Faculty Sponsor
Patrick Cottrell
Location
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
Date
5-17-2013 3:00 PM
End Date
5-17-2013 4:30 PM
Subject Area
Political Science
Description
In Thailand, the international community is confronted by one of the most protracted and complicated migration crises in the world. By examining this complex issue from the vantage point of a variety of stakeholders – the Royal Thai Government (RTG), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and donor governments (e.g. the United States) – our project aims to illuminate the divergent, at times contradictory, incentives that undermine cooperative efforts to find ‘durable solutions’ to protect vulnerable populations over the longer term. The project then draws from literature on experimental forms of governance to evaluate alternative pathways to overcome collective action problems that could have both theoretical and policy implications.
Recommended Citation
Christiansen, Morgan; Grant, Bridget; Kracaw, Kole; McCallum, Leanne; and McHenry, William, "Layers of Limbo: Governing Vulnerable & Displaced Populations in Thailand" (2013). Science and Social Sciences. Event. Submission 36.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/studsymp_sci/2013/all/36
Layers of Limbo: Governing Vulnerable & Displaced Populations in Thailand
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
In Thailand, the international community is confronted by one of the most protracted and complicated migration crises in the world. By examining this complex issue from the vantage point of a variety of stakeholders – the Royal Thai Government (RTG), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and donor governments (e.g. the United States) – our project aims to illuminate the divergent, at times contradictory, incentives that undermine cooperative efforts to find ‘durable solutions’ to protect vulnerable populations over the longer term. The project then draws from literature on experimental forms of governance to evaluate alternative pathways to overcome collective action problems that could have both theoretical and policy implications.
Comments
3rd place award