Opportunities for inter-ethno-religious engagement in Thailand’s southern border provinces

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ID6039564
AuthorsChanintira Na Thalang (0000-0002-1760-1182, Thammasat University, corresponding author), Chontida Auikool (0000-0001-9542-5826, Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand)
Year2019
Volume20
Issue3
Pages348-363
Publication date2019-07-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Ethnicity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1463-1369 • E-ISSN: 1469-2953
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14631369.2018.1548902
OpenAlexW2903221345
LanguageEN
References cited17

As the conflict in Thailand’s southern border provinces shows no signs of abating, this article examines why Malay Muslims have managed to co-exist alongside the Thai Buddhists and the Sino-Thai population. Based on fieldwork, this article argues that while various factors have hardened ethno-religious identities and strengthened boundaries between ‘the other’ which in turn have affected inter-ethnic relations, a variety of opportunities for civic engagement has served to counter the prospect of ethnic relations erupting into communal violence

Ethnic community · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Geography · Malay · Political science · Population · Sociology · Anthropology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Asian Studies and History · Demography · Gender Studies · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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