Uruya Krisanachinda Miyazawa

Programme Officer

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific Bangkok, Thailand

Young Leaders Program ('16)

Please tell us about your career path so far. What is your area of specialization and how did you come to work in this area?

After graduating with a degree in Political Science, majoring in sociology and anthropology from Chulalongkorn University, I developed a strong interest in social sciences through my research and interviews with people from diverse backgrounds in Thai society. This early experience sparked a passion for understanding social dynamics and the lives of people, particularly those who are often overlooked or marginalized. I remembered some of my early research of the adaptation strategies of a remote fisherman village facing rising fuel costs and the resilience of a Muslim community navigating cultural integration in a predominantly Buddhist Bangkok. This interest naturally guided me toward the fields of criminal justice later.

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