Call for Papers: Fifth International Conference on Lao Studies

A conference on Lao studies will be held next year in Thammasat University in Bangkok. It has a fairly wide range of topics of interest. but several that might be of interest to archaeologists. Call for papers is open from now until end of October.

Fifth International Conference on Lao Studies: Lao PDR in the ASEAN Context
Venue: Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Date: 8-10 July 2015

The Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University and the Center for Lao Studies (CLS) are pleased to announce that the Fifth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS V) will be held from July 8 to 10, 2016 on the Tha Phrachan campus in Bangkok, Thailand. The main objective of the conference is to promote Lao studies, broadly defined, by providing an international forum for scholars to present and discuss various aspects of Lao Studies.

Theme
The theme of the Fifth International Conference on Lao Studies is “Lao PDR in the ASEAN Context,” with particular (though not exclusive) emphasis on the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

All Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have committed to creating a region which is highly competitive, equitable in economic development and fully integrated into the global economy. The establishment of the AEC in 2015 will bring enormous opportunities as well as great challenges for the individual member countries in the region, especially for Lao PDR .

Suggested topics for the Fifth ICLS include, but are not limited to:

The Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University and the Center for Lao Studies (CLS) are pleased to announce that the Fifth International Conference on Lao Studies (ICLS V) will be held from July 8 to 10, 2016 on the Tha Phrachan campus in Bangkok, Thailand. The main objective of the conference is to promote Lao studies, broadly defined, by providing an international forum for scholars to present and discuss various aspects of Lao Studies.

Theme

The theme of the Fifth International Conference on Lao Studies is “Lao PDR in the ASEAN Context,” with particular (though not exclusive) emphasis on the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

All Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have committed to creating a region which is highly competitive, equitable in economic development and fully integrated into the global economy. The establishment of the AEC in 2015 will bring enormous opportunities as well as great challenges for the individual member countries in the region, especially for Lao PDR .

Suggested topics for the Fifth ICLS include, but are not limited to:

• Laos’ trade integration within AEC
• Special economic zones (SEZs)
• Export survival
• Roles of the private and public sectors
• Human resources and effects on local employment
• Migration
• Infrastructure demands
• Balancing development growth and environmental conservation
• Tourism
• Traditional knowledge and cultural expressions in economic development
• Impacts on cultures and life ways
• Lao language, culture, and history
• Art, literature and music
• Buddhism
• Border Trade and culture
•  Isan Regionalism
• Architecture
•  Education
• Environment and Health
• Rural Development
• Other topics