A Plastic Nation examines the immense role of Thai nationhood in domestic and international politics. Although in fact ill-defined, Thainess, or khwampenthai, has been consistently used by Thai leaders to legitimize their power and to defend their economic interests. Not only has the assertion of Thainess been deeply rooted in the private interests of those in power, it has been deployed as par…
With the sudden end of rapid economic growth, the urgency of political reform in Thailand became acute. The Thai parliament passed major changes to the electoral system in late 2000, weeks before the January 2001 election. Reflecting on the twists and turns of reform in Thailand over the years and with the first in-depth scholarly analysis of how successful were the recent electoral reforms, th…
This interpretative study of Thailand is the first publication in the Southeast Asia "State of the Nation" Monograph Series published the Institute of Southeast Asia. The purpose of the series is to make available concise studies of the state of the nation in each of the countries of Southeast Asia, taking into account the political, economic and social forces that have shaped them. It attempts…
This study examines a number of themes underlying the struggle to identify the character and causes of the violence engulfing suthern Thailand's border provinces since 2004. It begins by outlining key representations of the southern problem in Thailand.
An increasing amount of research is now coming out on southern Thailand, but Joseph Liow's Islam, Education and Reform in Southern Thailand: Tradition and Transformation, is the first full-length monograph in English to focus on the state of Islamic education in the region today. Liow's study is a detailed introduction to the subject. The research for Liow's Islam, Education and Reform in South…
The life of this world focuses on the ways in which Muslims in predominantly non-Muslim Thailand have to constantly "negotiate" and "renegotiate" their lives as a minority group. Challenges to their faith and their identity as Muslims abound in Thai society, and through various means of negotiation, Muslims strive to maintain their links to society at the local, national, and global levels.
This book has been prepared to present the analysis for Thailand. It examined the current energy demand and supply situation of Indonesia and looks at the future development to the year 2020 with its likely implication to the environment.
Through interviews with top Indonesian, Thai, and Malaysian business people and policymakers, Steven Schlossstein unravels the fascinating complexities of the culture, history, economy, politics and foreign policy of Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, each one unique and none well understood by Westerners. Schlossstein discusses how Japan is investing in these diverse nations and suggests speci…
Buku ini menyajikan ulasan tentang sengketa perbatasan antarnegara yang tidak saja tentang garis perbatasan yang dipersengketaan, melainkan terkait pula dengan keberadaan sebuah candi bernama Preah Vihear. Daftar isi: 1. Gambaran umum sengketa wilayah perbatasan Thailand - Kamboja 2. Latar belakang sengketa candi 3. Kronologi sengketa wilayah perbatasan Thailand - Kamboja 4. Situasi ter…
This book teaches us about balancing work and family demands - Negotiating networks, setting goals, cutting back. Through this book we hope it will help raise awareness and, at least on a small scale, influence the shape of FTAs to better serve the public interest.