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Manuel Litalien serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Social Welfare and Social Development at Nipissing University, Canada, with an active research profile spanning Southeast Asian religious dynamics and Canadian philanthropic systems. His institutional base in North Bay, Ontario supports fieldwork focused on Thailand's Buddhist social structures while maintaining strong connections to Canadian policy contexts through multilingual (English/French/Thai) scholarship.
His research program integrates welfare regimes with religious diversity studies, examining geopolitics of Buddhism alongside transnational religious movements. Core themes include moral economies of poverty alleviation, gendered governance in religious institutions, and identity politics in contexts of violence and disaster relief. This dual regional focus enables comparative analysis of social policy mechanisms across democratic and authoritarian frameworks, particularly regarding elderly care systems and family support structures in religiously diverse societies.
Recent publications (2021-2025) reveal two dominant trajectories: Canadian philanthropy (diasporic giving, sports club foundations, pandemic responses) and Southeast Asian Buddhist studies (nun empowerment, moral economies, geopolitical tensions). Methodologically diverse with systematic reviews, case studies, and comparative analyses, his work consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with practical policy implications across both regional contexts.
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