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Bangkok, Thailand | October 31, 2026 Prof. Emeritus Dr. Surichai Wun’gaeo, President of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA), formally closed the international conference “Planetary Health in a Polycrisis Era: Sociological Pathways to Human Security, Healthy Living, and Sustainable Governance” at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. In his closing remarks, Prof.…

Bangkok, Thailand | October 31, 2026 Prof. Emeritus Dr. Emma Porio, Advisor to the Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA), delivered her presentation titled “Voices from the Ground” during the American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN) panel session, “Decolonizing the Anthropocene and Planetary Health,” at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Her presentation…

Bangkok, Thailand | October 31, 2026 Prof. Dr. Johanna Zulueta, Internal Vice-President of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA), delivered her presentation titled “Older Migrants and Human (In)Security in Island Communities in Japan” during the panel “Future of Life in the Planetary Age” at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Her presentation…

Bangkok, Thailand | October 31, 2026 Prof. Emeritus Dr. Emma Porio, Advisor to the Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA), moderated the Plenary Policy Challenge Panel on “Science–Policy–Society Interface for a Planetary Future” at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. The panel brought attention to the importance of bridging scientific knowledge, policymaking, and…

Bangkok, Thailand | October 31, 2026 Joshua Vidal, Scientific Committee Member and Website Manager of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA) Conference 2026, delivered his presentation titled “The Reinventing Era: AI in Basic and Higher Education” at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. His presentation explored the transformative role of artificial intelligence…

Bangkok, Thailand | October 30–31, 2026 Prof. Emeritus Dr. Emma Porio, Advisor to the Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA), participated in the session “Reinventing Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines,” highlighting the work of the Coastal Cities at Risk in the Philippines (CCARPH) program of Ateneo de Manila University.…

Bangkok, Thailand | October 30, 2026 Prof. Dr. Miwako Hosoda, External Vice-President of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA), delivered her presentation titled “Responding to Polycrisis through Planetary Health: Reconnecting Communities and Nature, and Everyday Life in Post-Disaster Japan” at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. Her presentation explored the importance of reconnecting…

BANGKOK, THAILAND–Planetary Health in a Polycrisis Era: Sociological Pathways to Human Security, Healthy Living, and Sustainable Governance Professor Emeritus Surichai Wun’gaeo, APSA President (2026), delivered his report on Planetary Health in a Polycrisis Era, highlighting a timely theme for sociological reflection and dialogue. The first day brought attention to the…

PLANETARY HEALTH IN A POLYCRISIS ERASociological Pathways to Human Security, Healthy Living, and Sustainable Governance  30–31 October 2026📍 Maha Chulalongkorn Building, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand We are living in an era of polycrisis. Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, pandemics, geopolitical conflict, widening inequalities, technological disruption, demographic transitions, and economic uncertainty…

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