Sittinon or Cartoon is an MSc student in Emerging Economies and International Development at King’s College London, specialising in Business and Development Studies. His academic interests lie in industrialisation, international business (IB), and global value chains (GVCs), with a particular focus on FDI-led manufacturing development in Thailand. He wrote his Master’s dissertation on “State, Business, and Development: The Political Economy of Thailand’s Automotive Industry,” which examines state–business relations in the context of industrial upgrading.
In addition to his main research focus, he takes a keen interest in economic history and the history of economic thought, particularly (Post-)Keynesian economics. Before coming to King’s, he earned a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Thammasat University, Bangkok, where he was trained as both a political economist and a political theorist.
Outside academia, he is also passionate about the hip-hop music scene, particularly trap, UK drill, and pop rap.