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My name is Attawat Assavanadda (Joseph Ma Chen Yi 馬臣義). I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at The University of Hong Kong and a member of Pacific Forum Young Leaders Program (Honolulu-based think tank).
My research interests revolve around International Relations and Security of East Asia, with particular attention to issues related to political psychology, soft power, and public diplomacy. My PhD project examines ethnic Chinese Thais' reception of China's public diplomacy. I utilise a wide range of research methods such as documentary analysis, large-N survey, experiment, and qualitative interview.
In addition to my academic research, I regularly participate in policy-focused discussions pertaining to traditional and non-traditional security matters in Asia and the United States. In 2024, I join the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP) as a Korean Peninsula specialist.
I earned a master’s degree in International Relations (International Security specialisation) from Waseda University, where I was awarded the Japanese Government “MEXT” Scholarship. I completed my undergraduate degree in Political Science from Chulalongkorn University.
Professionally, I was a research assistant (postgraduate-level) at the German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance, Thammasat University, a research assistant (graduate-level) at the Chinese Studies Center, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, and a political analyst at the Government House of Thailand.
My CV can be found here.
Contact me: attawat(at)connect(dot)hku(dot)hk
My name is Attawat Assavanadda (Joseph Ma Chen Yi 馬臣義). I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at The University of Hong Kong and a member of Pacific Forum Young Leaders Program (Honolulu-based think tank).
My research interests revolve around International Relations and Security of East Asia, with particular attention to issues related to political psychology, soft power, and public diplomacy. My PhD project examines ethnic Chinese Thais' reception of China's public diplomacy. I utilise a wide range of research methods such as documentary analysis, large-N survey, experiment, and qualitative interview.
In addition to my academic research, I regularly participate in policy-focused discussions pertaining to traditional and non-traditional security matters in Asia and the United States. In 2024, I join the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP) as a Korean Peninsula specialist.
I earned a master’s degree in International Relations (International Security specialisation) from Waseda University, where I was awarded the Japanese Government “MEXT” Scholarship. I completed my undergraduate degree in Political Science from Chulalongkorn University.
Professionally, I was a research assistant (postgraduate-level) at the German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance, Thammasat University, a research assistant (graduate-level) at the Chinese Studies Center, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, and a political analyst at the Government House of Thailand.
My CV can be found here.
Contact me: attawat(at)connect(dot)hku(dot)hk