This paper is a report of an ethnographic field research reflecting contested views of
development on how to become modern in Thai society. It demonstrates how villagers in two …

This dissertation examines how Thai-Lao (Isan) villagers in two rural communities in
northeastern Thailand understand development (kaan phatthanaa) after having been …

Recent history of Thai state-village relations have been marked by a shift from large-scale
rural neglect, in a context of rapid urban-dominated growth, to an apparent concern to …

Abstract'Development'promises higher incomes, better livelihoods, social justice and
emancipation, but decades of good intentions have left hill communities in Northern …

This thesis is formulated from the wisdom of social theorists who had experience in social
conflicts and movements and refused to subordinate their knowledge to the predominantly …

Dichotomizing traditional versus modern societies has become axiomatic in some
introductory texts on third world development. Based on field observations and interviews in …

This study examines the role of Buddhist monks as development agents in rural Thailand.
Through 20 years of field studies, and with a focus on Northeast Thailand (which is known …

This article analyses the underlying economic, social and political processes that
contributed to democratic progress in the rural areas of northeast Thailand. After the 2006 …

Using a process-oriented methodology, this paper examines the ongoing interdependent
processes of both macro and micro civil society using a case-study undertaken in two …

Behind the scene of the national economic success of Thailand over the last several
decades, rural villages were forced to face predicament because of the urban-centered …