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Paper short abstract

Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork with the Karen people in northern Thailand, my paper analyses intergenerational responsibility in the light of Catholic social teaching, in particular the 'principle of the common good'.

Paper long abstract

Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork with the Karen people in northern Thailand, this paper analyses intergenerational responsibility in the light of Catholic social teaching, in particular the 'principle of the common good'. The paper focuses on children and young people´s learning and working activities to understand the Karen people`s conceptions of the common good expressed through networks of giving and receiving within families and communities at the local, regional and international levels of society. The conclusion derives implications from my findings for the Sustainable Development goal of universal access to education and inclusive societies and suggests how the study may be relevant for educational professionals as well as religious representatives.