CIVIL SOCIETY & ETHNIC CONFLICT - A Comparative Case Analysis of Civil Society & Ethnic Conflict in Thailand & Malaysia
(2007) FKVA21 20072Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- The importance of civil society for advancing peace efforts and outcomes generated increased and wide interest after the Cold war. During this era the number of armed intra-state and violent ethnic conflicts also increased dramatically. In Southeast Asia only Malaysia has avoided intra-state conflict and recurring ethnic violence. Thailand constitutes a typical regional case with prolonged and recurring intra-state and ethnic conflicts. The aim of this study therefore was to contrast and explain the role of civil society in relation to ethnic conflict in Thailand and Malaysia. A comparative case analysis was applied across four analytical dimensions: space, structure, values, impact. Our study demonstrated that coercive regimes have... (More)
- The importance of civil society for advancing peace efforts and outcomes generated increased and wide interest after the Cold war. During this era the number of armed intra-state and violent ethnic conflicts also increased dramatically. In Southeast Asia only Malaysia has avoided intra-state conflict and recurring ethnic violence. Thailand constitutes a typical regional case with prolonged and recurring intra-state and ethnic conflicts. The aim of this study therefore was to contrast and explain the role of civil society in relation to ethnic conflict in Thailand and Malaysia. A comparative case analysis was applied across four analytical dimensions: space, structure, values, impact. Our study demonstrated that coercive regimes have suppressed civil society and communities remain intra-ethnic in both countries. Although civil society is weakened in both cases inter-ethnic government policies have secured ethnic peace over five decades in Malaysia, whereas the absence of similar policies has prolonged ethnic violence in Thailand. (Less)
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- author
- Nikolov, Pierre LU and Semcesen, Daniel LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- FKVA21 20072
- year
- 2007
- type
- L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
- subject
- keywords
- Political and administrative sciences, Samhällsvetenskaper, Social sciences, Politisk historia, Political history, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Thailand, Intra-state conflict, Ethnic conflict, Civil society, Ethnicity, Freds- och konfliktforskning, polemology, Peace and conflict research, förvaltningskunskap, Statsvetenskap
- language
- English
- id
- 1320021
- date added to LUP
- 2008-01-28 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2015-12-14 13:34:38
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abstract = {{The importance of civil society for advancing peace efforts and outcomes generated increased and wide interest after the Cold war. During this era the number of armed intra-state and violent ethnic conflicts also increased dramatically. In Southeast Asia only Malaysia has avoided intra-state conflict and recurring ethnic violence. Thailand constitutes a typical regional case with prolonged and recurring intra-state and ethnic conflicts. The aim of this study therefore was to contrast and explain the role of civil society in relation to ethnic conflict in Thailand and Malaysia. A comparative case analysis was applied across four analytical dimensions: space, structure, values, impact. Our study demonstrated that coercive regimes have suppressed civil society and communities remain intra-ethnic in both countries. Although civil society is weakened in both cases inter-ethnic government policies have secured ethnic peace over five decades in Malaysia, whereas the absence of similar policies has prolonged ethnic violence in Thailand.}},
author = {{Nikolov, Pierre and Semcesen, Daniel}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{CIVIL SOCIETY & ETHNIC CONFLICT - A Comparative Case Analysis of Civil Society & Ethnic Conflict in Thailand & Malaysia}},
year = {{2007}},
}