Publications
There are numerous publications available on the websites. Conference abstract books are available through the Events pages. A list of presentations from the Regional Advisor for Social and Human Sciences is available [pdf file], as well as a list of his published papers.
Please click on the titles of the publications to download them:
Darryl R.J. Macer (Ed.). 2011. Asian-Arab Philosophical Dialogues on Culture of Peace and Human Dignity. Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2011, 260 p.
ISBN 978-92-9223-378-5 (Print Version)
ISBN 978-92-9223-377-8 (Electronic Version)
This is the third volume of papers coming from the Asian-Arab Philosophical Dialogues that have been organized by UNESCO to stimulate philosophical reflection on contemporary themes. It is aimed to broaden intercultural communication, to strengthen the role of philosophy in public policy, and to promote the teaching of non-Western philosophies around the world. The papers in this volume are written by individuals expressing their own opinions in the context of dialogues between philosophers in the Asia-Pacific and Arab regions.
Jie Liu, Amarbayasgalan Dorjderem, Jinhua Fu, Xiaohui Lei, Huajie Liu, Darryl Macer, Qingju Qiao, Amy Sun, Keisuke Tachiyama, Lilin Yu and Yi Zheng. 2011. Water Ethics and Water Resource Management. Bangkok, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok. v + 73 pp.
ISBN 978-92-9223-358-7 (Print version)
ISBN 978-92-9223-359-4 (Electronic version
Raine Boonlong, Carol Farbotko, Claire Parfondry, Colum Graham, Darryl Macer. 2011. Representation and Decision-Making in Environment Planning (with Emphasis on Energy Technologies). Bangkok, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok. v + 110 pp.
ISBN 978-92-9223-355-6 (Print version)
ISBN 978-92-9223-356-3 (Electronic version; PDF file - 1,52MB)
Robert A. Kanaly, Lea Ivy O. Manzanero, Gerard Foley, Sivanandam Panneerselvam, Darryl Macer. 2010. Energy Flow, Environment and Ethical Implications for Meat Production. Bangkok, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok. vi + 55 pp.
ISBN 978-92-9223-347-1 (Print version)
ISBN 978-92-9223-348-8 (Electronic version; PDF file - 1,07 MB)
Jasdev Singh Rai, Celia Thorheim, Amarbayasgalan Dorjderem, Darryl R.J. Macer. 2010. Universalism and Ethical Values for the Environment. Bangkok, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok. v + 55 p. ISBN 978-92-9223-302-0 (Electronic version, pdf file).
Climate changes may be the defining issue of the 21st century, as humankind faces responsibilities for its actions upon the global community. Universalism was one of the most significant social trends of the 20th century. How can we address ethical issues of climate change through the lens of universalism? This volume discusses a variety of world views that we can find to human relatioships with the environment, and the underlying values in them.
Darryl R.J.Macer and Souria Saad-Zoy (Editors). 2010. Asian-Arab Philosophical Dialogues on War and Peace. Bangkok, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok. v + 119 p. ISBN 978-92-9223-316-7 (Electronic version, pdf file).
Darryl R.J. Macer and Souria Saad-Zoy (Editors). 2010. Asian-Arab Philosophical Dialogues on Globalization, Democracy and Human Rights. Bangkok, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok. v + 119 p. ISBN 978-92-9223-314-3 (Electronic version, pdf file).
Darryl R.J. Macer [Editor]. 2008. Asia - Pacific Perspectives on Bioethics Education. Bangkok, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok. v + 195 pp. ISBN 978-92-9223-221-4 (Electronic version)
Bioethics education in the Asian Pacific region is examined in more than 20 contributed papers. Topics include compassion, chanting for health, sex education and drug abuse.
Darryl R.J. Macer. Editor. 2008. Asia-Pacific Perspectives on the Medical Ethics. Bangkok, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok. vi + 115 pp. ISBN 978-92-9223-219-1 (Electronic version)
A compilation of 16 papers selected from two UNESCO Bangkok Bioethics Roundtables, with research and policy dialogues from different countries in the region. It includes papers on informed consent, ethics committees, communication, organ transplants, traditional medicines and sex selection.
Darryl R.J. Macer. Editor, 2008. Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Biotechnology and Bioethics. Bangkok, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok. v + 147 pp. ISBN 978-92-9223-220-7 (Electronic version - pdf file).
A number of controversial topics related to bioethics and biotechnology are examined in 17 papers that deal with various aspects of release and development of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), stem cells and cloning, privacy and bio-banking.
Darryl R.J. Macer. Editor, 2008. Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Environmental Ethics. Bangkok, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok. vi + 108 pp. ISBN 978-92-9223-218-4 (Electronic version - pdf file).
Papers from the Pacific islands, India, Bangladesh and elsewhere illustrate the ethical dilemma of environmental policy, sustainable development and the needs of communities to make a living.
Darryl R.J. Macer [Editor]. 2007. Asia - Pacific Perspectives on Ethics of Science and Technology. Bangkok, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok. xiv + 80 pp. ISBN 978-92-9223-137-8 (Electronic Version - pdf file)
Darryl R.J. Macer. [Author]. 2008. Moral Games for Teaching Bioethics. Haifa, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Israel. 119 pp. ISBN 965-7077-40-0.
Reports, Action Plans
2007
Reports of the Ethics of Energy technology meetings please click here.
Reports of the Interregional Philosophical Dialogue meetings please click here.
Report of the Ethics of Energy Technologies launch conference (pdf file)
Report of Joint UNU-UNESCO Bioethics Roundtable 22pp.
Date: 15-16 February, 2007, UNU-IAS, Yokohama, Japan. RUSHSAP, UNESCO Bangkok and UNU-IAS.
Brochure "Towards an Inclusive Society: Coalition of Cities against Discrimination in Asia and the Pacific" 24 pp. Date: 2007, Regional Unit for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific (RUSHSAP), UNESCO Bangkok
2006
Joint action plan for Bioethics Education, 7pp. The regional bioethics action plan is available in several languages, including goals of bioethics education and a series of recommendations: [ENGLISH, BAHASI INDONESIAN, CHINESE, JAPANESE, KHYMER, THAI, URDU, VIETNAMESE].
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Conference on Bioethics Education [together with the National Commission for UNESCO of the Republic of Korea and Ewha Women's University]. 26-28 July 2006, Seoul, Republic of Korea. RUSHSAP, UNESCO Bangkok 2006.
Report of UNESCO Consultation Meeting on Codes of Ethics in Engineering and Sciences, 16pp.
15-16 May 2006, Bangkok, Thailand. RUSHSAP, UNESCO Bangkok 2006.
Report of UNESCO Consultation Meeting on Codes of Ethics in Engineering and Sciences 8 pp. 24-25 April, 2006, New Delhi, India. RUSHSAP, UNESCO Bangkok 2006.
Report of CBEC, SIUT and UNESCO Joint Conference and Workshop on Bioethics Education 12 pp. 21-22 January 2006, SIUT, Karachi, Pakistan. RUSHSAP, UNESCO Bangkok 2006.
2005
Report of the First UNESCO Bangkok Bioethics Roundtable (BBRT1) 10 pp.
Date: 11-15 September 2005, Bangkok, Thailand. RUSHSAP, UNESCO Bangkok 2005.
Bangkok Declaration on Ethics in Science and Technology Adopted on 25 March 2005, Bangkok, Thailand. (Also in COMEST 4th session report)
The Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils (ASSREC). Youth in Transition: The challenges of generational change in Asia. 2005.
2004
- Bergstrom, P. (ed). Women’s/Gender Studies in Asia-Pacific. Bangkok, UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2004. P.376.
- Bergstrom, P. (ed). Ethics in Asia-Pacific. Bangkok, UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2004. P.376.
2003
- RUSHSAP. UNESCO Sourcebook on Human Rights in the Constitutions of UNESCO's Member States in the Asia and Pacific Region. Bangkok, UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2003. P.420.
2001
- Hayes A. and Nadkarni M.V. (Editors). Poverty, Environment and Development: Studies of Four Countries in the Asia Pacific Region. Bangkok, UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2001. P.279.
2000
- RUSHSAP. Launch of the International Year for the Culture of Peace (2000). Bangkok, UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2000. P.47.
- RUSHSAP. Regional workshop on the Evaluation of the Asia-Pacific Information Network in Social Sciences (APINESS) Bangkok, UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2000. P. 86.
1998
- RUSHSAP. Evaluation of the Asia-Pacific Information Network in Social Sciences (APINESS) 1986-1996. Bangkok, UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 1998. P.196.
- Dr. S.M. Rahman (ed) Central Asia: Regional Co-operation for Peace and Development [summary view only]. Pakistan, Foundation for Research on International Environment National Development and Security (FRIENDS), 1998. P. 268.
- Sasanka Perera Political Violence in Sri Lanka: Dynamics, Consequences and Issues of Democratisation [summary view only]. Colombo, Sri Lanka, Centre for Women's Research, 1998. P. 100.
- Geline P. Sucgang (compiler), Transforming Politics: Women's Experiences from the Asia-Pacific Region [summary view only]. Philippines, Centre for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP), 1998. P. 96.
1997
- RUSHSAP, Culture of Peace: Regional Workshop on Women's Empowerment in Small-and-Medium Enterprises, Bangkok, UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 1997. P. 126.
Older publications will be linked later.
Translations of UNESCO Bioethics Declarations - We are adding more as they become available:
Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights [ENGLISH (text; brochure, 1.8Mb) / CHINESE / Indonesian / Japanese / Korean / Russian / Thai / Vietnamese]
Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights [ENG (MSdoc, 78KB) / Japanese / Chinese / THA (PDF) / JAP (PDF, 29KB) / TUR (PDF, 98KB)/ Indonesian / Korean / Vietnamese]
International Declaration on Human Genetic Data [ENG (PDF, 130KB) / CHINESE / Japanese (PDF, 48KB) / POR (PDF, 615) / TUR (PDF, 591KB) / Indonesian / Korean / Thai / Vietnamese]
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For meeting reports please see past events pages.
Last updated 26 January 2011.
