Locating the Local: Untangling Ownership over Security Sector Processes of Peace-Building in Southern Thailand

Chambers, Paul; Waitoolkiat, Napisa; Jitpiromsri, Srisompob

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“…Other studies have elaborated patterns of violence while identifying it as an insurgency (Gunaratna et al 2005;Jitpiromsri 2007;Human Rights Watch 2007;Abuza 2008;Liow and Pathan 2010;Jitpiromsri and McCargo 2010). In recent years, however, studies have turned to issues concerning conflict resolution and peace processes (McCargo 2014;Chambers et al 2016;Abuza 2016;International Crisis Group 2016;Chalermsripinyorat 2018). Nevertheless whereas there is much decent research about this matter, studies tend to generalize and are still inadequate.…”

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The Deep South of Thailand: 15 Years in Fields of Open Conflict, Violence and Peace Narratives

Jitpiromsri¹

2019

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Violent conflict in the Deep South of Thailand has persisted for over 13 years. The longer the conflict has lasted, the more complicated, varied and systematic it has become. All these variations indicate that violence in the Deep South has been driven mainly by intrinsic factors and their ongoing dynamic, which has become entrenched into a raging “system of violence.” This article proceeds step by step by first examining literature and second summarizing recent data between 2004 and 2017 from the recent study of the Deep South Incident Database (DSID). Then, the patterns of violent and peace dynamics will be analyzed and deduced based upon this empirical data. The next step will be the syntheses of related constructs and concepts that indicate rivalry between different ideas behind variations of the situation. Lastly, some critical remarks and observations about approaches to cope with the conflict as well as bringing about a sustainable peace process in the future will be presented. Based on empirical data available, this chapter attempts to define the system of violence in Thailand’s Deep South, forged as it is by different social and discursive processes.

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