Essays about: "David Sims"

Found 2 essays containing the words David Sims.

1. 1. Migration and Political Engagement in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : David Sims; [2015]
   Keywords : urbanism; education; vote-buying; democracy; demonstrations; politics; migration; Isan; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis describes how the migration of people from Isan, the northeastern region of Thailand to Bangkok have allowed them to ‘learn the rules of the [political] game’ (Bourdieu, 1990), and make increasingly vociferous political claims. The thesis describes the political diversity, and the political impacts of migration found within Ubon Ratchathani province, in Village Ban, Amphoe Mueang, and among current migrants from there who are living in Bangkok. READ MORE

3. 2. Probing the Toba super-eruption: Insights from oxygen isotope geochemistry and geobarometry

   University essay from Berggrundsgeologi

   Author : David Budd; [2011]
   Keywords : super-eruption; oxygen isotopes; geobarometry; Toba; magmatic plumbing; caldera;

   Abstract : The Toba caldera located in north Sumatra, Indonesia, is the source of the largest volcanic eruption in the Quaternary (Rose & Chesner 1987). Its enormous volume of 2800 km3 has been a matter of debate for decades and it is still unclear where and how the Toba magma was assembled. READ MORE