He has published widely on the livelihood and social support networks of displaced Karen in Thailand and Burma and has a forthcoming volume on Refugees and Religion. His current research also includes fieldwork and theoretical thinking on ethnic riots, transitions to violence, hate campaigns, rumors, trust, morality, civility and questions of everyday multiculturalism. He has launched a new project on missionization among vulnerable people, the politics of conversion among Southeast Asian refugees and Diaspora and the assertion of local Christianities in Southeast Asia.