Audrey FARAL
IRASEC, Bangkok
October 2026, 32 p.
 Text in french

The 2011 Tohoku disaster (Japan) and the 2018 Palu disaster (Indonesia) have highlighted the importance of considering interactions between hazards, as well as their consequences for increasingly exposed populations and rapidly urbanizing territories. These events have contributed to the emergence of a new paradigm in risk assessment, based on a multi-hazard approach that moves beyond the isolated analysis of individual natural hazards to better characterize their interactions and combined effects.

Practices, Representations, and Identities in the Visual Archive
Edited by : Tim Allender , Inés Dussel , Ian Grosvenor and Karin Priem
Published by De Gruyter, 2026

Emmanuelle Peyvel, Associate Research Fellow, co-authered with Alexandra de Heering and Eric Jennings, the chapter “A Colonial Lens on the High Ground : Imperial Vantage Points in British Indian and French Indochinese Hill Stations”.


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Pana KANTHA
IRASEC, Bangkok
August 2026, 19 p.
 Text in French

The recent and rapid adoption of pet culture in Southeast Asia is not simply a matter of the spread of the Western model, but rather a process of appropriation and reconfiguration shaped by local social structures and new lifestyles. This article analyzes this transformation through the concept of “multiple modernities,” showing how pet culture fits into societies characterized by the persistence of familism, despite profound demographic, economic, and urban changes.

Jérémy IANNI
IRASEC, Bangkok
July 2026, 18 p.
French Text

This paper analyzes savings practices and attitudes within a community living in extreme poverty that has taken up residence in the North Cemetery in Manila, Philippines.

Artistically coordinated by Kyar Pauk, a leading figure in Myanmar’s contemporary cultural scene now living in exile, and introduced by Chloé Baills (Ph.D. candidate, EHESS), Rebel Art : Myanmar Artists Respond to Repression explores contemporary artistic expression and resistance in Myanmar following the military coup of February 1, 2021. The works of twenty-two photographers, painters, illustrators, and poets each offer a personal perspective on the experience of the Spring Revolution.

Pongsa KANTASORN
IRASEC, Bangkok
May 2026, 26 p.
 French Text

The COVID-19 pandemic brought international tourism in Thailand to a standstill, leading to business closures, unemployment, and significant income losses for workers in the sector. Based on a qualitative survey conducted in Chiang Mai—based on 101 interviews between July 2021 and February 2022—this research examines the strategies adopted by the tourism workforce in response to the crisis.

Souvanxay PHETCHANPHENG and Pascale HANCART PETITET 
IRASEC, Bangkok
April 2026, 24 p.
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The urban migration of young people in Laos is often driven by the dual motivations of escaping poverty and seeking a different way of life. Previous research has demonstrated that rural-urban migration brings with it a mix of economic opportunities and heightened sexual risks. However, less attention has been given to sedentary populations residing in areas with significant migratory activity. While migration is often viewed in terms of economic opportunities, it also brings vulnerabilities, particularly in regions of rapid development like Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

Edited by Gabriel Facal and Jérémy Jammes
IRASEC, Bangkok,
February 2026, 488 p.

L’Asie du Sud-Est 2026 propose une analyse claire et approfondie des principaux événements ayant marqué l’année dans les onze pays de la région. Évolutions politiques, dynamiques économiques, transformations sociales, enjeux environnementaux et diplomatiques : chaque chapitre offre un panorama rigoureux et accessible. Il met également en lumière, pour chaque pays, deux personnalités marquantes et revient, à travers une image forte, sur un événement emblématique.

Nous avons le plaisir de partager la publication d’Épargner en milieu de grande pauvreté urbaine aux Philippines. ATD Quart Monde avec un groupe d’habitantes du cimetière Nord de Manille, un livre co-dirigé par Jérémy Ianni, doctorant associé à l’IRASEC, avec Rose Ann Fabros et Lilian Tiglao.

Contributeurs : Vincent Eugenio, Raphael Diaz, Pierre Johan Laffitte
Éditions Chronique Sociale, Collection Comprendre La Société
December 2025, 144 p.
ISBN : 978-2-38548-055-4
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Moussons n°45
Directed by Nicolas Salem-Gervais and Jérôme Samuel
July 2025, 296 pages
ISBN 979-10-320-0564-4
English text

IRASEC is pleased to share the publication of 45^th issue of the review Moussons.

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Southeast Asia is a region characterized by its diversity, particularly in terms of languages. This makes questions relating to local languages particularly acute, especially in terms of their place in education systems, whether as languages of instruction or as subjects. The stakes of these choices in terms of school language policies are indeed multiple and crucial : preservation of linguistic and cultural diversity ; access to education for ethnic minorities ; implications in terms of conception and adherence to national identities.