Politicization of the Buddhist Sangha in Laos

Stuart–Fox, Martin; Bucknell, Roderick S.

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“…Secular nationalism, finally, is nourished by Western liberal and radical traditions of political thought, ranging from those informing American and French varieties of secularism (Kuru 2007) to Marxist versions of militant secularism and anti-clericalism similar to those that manifested in Cambodia and, to a lesser extent, Laos in the 1970s (Harris 2012;Stuart-Fox and Bucknell 1982). This secularist and anti-monarchical strand of nationalism has few prominent role models in Thai political history, apart, perhaps, from the now-defunct Communist Party of Thailand.…”

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Religion, political parties, and Thailand’s 2019 election: Cosmopolitan royalism and its rivals

Larsson

2022

Mod. Asian Stud.

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The political salience of religious issues and identities has been rising in Thailand, and this is increasingly reflected in electoral politics. Thai political parties seek to position themselves in relation to struggles over the location of the ideological centre of gravity, which has pitted defenders of the religio-political status quo—a monarchy-centred civil-religious nationalism—against Buddhist nationalists, on the one hand, and proponents of greater secularization, on the other. In the 2019 general election, political entrepreneurs ‘particized’ these religio-political differences, which has far-reaching implications for majority-minority relations, to an extent that appears unprecedented in recent Thai political history. This argument is developed through an analysis of the platforms, policies, and rhetoric put forward by political parties contesting the election, which concluded an almost five-year period of direct military rule. This analysis suggests we need to pay greater attention to the role of political parties and electoral competition in maintaining and contesting the secular settlement in Thailand.

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Religion, political parties, and Thailand’s 2019 election: Cosmopolitan royalism and its rivals

Larsson

2022

Mod. Asian Stud.

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“…In contrast, the Lao Buddhist Sangha is more similar to Thailand's in the sense that Monks are not permitted to engage in anything considered political. In addition, the Lao Buddhist Sangha political influence has been severally curtailed (see Stuart-fox and Bucknell 1982). 11.…”

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Safe migration and the politics of brokered safety in Southeast Asia

Molland¹

2021

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The book investigates how the United Nations, governments, and aid agencies mobilise and instrumentalise migration policies and programmes through a discourse of safe migration.Since the early 2000s, numerous non-governmental organizations (NGOs), UN agencies, and governments have warmed to the concept of safe migration, often within a context of anti-trafficking interventions. Yet, both the policy-enthusiasm for safety, as well as how safe migration comes into being through policies and programmes remain unexplored. Based on seven years of ethnographic fieldwork in the Mekong region, this is the first book that traces the emergence of safe migration, why certain aid actors gravitate towards the concept, as well as how safe migration policies and programmes unfold through aid agencies and government bodies. The book argues that safe migration is best understood as brokered safety. Although safe migration policy interventions attempt to formalize pre-emptive and protective measures to enhance labour migrants' well-being, the book shows through vivid ethnographic details how formal migration assistance in itself depends on -and produces -informal and mediated practices.The book offers unprecedented insights into what safe migration policies look like in practice. It is an innovate contribution to contemporary theorising of contemporary forms of migration governance and will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and human geographers working within the fields of Migration Studies, Development Studies, as well as Southeast Asian and Global Studies.

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“…Buddhism has played a significant role in the situation of Lao society and in assuring the continuity of Lao culture (Stuart-Fox & Bucknell, 1982). Buddhist monasteries (wats)…”

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Exploring Family Characteristics, Individual Motivations and Social Norms Regarding Women’s Access to Tertiary Education in Laos

Sounthongdeng¹

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<p>In aiming to graduate from Least Developed Countries status by 2020, and in joining the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, the Government of Laos has been seeking to sustain a high rate of economic growth and to develop a skilled and proficient labour force. As such, economic development has been a focus of the government and developing skilled and proficient labour is important. Education, especially tertiary education, has also been a priority of the Government of Laos. However, the gender gap still exists in every education level with high fees just one barrier for women to get into higher education. Promoting women’s access to tertiary education is important for closing the gender gap and improving women’s livelihoods, as well as contributing to the country’s economic development. The research explores the main barriers to women’s access to tertiary education, concentrating on family characteristics, individual motivations and social norms. Utilising a feminist lens, qualitative research has been undertaken through semi-structured interviews. Thirty interviews were conducted, including women who were current students in tertiary education institutions and women who were not in any tertiary education institution. Information regarding tertiary education policies and implementation of these policies was also gathered from key information interviews and secondary information. The research found that family financial status is the main barrier for women to continue their education in higher education. When the family budget is limited, most parents prioritise the education of males. Furthermore, the perception that women have less opportunity to gain a job than men persists widely – and acts as a disincentive for women to access tertiary education.</p>

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Politicization of the Buddhist Sangha in Laos

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Religion, political parties, and Thailand’s 2019 election: Cosmopolitan royalism and its rivals

Religion, political parties, and Thailand’s 2019 election: Cosmopolitan royalism and its rivals

Safe migration and the politics of brokered safety in Southeast Asia

Exploring Family Characteristics, Individual Motivations and Social Norms Regarding Women’s Access to Tertiary Education in Laos

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