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Chontida Auikool

Doctoral student

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

Author

  • Chanintira na Thalang
  • Chontida Auikool

Summary, in English

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.

Publishing year

2019

Language

English

Pages

348-363

Publication/Series

Asian Ethnicity

Volume

20

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Social Anthropology
  • Religious Studies
  • History

Keywords

  • Thailand’s southern border provinces
  • ethno-religious relations
  • civic engagement
  • Buddhist nationalism
  • Islamic revivalism

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1463-1369