussion), London School of Economics and Political Science, 8 October 2018.
‘Nation Branding in Post-Coup Thailand: A Strategy Towards Political Legitimation?’ Thai Forum, University of Leeds, 24 April 2018.
‘Authoritarian Electoral Management: Lessons from the 2019 Thai election,’ Electoral Integrity Project pre-IPSA Workshop (virtual), 6 July 2021.
‘Branding Authoritarian Nations: Political Legitimacy, Nation Branding and Strategic National Myths in Post-Coup Thailand,’ IR Research Day, University of Copenhagen, 4 June 2020.
‘Politics and Nation Branding in Thailand,’ EuroSEAS PhD Masterclass, University of Oxford, 15 August 2017.