Ven. San Pisith
San Pisith is a Buddhist Monk and an Early Stage Researcher at Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance. He has joined the Cosmolocalism project since September 2019 to pursue a Ph.D. at TalTech, Estonia. His Ph.D. thesis focuses on Buddhist Economics, Buddhist Governance, Commons, and Happiness and Public Purpose.
He received his BA from International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University, Myanmar, in 2016, and his MA from International Buddhist College, Thailand (Thesis passed with distinction), in 2018. He worked for Buddhism for Development (BFD) to assist the program officer in developing plans, monitoring the human rights program and helped the program officer oversee and report program activities on the matter relating to the development and management of the BFD strategic program. He was also a Lecturer at Preah Sihanoukraja Buddhist University, Battambang campus. He has published and edited:
- Buddhism, Wealth, and Privilege: Ambedkar and Habermas (2023, Journal Article, in Religion)
- Governing and Distributing Common Resources through Buddhist Principles (2022, Op'ed., in Cambodian)
- Cambodian Buddhism Deals with Social Media (2022, Op’ed., in English)
- Buddhist Monastic Rainy Retreat Tradition: The Beginning of the Reform of the Buddhist Governance and Management System (2022, Op’ed., in Cambodian)
- Reflection on Natural Resources and Economic Growth through Buddhist Values (2022, Op’ed., in Cambodian)
- Economics and the Path to Good Economics (2022, Interview in English)
- Le bouddhisme et le chemin vers une bonne économie (2022, Interview in French)
- Cambodian Buddhists’ Response to the French Protectorate (2018, Journal Article)
- The Contribution of King Asoka to Buddhism (2017, Conference paper)
- The State of Buddhism in Burma (2016, Co-ed., in Cambodian)
- The Buddha’s View on the Influence of Friendship (2015, Book chapter)
- Collected Essays on Buddhism (2015, Co-ed., in English)
Contact
- Email: [email protected]
- Personal Blog: sanpisith.com