Forward to the Special Issue: Migrants, Minorities and Refugees: Integration and Well-being Kerry Richter (Issue Editor) 1 , Aphichat Chamratrithirong 2 , Sakkarin Niyomsilpa 3 , and Rebecca Miller 4 Tis special issue of the Journal of Population and Social Studies draws together papers presented at the 2 nd Regional Consultative Meeting of the Mahidol Migration Center. In this Forward, we present brief summaries of the articles in order to highlight how each contributes unique evidence on migrants, minorities and refugees, their situation, and the legal and policy issues afecting their well-being and integration. We then summarize the panel discussion held on the last day of the meeting, which put forth constructive suggestions for policy reform in Tailand and the region. Finally, we propose areas for future research that arose from the conference and the articles contained here, with the aim of promoting evidence-based policy development for efective economic and social integration. Keywords: migrant, refugee, integration, ethnic minority, ASEAN, migration policy Introduction T his special issue of the Journal of Population and Social Studies draws together papers presented at the 2 nd Regional Consultative Meeting of the Mahidol Migration Center (MMC), which was held at Salaya on April 23 rd -24 th , 2012. Te theme of the meeting, and of this special issue, is Migrants, Minorities, and Refugees: Integration and Well-being. The meeting brought together over 60 1 Special Professor, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon 4 Road, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand. E-mail: krichter99@gmail.com 2 Emeritus Professor, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University 3 Lecturer, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University 4 Foreign Expert, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University Journal of Population and Social Studies, Volume 21 Number 1, July 2012: 2-11