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Ethnic or Religious Cleavage? Investigating the Nature of the Conflict in Southern Thailand |
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Harish, S. P. (著)
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| Source |
Contemporary Southeast Asia
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| Volume | v.28 n.1 |
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| Date | 2006.04 |
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| Pages | 48 - 69 |
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| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute |
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https://www.iseas.edu.sg/
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| Location | Singapore [新加坡] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | S.P. Harish is currently Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. |
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| Keyword | Ethnic conflict; religious strife ; Thai-Malay divide; Buddhist-Muslim rift; South Thailand |
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| Abstract | The provinces of Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat in Southern Thailand have witnessed a sharp spike in violence in the post few years. The unrest is threatening to tarnish Prime Minister Thaksin's period in office. The contemporary literature as well as the media tend to portray the strife os one between Buddhists and Muslims. This is markedly different from earlier studies which place less importance on religion and treat the discord as one between Thais and Malays. In this regard, this article aims to explain the transformation from a primarily "ethnic" strife to a predominantly "religious" conflict. It argues that despite the rise of the religious factor in the discord, it is flawed to treat the violence in Southern Thailand as entirely between Buddhists and Muslims. It further contends that the ethnic Thai-Malay divide is still deeply entrenched in the insurgency. |
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| Table of contents | Abstract 48
Keywords 48
Introduction 48
The Origins of the Conflict 50
The Emergence of the Thai versus Malay Conflict 51
The Growth of the Buddhist versus Muslim Conflict 55
Explaining the "Ethnic" to "Religious" Shift 58
The Media's Portrayal of the Conflict 59
The Undertones of a Religious Conflict 61
Conclusion 64
NOTES 66
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| ISSN | 0129797X (P) |
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| Hits | 330 |
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| Created date | 2006.09.12 |
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| Modified date | 2023.09.27 |
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