Conference Proceedings

Buddhism Without Borders: Proceedings of the International Conference on Globalized Buddhism

Beyond the Ballot Box: Report from the Deepening and Sustaining Democracy in Asia Conference, 2009
Sl. No. Content Author
1 Title and Content
2 Foreword and Acknowledgement
3 Introduction
4 Keynote Address by HE Ajay Chhibber
5 Keynote Address by Prime Minister of Bhutan
6 Opening Remarks Dasho Karma Ura
7 Public Opinion, Happiness, and the Will of the People: Policy-making in a Democracy Dr. Henry S. Richardson
8 Democracy and Difference: Going beyond Liberal Freedoms and Illiberal Order Dr. Peter Hershock
9 Constitutional Values and Rule of Law Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi
10 Democracy in the Non-West: Facts, Fictions and Frictions Dr. Nitasha Kaul
11 The Constitution – the King’s Gift: Difiling and Sanctifying a Sacred Gift Dr. Sonam Kinga
12 Experience of Indian Democracy Pavan K. Varma
13 Grass Roots Democracy and Decentralisation Dr. George Mathew
14 Women’s Role in Politics – Quantity and Quality Sultana Kamal
15 Civil Liberties and Security Anthony Grayling
16 Citizen’s Assessment of Parliaments Performance Ahmed Mehboob
17 The Majority Judgement: A New Mechanism for Electing and Ranking Professor Michel Balinski
18 Happiness and Punishment John Bronsteen
19 Voice, Accountability and Freedom Dr. Sabina Marie Alkire
20 Concluding Remarks by the Honorable Prime Minister of Bhutan Serge Miranda, Frantz Verella &Tahar Saiah
21 Biographies
First International Conference on GNH

First International Conference on GNH

The proceedings of the First GNH Conference held in Thimphu, Bhutan in 2004 is available for download from the following table. For faster download, instead of the book as a whole, we have uploaded the chapters separately.

Sl. No. Title Author
1 Cover Page
2 Preface
3 Gross National Happiness and Development: An Essay Mark Mancall
4 Gross National Happiness and Development: An Essay (contd.) Mark Mancall
5 Trade, Development, and the Broken Promise of Interdependence: ABuddhist Reflection on the Possibility of Post-Market Economics Peter D. Hershock
6 Towards an Economics of Happiness Helena Norberg-Hodge & Steven Gorelick
7 Improving Unsustainable Western Economic Systems Frank Dixon
8 Operationalising Gross National Happiness Tracy Worcester
9 Information and Communications Technology and Gross National Happiness – Who Serves Whom? Christopher B. Faris
10 Cherry Picking in Bhutan Michael Rowbotham
11 A Good Time for Gross National Happiness Rajni Bakshi
12 Will ‘Middle Way Economics’ Emerge from the Gross National Happiness Approach of Bhutan? Hans Van Willenswaard
13 Gross National Happiness: Towards a New Paradigm in Economics Sander g. Tideman
14 Small-scale Business Inspired by Timeless Simplicity: A Contribution Towards Gross National Happiness Wallapa Kuntiranont
15 Measuring Genuine Progress – Indicators for Enlightened Society Dr Ron Colman and Dr. Julia Sagebien1
16 Bhutan’s Quadrilemma: To Join or Not To Join the WTO, That is the Question Mark Mancall
17 Happy Life Years: A Measure of Gross National Happiness Ruut Veenhoven
18 Towards Evidence Based Public Policy: The Power and Potential of using Well-being Indicators in a Political Context Nic Marks
19 How Bhutan can Measure and Develop GNH Suellen Donnelly
20 Measuring Individual Happiness in Relation to Gross National Happiness in Bhutan: Some Preliminary Results from Survey Data Prabhat Pankaj And Tshering Dorji
21 National Happiness: Universalism, Cultural Relativism, or Both? An Assessment Chris Whitehouse & Thomas Winderl
22 Adding Spirit to Economics Sulak Sivaraksa
23 Happiness in the Midst of Change: A Human Development Approach to Studying GNH in the Context of Economic Development Michael R. Levenson, Patricia A. Jennings, Michelle d’Mello, Thao Le,& Carolyn M. Aldwin
24 Happiness as the Greatest Human Wealth Frank Bracho
25 Quality and Sustainability of Life Indicators at International, National and Regional Levels Peter Mederly, Pavel Novácek & Ján Topercer
26 Development as Freedom, Freedom as Happiness: Human Development and Happiness in Bhutan Joseph Johnson
27 The Centrality of Buddhism and Education in Developing Gross National Happiness Dharmachari Lokamitra
28 The Role of Buddhism in Achieving Gross National Happiness Khenpo Phuntsok Tashi
29 Framework For Operationalizing The Buddhist Concept Of Gross National Happiness Buddhadasa Hewavitharana
30 Using Buddhist Insights in Implementing Gross International Happiness Ir Jean Karel Hylkema
31 The Characteristics and Levels of Happiness in the Context of the Bhutanese Society Karma Gayleg
32 Prolegomena to Pursuing Gross National Happiness: -The Bhutanese Approach Pema Tenzin
33 Culture, Coping and Resilience to Stress Carolyn M. Aldwin
34 Beyond Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Health for all Through Sustainable Community Development Dr. Tantip Thamrongwaranggoon
35 Achieving Gross National Happiness Through Community-based Mental Health Services in Bhutan Dr. Chencho Dorji
36 Literacy For All: One of the Means to Achieve Gross National Happiness Tashi Zangmo
37 Tears and Laughter: Promoting Gross National Happiness Through the Rich Oral Traditions and Heritage of Bhutan A. Steven Evans
38 One Big Happy Family? Gross National Happiness and the Concept of Family in Bhutan Linda Leaming
39 Building The Fire: Preserving Local Knowledge and Traditions in the Face of Globalization Trudy Sable
40 Be Decent Be Happy: Apprehending the Truth of Sustainable Happiness Wiboon Kemchalerm
41 Relevance of Soils for Gross National Happiness Thomas Caspari
42 Putting Gross National Happiness in the Service of Good Development:From Ethics to Politics Johannes Hirata
43 Foundations and Scope of Gross National Happiness: A Layman’sPerspectives T S Powdyel
44 Notes on Contributors
Second International Conference on GNH

Second International Conference on GNH

The proceedings of the Second GNH Conference held in Halifax, Canada in 2005 is available for download from the following table.

Sl. No. Title Author
1 Opening Address
2 Acknowledgement
3 Introduction
4 What is Gross National Happiness? Jigmi Y. Thinley
5 Good Governance as the Key to Gross National Happiness John Ralston Saul
6 How Should Happiness Guide Policy? Why Gross National Happiness is not opposed to Democracy Johannes Hirata
7 Assessing the Full Cost of Energy in Nova Scotia: A GPI Atlantic Approach Ryan Parmenter, Seth Cain & Judith Lipp
8 The Myth Behind Alcohol Happiness Dr. Chencho Dorji
9 The Bhutanese Media: In the Service of the Public Kinley Dorji & Siok Sian Pek
10 Planning for Sustainable Happiness: Harmonizing Our Internal and External Landscapes Catherine O’Brien
11 Union of Indigenous Communities of the Isthmus Region Francisco VanderHoff Boersma
12 Responsibility in the Private Sector Ray Andersen
13 Principles of Polyface Farm Joel Salatin
14 Social Enterprise Models as Key Drivers for Community-based Agriculture Farouk Jiwa
15 The University As An Instrument of Gross National Happiness: Some reflections Thakur S Powdyel
16 Barefoot College: Its Experience Sanjit Bunker Roy
17 Bartering for a Better Future? Community Currencies and Sustainable Consumption Gill Seyfang
18 The Positive Impact on Gomchen Tradition on Achieving and Maintaining Gross National Happiness Khenpo Phuntsok Tashi
19 Happiness and Indigenous Wisdom in the History of the Americas Frank Bracho
20 Folktales and Education: The Role of Bhutanese Folktales in Value Transmission Dorji Penjore
21 Our View of Development Ela Ramesh Bhatt
22 What is Sustainable and What is Not? Holly Dressel
23 Economic Possibilities for Our Grand Children: Progress and Prospects after 75 Years John Stutz
Third International Conference on GNH

Third International Conference on GNH

The proceedings of the Third GNH Conference held in Nongkhai and Bangkok in November 2007 is available for download from the following table. For faster download, instead of the book as a whole, we have uploaded the chapters separately.

Sl. No. Title Author
1 Acknowledgement and Cover Page
2 Activating Difference: Appreciating Equity in an Era of Global Interdependence Peter D. Hershock
3 Pretty Woman Dasho Kinley Dorji
4 Happiness and Spirituality Lopen Gem Dorji
5 Reciprocal Exchange and Community Vitality: The Case of Gortshom Village in Eastern Bhutan Sonam Kinga
6 Is National Environment Conservation Success a Rural Failure? The Other Side of Bhutan’s Conservation Story Dorji Penjore
7 Opening the Gates in Bhutan: Media Gatekeepers and the Agenda of Change Siok Sian Pek-Dorji
8 Conglomerate Radar of Happiness in Bhutan Prabhat K Pankaj
9 A Case Story from Minamata: GNH Practice as Human Security and Sustainable Development Takayoshi Kusago
10 The ‘Suicide Priests’ of Japan and the Search for Gross National Happiness Jonathan Watts
11 Gross National Happiness: A New Paradigm Chandima D. Daskon
12 Beyond the Linear Logic of Project Aid Alternative: Understandings of Participation and Community Vitality Amanda Kiessel
13 Creating Vibrant Communities through Ecologically Sound Food Production
 Alex Kaufman
14 Happiness Under Pressure: How Dual-Earner Parents Experience Time in Australia Peter Brown, Ester Cerin & Penny Warner-Smith
15 P2P and Human Happiness Michel Bauwens
16 Microfinance in the Improvement of Living Standard and GNH Saugata Bandyopadhyay
17 Microfinance Institution, Social Capital and Peace Building: Evidence from
West Kalimantan, Indonesia 		Rochman Achwan
18 Interpreting ‘Right Livelihood’: Understanding and Practice in Contemporary Thailand Nissara Horayangura
19 A Tale of Two Samut Cities: Different Paths to Development and People’s Wellbeing in Samut Sakorn and Samut Songkram Provinces Decharut Sukkumnoed & Wipawa Chuenchit
20 The Development of Thai Mental Health Indicator (TMHI): From Past
to Present 		Apichai Mongkol,Tavee Tangseree, Pichet Udomratn, Watchanee
Huttapanom & Worawan Chutha
21 The Concept of Happiness: The Bridge between Western and Eastern Thought, and Empirical Evidence of Bangkokian’s Happiness Determinants Kanokporn Nitnitiphrut
22 Macroeconomic Determinants of the Happiness of the Poor: A Case Study of Pakistan Muhammad Shahbaz & Naveed Aamir
Fourth International Conference on GNH

Fourth International Conference on GNH

The proceedings of the Fourth GNH Conference held in Thimphu, Bhutan in 2008 is available for download from the following table. For faster download, instead of the book as a whole, we have uploaded the chapters separately.

Sl. No. Title Author
1 Cover Page
2 Measuring Progress towards Gross National Happiness: From GNH indicators
to GNH national accounts		 Ronald Colman
3 The Analysis of Results of Research into ‘the Ideal Society’ in Japan, Sweden and Bhutan — Using the indicator of Human Satisfaction Measure
(HSM)		 Terue Ohashi
4 The Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies: A global
movement for a global challenge		 Jon Hall
5 Creating National Accounts of Well-Being: A parallel process to GNH Nic Marks
6 Gross Natural Happiness: Can we have both psychological and ecological
wellbeing?		 George W. Burns
7 The Nature-Nurture Debate:New evidence and good news Ragnhild Bang Nes
8 Time Use and Happiness Karma Galay
9 Internalizing the Other:A cross cultural understanding in arts and education Sharon Lowen
10 Role of Meditation in Achieving Gross National Happiness Khenpo Phuntsok Tashi
11 The Semantic Structure of Gross National Happiness:A view from conceptual metaphor theory
12 Development and (Un)happiness:A case study from rural Ethiopia Dena Freeman
13 Religious Institution-based Community-hood and Identity of a ‘Muslim
Community’ in a ‘Remote’ Rural Village in Bangladesh		 Mohammed Kamruzzaman
14 To Think Like an Island:Three-capital model in pursuing GNH in Taiwan Juju Chin Shou Wang
15 Institutional Challenges to ‘Patience’ in the Collective Management of PublicGoods Mukul Ram Fishman
16 Status Symbols, Ecosystems and Sustainability Arthur Fishman
17 Good Organisational Practice and Gross National Happiness Anne-Marie Schreven
18 Between Earth and Sky: Formal Organizations as Instruments in Creating
Gross National Happiness		 John Nirenberg
19 Do Information and Communication Technologies Further or Hinder
Gross National Happiness?		 Kezang & Jason Whalley
20 Lessons from ICT Pilot Projects in Rural Haïti for Sustainable Economy with Four Inferred Coefficients for the GNH Index Serge Miranda, Frantz Verella &Tahar Saiah
21 Bhutanese Health Care Reform: A Paradigm Shift in Health Care to Increase
Gross National Happiness		 Dr. Chencho Dorji
22 Nature Affinity and the Human Conditions Dave M. Augeri
23 Dynamic Aging Ethel Lowen
24 Western Education, Psychologized Individualism and Home/School
Tensions: An American Example		 Andrie Kusserow
25 Gross National Happiness in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Thoughts Meena Srinivasan
26 Conceptualising Education for Constitutional Monarchy System: Meiji Japan’s View and Approach Masanori Kakutani
27 Schools in Rural Areas and Gross National Happiness: Endogenous Actions
Of Small Communities In Japan And Sweden		 Michiyo Kiwako Okuma-Nyström
28 Shift in the Measures of Quality of Life viz-a-viz Happiness: A Study of Phongmey Gewog and Trashigang Town in Eastern Bhutan Vijay Kumar Shrotryia
29 Japan’s Paradigm Shift From Growth To Happiness: Slowing Down to Advance Wellbeing Junko Edahiro & Riichiro Oda
30 Food Security and Gross National Happiness Akiko Ueda
31 Optimal Condition of Happiness: Application of Taguchi Robust Parameter
Design on Evidences from India		 Prabhat Pankaj & Roma Mitra Debnath
32 The Future of Gross National Happiness Ross McDonald
33 Critical Holism: A New Development Paradigm Inspired by Gross National
Happiness?		 Hans van Willenswaard
34 Gross National Happiness: A Label for Quality Information Nille Van Hellemont
35 Contributor’s biography
Seminar on Media and Public Culture

Seminar on Media and Public Culture

The proceedings of the seminar on Media and Public Culture held in Thimphu, Bhutan in 2006

First International Seminar on Bhutan Studies

The Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Bhutan Studies