Thailand’s Deep South/Patani: Changing Dimensions of a Continuing Conflict (71572)
Session Chair: Paul Chambers
Saturday, 1 July 2023 11:00
Session: Session 2
Room: Main Hall
Presentation Type:Panel Presentation
Thailand's Deep South refers to the country's three southernmost borderland provinces along with four districts in neighboring Songkhla Province. Approximately 77 percent of people in the Deep South are Malay-Muslim while the remainder are Thai Buddhists. Violence has been rampant in this region since the Islamic Sultanate of Patani was incorporated into Siam in 1902. Pandemonium intensified in 2004. The conflict is between Malay-Muslims seeking secession from Thailand and Thai security forces. According to Deep South Watch (which panel participant Srisompob Jipiromsri heads), over 7400 people have died due to the violence, from 2004 until 2023. Ethnicity and religion have precipitated the crisis though other sources of conflict include socio-economic problems and unpopular state policies. In 2023 there is dialogue, but insurgency/counterinsurgency continues. This panel examines different dimensions of the continuing conflict. It will produce a Special Issue in Asian Affairs: An American Review (a SCOPUS journal).
Authors:
Paul Chambers, Naresuan University, Thailand
Yasmin Sattar, Prince of Songkhla University -- Pattani, Thailand
Kusuma Kooyai, Prince of Songkhla University--Pattani , Thailand
Romadan Panjor, Prince of Songkhla University--Pattani, Thailand
Fareeda Panjor, Prince of Songkhla University--Pattani, Thailand
Srisompob Jitpiromsri, Prince of Songkhla University--Pattani, Thailand
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