An Alternative Policy Proposal for the Provinces Populated by the Malay Ethnonationality in the South of Thailand

Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 107-128, 2011

22 Pages Posted: 12 Jun 2011

Date Written: January 11, 2011

Abstract

This article provides a public policy analysis of governance in the provinces populated by the Malay ethnonationality in the South of Thailand. Important stakeholders are identified as well as important sociopolitical environmental factors. The final sections of the paper present a proposal for a new governance structure for the Muslim South of Thailand taking into consideration the social, cultural, and economic context as well as the well-being and right to self-determination of the local population. This study concludes that considerable economic, political, and social opportunities for development are being lost in the South of Thailand due to misguided governance policies.

Keywords: Malays, South of Thailand, Autonomy, Governance, Devolution of Power

Suggested Citation

von Feigenblatt, Otto Federico, An Alternative Policy Proposal for the Provinces Populated by the Malay Ethnonationality in the South of Thailand (January 11, 2011). Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 107-128, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1862947

Otto Federico Von Feigenblatt (Contact Author)

Real Academia de Doctores de España ( email )

Madrid
Spain

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