Asst. Prof. Dr. Prapimphan Chiengkul
Summary
Prapimphan Chiengkul is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University, Thailand, and Associate Fellow at the Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore. She specialises in the political economy and international political economy of development and her research to date has focused on issues of inequality, social justice, economic democracy, environmental sustainability, and climate change. Prapimphan is the author of The Political Economy of the Agri-Food System in Thailand (Routledge) and Labour Under Corbyn: Constraints on Radical Politics in the UK (Palgrave). She has also published research articles in Third World Quarterly, Global Society, Australian Journal of International Affairs, and Alternatives. Prapimphan’s opinion pieces and policy briefs on climate change and Southeast Asia can be found in Fulcrum.sg, Channel News Asia, Eco-Business, Bangkok Post, and ISEAS Perspective.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Politics and International Studies,
University of Warwick, United Kingdom, 2015 (Thesis title: Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony in the Agri-Food System in Thailand [1990-2014])
Master of Arts (Research) in Political Economy,
University of Sydney, Australia, 2010
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics and the University Scholars Programme,
National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2008
Selected work
Book
Chiengkul, P. (2021). Labour Under Corbyn: Constraints on Radical Politics in the UK. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030602611
Book
Chiengkul, P. (2017). The Political Economy of the Agri-Food System in Thailand. London: Routledge https://www.routledge.com/The-Political-Economy-of-the-Agri-Food-System-in-Thailand-Hegemony-Counter-Hegemony/Chiengkul/p/book/9781138288416
Research Article
Chiengkul, P. (2025). Towards a greener BRI? Critical IPE, the Belt and Road Initiative, and renewable energy transitions. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 79(3), 385–405. https://doi.org/10.1080/10357718.2025.2482719
Research Article
Chiengkul, P. (2025). Climate Change and Just Energy-Agrifood Transition: A View from Southeast Asia, Global Society, DOI: 10.1080/13600826.2025.2455087
Research Article
Chiengkul, P. (2019). Uneven development, inequality and concentration of power: a critique of Thailand 4.0, Third World Quarterly, DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2019.1612739
Research Article
Chiengkul, P. (2018). The degrowth movement: Alternative economic practices and relevance to developing countries. Alternatives: Global, Local, Political, 43(2), 81–95. DOI: 10.1177/0304375418811763
Academic Interests
- Political economy
- International political economy of development
- Climate change
- Sustainable development
Courses Taught
- PI494 Selected Topics in International Political Economy
- PO377 Environment and International Relations (in Thai)
- PO380 The Evolution of the Global Political Economy (in Thai)
- PO641 Seminar in Global Political Economy (in Thai)
Faculty of Political Science,
Thammasat University
Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m.
– 4:00 p.m.
– 4:00 p.m.
Tha Prachan
2 Prachan Road, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Rangsit Campus
99 Moo 18 Phaholyothin Road,
Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand
Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand