Over the past eight years, our SPP has helped drive momentum for policy co-creation at different levels. We are proud to serve as deliberative facilitators, interpretive mediators, critical friends, and empathetic policy designers, helping to pave pathways toward just and sustainable futures. Beyond the concrete changes we have supported in clean air, energy, food, health, and transboundary policies, we value our contribution to shifting narratives around sound public policy—emphasizing learning and co-evolution in the face of complexity.
Recognizing ourselves as a critical policy hub, we are pleased to be acknowledged as leading the way in advancing critical thinking approaches to public policy and administration. This recognition is based on an analysis of curricula from the top 95 schools of public administration and policy offering international programs, conducted by Morales, Jhagroe, and Pineda (2025) and published in Teaching Public Administration (Sage). Beyond this recognition, we also host the Critical Policy Studies Network, and I myself serve as an editor of the Critical Policy Studies journal (Taylor & Francis, SCOPUS Q1).
In recent years, we have achieved remarkable milestones. In collaboration with the International Public Policy Association, we hosted the International Conference on Public Policy—the largest conference in the field—bringing together 1,050 registered participants from 70 countries. We also strengthened networks of Asian policy scholars through editing the Handbook of Public Policy in Asia, published by Edward Elgar. Our flagship program, the Chiang Mai City Lab, has been supported by the National Innovation Agency (Public Organization) for half a decade, and has promoted at least 25 policy innovations, generating cumulative impacts valued at no less than 42.5 million baht.
Looking ahead, we will continue to create impact through inclusive, innovative, and transformative journeys. We extend our sincere thanks to our partners who continue to walk alongside us. Special thanks go to Roskilde University; the Bartlett Development Planning Unit, University College London; and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg for their collaboration in long-term research on green transitions and well-being ecosystem enhancement. We also gratefully acknowledge the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) for their continued support of our work on climate and land relocation policy design.
Of course, the future is uncertain. Yet we will always remain ready to adapt to changing circumstances in order to serve the public as a collaborative platform. As the international exposure arm of Chiang Mai University, we will continue to bridge global perspectives with local challenges. We will also keep nurturing and empowering the next generation of changemakers, helping to cultivate a hopeful tomorrow.
