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Thai Nation-Building: Assimilating Upcountry Peasantry to Develop Security
East Asia Pub Date : 2020-06-25 , DOI: 10.1007/s12140-020-09340-z
Paul T. Carter

Nations around the world continue to grapple with the role and status of minority or rural populations within their borders. Thailand’s experience in assimilating rural populations outside of the state structure may provide some lessons-learned on assimilation techniques that benefit both the minority populations and nation–state. In the post-World War Two period leading up to, and through, the Second Indochina War (1959–1975), the Thai state embarked upon a nation-building effort to improve the kingdom’s security posture. Conflict was advancing on peninsular Southeast Asia, and Thai leaders reckoned a durable way to protect Thailand were to enhance its national security through two measures: improve the population’s quality of life through rural economic development and acculturate remote, rural villagers into the greater Thai Kingdom. This paper focuses on the latter, how the Royal Thai Government acculturated and assimilated villagers living in the outermost reaches of the kingdom, many of whom were only vaguely aware of the concepts of government and Thai nationhood. The Thai government accomplished this assimilation, through rural development, nationalism, and promotion of Buddhist values. Although lingering social and economic problems remain, they are a far cry from the rural separatist movement that once plagued Bangkok. Thailand successfully integrated the rural population culturally, socially, and linguistically, creating an enduring kingdom. This paper discusses how the Thai government conducted this effort and achieved its results.

中文翻译:

泰国国家建设:吸收内陆农民以发展安全

世界各国继续努力应对其境内少数民族或农村人口的作用和地位。泰国在国家结构之外同化农村人口的经验可能会提供一些关于同化技术的经验教训,这对少数族裔和民族国家都有好处。在第二次世界大战后的第二次印度支那战争(1959-1975 年)之前和之后的时期,泰国政府着手进行国家建设,以改善王国的安全态势。东南亚半岛的冲突不断升级,泰国领导人认为保护泰国的持久方法是通过两项措施增强国家安全:通过农村经济发展提高人民的生活质量,以及将偏远的农村村民融入大泰国王国。本文重点讨论后者,即泰王国政府如何文化和同化居住在王国最外围地区的村民,其中许多人只是模糊地了解政府和泰国国家的概念。泰国政府通过农村发展、民族主义和佛教价值观的推广实现了这种同化。尽管仍然存在挥之不去的社会和经济问题,但它们与曾经困扰曼谷的农村分离主义运动相去甚远。泰国成功地在文化、社会和语言上融合了农村人口,创造了一个经久不衰的王国。本文讨论了泰国政府如何开展这项工作并取得成果。他们中的许多人只是模糊地意识到政府和泰国民族的概念。泰国政府通过农村发展、民族主义和佛教价值观的推广实现了这种同化。尽管仍然存在挥之不去的社会和经济问题,但它们与曾经困扰曼谷的农村分离主义运动相去甚远。泰国成功地在文化、社会和语言上融合了农村人口,创造了一个经久不衰的王国。本文讨论了泰国政府如何开展这项工作并取得成果。他们中的许多人只是模糊地意识到政府和泰国民族的概念。泰国政府通过农村发展、民族主义和佛教价值观的推广实现了这种同化。尽管仍然存在挥之不去的社会和经济问题,但它们与曾经困扰曼谷的农村分离主义运动相去甚远。泰国成功地在文化、社会和语言上融合了农村人口,创造了一个经久不衰的王国。本文讨论了泰国政府如何开展这项工作并取得成果。它们与曾经困扰曼谷的农村分离主义运动相去甚远。泰国成功地在文化、社会和语言上融合了农村人口,创造了一个经久不衰的王国。本文讨论了泰国政府如何开展这项工作并取得成果。它们与曾经困扰曼谷的农村分离主义运动相去甚远。泰国成功地在文化、社会和语言上融合了农村人口,创造了一个经久不衰的王国。本文讨论了泰国政府如何开展这项工作并取得成果。
更新日期:2020-06-25
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