The Impact of Social Exclusion and Intrastate Conflict on Economic Development: A case study of the Hmong in Lao PDR
(2018) EKHK18 20181Department of Economic History
- Abstract
- Abstract: Since the ending of the Vietnam War, the Hmong in Laos have been hiding in the northern mountainous areas, fearing retribution from the People’s Revolutionary Party, whom they opposed. These areas are still currently restricted from outside contact. In 2009, Hmong refugees were repatriated from Thailand despite their unwillingness to return to Laos, fearing safety issues with the Lao Government. The Government states that there is no poor treatment of the Hmong nor are there any issues of concern. This study looks to examine whether or not there is intrastate conflict still occurring between the Hmong and Lao Government and if the Hmong are being excluded from access to benefits and resources. By using the Social Exclusion... (More)
- Abstract: Since the ending of the Vietnam War, the Hmong in Laos have been hiding in the northern mountainous areas, fearing retribution from the People’s Revolutionary Party, whom they opposed. These areas are still currently restricted from outside contact. In 2009, Hmong refugees were repatriated from Thailand despite their unwillingness to return to Laos, fearing safety issues with the Lao Government. The Government states that there is no poor treatment of the Hmong nor are there any issues of concern. This study looks to examine whether or not there is intrastate conflict still occurring between the Hmong and Lao Government and if the Hmong are being excluded from access to benefits and resources. By using the Social Exclusion Approach as the analytical framework, exclusion indicators were collected to measure the extent of exclusion that the Hmong experienced between 2000 and 2015 in Lao PDR. Indicators from social, political, and economic exclusion point towards direct and indirect exclusion of the Hmong. These indicators were then used in addition to the Intrastate Conflict concept to help identify if there is a conflict present between the Lao Government and Hmong group within the 2000-2015 period. Although there are indicators and factors that suggest there is conflict between the Hmong and Lao Government, there is no conclusive evidence that can be verified. The purpose of this thesis is to add contribution to the limited studies of the social exclusion approach applied to the Hmong group in Laos, and how conflict can hinder sustainable economic development in Lao PDR. (Less)
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- Tran, Cecilia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- EKHK18 20181
- year
- 2018
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Hmong, Lao PDR, social exclusion, intrastate conflict, economic development
- language
- English
- id
- 8952280
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abstract = {{Abstract: Since the ending of the Vietnam War, the Hmong in Laos have been hiding in the northern mountainous areas, fearing retribution from the People’s Revolutionary Party, whom they opposed. These areas are still currently restricted from outside contact. In 2009, Hmong refugees were repatriated from Thailand despite their unwillingness to return to Laos, fearing safety issues with the Lao Government. The Government states that there is no poor treatment of the Hmong nor are there any issues of concern. This study looks to examine whether or not there is intrastate conflict still occurring between the Hmong and Lao Government and if the Hmong are being excluded from access to benefits and resources. By using the Social Exclusion Approach as the analytical framework, exclusion indicators were collected to measure the extent of exclusion that the Hmong experienced between 2000 and 2015 in Lao PDR. Indicators from social, political, and economic exclusion point towards direct and indirect exclusion of the Hmong. These indicators were then used in addition to the Intrastate Conflict concept to help identify if there is a conflict present between the Lao Government and Hmong group within the 2000-2015 period. Although there are indicators and factors that suggest there is conflict between the Hmong and Lao Government, there is no conclusive evidence that can be verified. The purpose of this thesis is to add contribution to the limited studies of the social exclusion approach applied to the Hmong group in Laos, and how conflict can hinder sustainable economic development in Lao PDR.}},
author = {{Tran, Cecilia}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The Impact of Social Exclusion and Intrastate Conflict on Economic Development: A case study of the Hmong in Lao PDR}},
year = {{2018}},
}