Pavin Chachavalpongpun (Thai: ปวิน ชัชวาลพงศ์พันธ์; RTGS: Pawin Chatchawanphongphan; born 4 March 1971) is a Thai scholar, associate professor and political exile. He was born in Bangkok, Thailand. He graduated a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Political Science (International Relations) Chulalongkorn University, and doctorate in Political Studies from SOAS University of London. He worked as a diplomat in Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for thirteen years, then as a political science academic, and he is currently a professor at Kyoto University, where he is editor-in-chief of its Center for Southeast Asian Studies' Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia. He is the author of several books including "A Plastic Nation: The Curse of Thainess in Thai-Burmese Relations" (2005), "Reinventing