Conflict and Terrorism in Southern Thailand
Title | Conflict and Terrorism in Southern Thailand PDF eBook |
Author | Rohan Gunaratna |
Publisher | Cavendish Square Publishing |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
Southern Thailand
Title | Southern Thailand PDF eBook |
Author | N. John Funston |
Publisher | Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9812308873 |
This monograph examines the tragic conflict in Thailand's southern Muslim-majority provinces near the border with Malaysia. Although the conflict has attracted wide national and international interest, no agreement exists on the cause of the resumption of violence in an area that had remained free of major conflict for two decades. This monograph critically examines explanations for the conflict and traces its evolution from the early 1990s to the beginning of the Samak government in 2008. The study points to a wide variety of factors that were important in the resumption of the conflict, with policies of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra being critical in determining the timing and intensity of the violence. These conditions include: (1) the resumption of an age-old conflict between Malay Muslims from Pattani, Yala, and Narithiwat Provinces against a discriminatory central government; (2) entrenched problems of criminality in an area far from the capital and with a porous border with Malaysia; (3) the disbanding of important conflict resolution institutions by former Prime Minister Thaksin, who then gave priority to hard line (sometimes extrajudicial) security policies; (4) growing Islamic religiosity, influenced by regional reform movements and international developments, including the example of extremist movements such as Jemaah Islamiyah; and (5) the growth of southern insurgent movements--which have never issued public demands and whose real leaders remain unknown. In this complex setting, no resolution to the violence appears likely in the near future, as Thaksin's main policies have been retained since the September 2006 coup that ousted his government.
The Terrorist Threat from Thailand
Title | The Terrorist Threat from Thailand PDF eBook |
Author | Rohan Gunaratna |
Publisher | Potomac Books, Inc. |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1597975826 |
The first book to thoroughly examine the terrorist conflict in Thailand in the context of global jihad.
Deciphering Southern Thailand's Violence
Title | Deciphering Southern Thailand's Violence PDF eBook |
Author | Sascha Helbardt |
Publisher | Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2016-04-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9814695939 |
Scholars have given questions about the perpetrators of nameless violence in Southern Thailand little consideration, leaving the motives that drive Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) heavily cloaked in secrecy and speculation. This book offers a rare glimpse behind the veil that shrouds BRN-Coordinate. Using exclusive access to and detailed interviews with BRN-Coordinate members, this book analyses the communicative dimension of the insurgency. It depicts the hidden channels and organized violence that drive the regions enduring rebellion as well as BRN's dichotomous existence between silence and communication.
Rethinking Thailand's Southern Violence
Title | Rethinking Thailand's Southern Violence PDF eBook |
Author | Duncan McCargo |
Publisher | NUS Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9789971693626 |
Since January 2004, the three Muslim-dominated provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat in the Thai south have been ablaze with political violence. This title examines the reasons behind the unrest in south Thailand from a variety of perspectives.
The Malay-Muslim Insurgency in Southern Thailand
Title | The Malay-Muslim Insurgency in Southern Thailand PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Chalk |
Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Pages | 39 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0833044680 |
Current unrest in the Malay-Muslim provinces of southern Thailand has captured growing national, regional, and international attention due to the heightened tempo and scale of rebel attacks, the increasingly jihadist undertone that has come to characterize insurgent actions, and the central government's often brutal handling of the situation on the ground. This paper assesses the current situation and its probable direction.
Reporting Thailand's Southern Conflict
Title | Reporting Thailand's Southern Conflict PDF eBook |
Author | Phansasiri Kularb |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 2016-02-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1317538765 |
Since 2004, Thailand’s southern border provinces have been plagued by violence. There are a wide array of explanations for this violence, from the revival of Malay nationalist movements and the influence from the global trend of radical Islam, to the power play among the regional underground crime syndicates, politicians, and state authorities. The disparate interpretations signal the dynamic and complex discursive contention of this damaging and enduring conflict, and this book looks at how this is played out in the Thai media, and with what possible consequences. In analysing the southern conflict coverage, the book presents the deficiencies in news coverage, as produced by four news organisations of different natures across a seven-year review period, and discusses the professional practices that hinder journalism from serving as a fair arena for healthy and rational democratic debates. Based on in-depth interviews with news workers, it argues that Thai journalism is not always monolithic and static, as shown in the discursive shifts in news content, the variations of journalistic practices and news workers’ disparate stances on the conflict. The book goes on to highlight the less immediately apparent difficulties of political conflict reporting, such as the subtle patterns of intimidation and media manipulation, as well as the challenges of countering socially-prevailing hegemonic beliefs in Thai society. Exploring the political contingencies and socio-cultural influences at play, this book provides an in-depth study of journalism’s role in politics in Thailand, and is of interest to students and scholars of Southeast Asian Politics, Media Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies.