KITTI PRASIRTSUK

Professor, Faculty of Political Science at Thammasat University

Kitti is Professor of international relations at Thammasat University in Bangkok and an advisory committee for the International Studies Center (ISC) at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He used to serve as a strategic committee at the Thai Ministry of Defence (2014-19). Kitti is currently among the editorial board of the journal Global Studies Quarterly (published by the International Studies Association, U.S.).

His work experiences include Vice Rector for International Affairs (2018-2021) and Director of the Institute of East Studies (2013-2018) at the university. Kitti was director for the ASEAN Watch Project, funded by the then Thailand Research Fund (2011-2020). He served as an advisory committee, representing Thailand, of the Asia Center under the Japan Foundation (2015-2021).

Earning an M.A. from Keio University and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, Kitti has a wide range of publications, including those on Japan – Southeast Asia relations, U.S. – Thailand security alliance, ASEAN, soft power in East Asia, maritime security, and Thai politics. His recent interest is on public diplomacy. He was selected as a CPD-SIF Southeast Asia Fellow (2023 – 2024) at the Center on Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California.

Kitti was a visiting professor at UC Berkeley, teaching “International Relations in Southeast Asia,” and gave lectures at various universities, such as Waseda, ANU, Munich, Peking, Korea, and Yonsei. He was invited to speak, including at Nikkei Forum, Beijing Forum, Jeju Forum, the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, and Columbia University.