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Peace and Conflict Studies in Thailand: The Primacy of the States Narrative of Security
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- Issue Date
- 2023-05
- Citation
- Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, Vol.11 No.1 pp.95-117
- Keywords
- Deep South ; human security ; monarchy ; Muslim minority ; national security ; Thailand
- Abstract
- Peace and conflict studies in Thailand is considerably influenced by the security
narrative prescribed by the state and manipulated for political purposes. The field of
study consequently promotes the interests of the Thai state rather than exploring the
socio-political factors that have sustained the longevity of conflicts in the first place.
This outcome is most evident in the cases of violence in the three southernmost
provinces of Thailand—Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat—and the ongoing political
conflict between royalists and their opponents. Because the focus is on national
security, the field often overlooks the human aspect of peace and conflicts. This
state-centric focus has influenced Thai peace and conflicts studies to take an inwardlooking
approach, raising the possibility of it disconnecting from international
scholarship.
- ISSN
- 2288-2707
- Language
- English
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