From Guns to Durians. With Daungyewa Utarasint
In this conversation with Hong, we talk about her research on violence and voting behavior in the southernmost states of Thailand, as well as the gendered experiences of Muslim women migrating northwards. Beyond challenging, and at times, life-threatening fieldwork experiences, Hong also talks about courses she designed for the NYUAD curriculum, including Ghosts, Magic, and the Mystical: Understanding the Supernatural and Resentment and Politics.
Hong is a Visiting Assistant Professor at NYU Abu Dhabi. She holds a PhD. in International, Political and Strategic Studies from The Australian National University. Hong’s research focuses on political violence and the effects of separatism and terrorism on voting behavior in Thailand. Her current research investigates women and voting behavior amid conflict in the Southernmost provinces of Thailand, examining the major obstacles to women’s political participation and how religion and cultural norms affect women’s political mobility.
Before joining NYUAD, Hong was a lecturer at the Department of Political Science at Prince of Songkla University and a research associate at The Center for Conflict Studies and Cultural Diversity (CSCD).