The role of civil perceptions of peace, value, and interest in conflict resolution in the Southern border provinces of Thailand
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Nopadon Mungkalaton (2018). The role of civil perceptions of peace, value, and interest in conflict resolution in the Southern border provinces of Thailand. Retrieved from: https://repository.nida.ac.th/handle/662723737/6476.
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The role of civil perceptions of peace, value, and interest in conflict resolution in the Southern border provinces of Thailand
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The research investigates the differences between two civil population groups
in the relations between civil perceptions and conceptions in conflict resolution. In
particular, it explores the relations between the perceptions of peace, values, and
interests and the conceptions of conflict resolution for the conflict in the southern
border provinces of Thailand, focusing on the differences between adult and youth
civil groups. It used structural equation modeling (SEM) and Chi square statistics for
the empirical analysis of data and sought expert opinions on the subjects for a
qualitative analysis in which both results are compared. The data were collected by
questionnaires during the period of October 2017 to January 2018 in the three border
provinces of Thailand, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwas from 200 adults and 300 youths.
The advocacy study using a Chi square test finds that adults and youths are
significantly different in terms of self-perceptions of advocacy for peace, values,
interests and power distribution; and perceptions of peace, values, and interest
differences. Adults advocate positive peace while youths support comprehensive
peace, which suggests that they are more moderate. Both adults and youths advocate
universal human rights, human security and dignity but youths are stronger. Adults
advocate communal interests while youths advocate national interests. On advocacy
of power distribution, both support a balanced distribution of power but youths are
stronger. Both adults and youths perceive significant differences among peace, values,
and interests in the context of the southern border province conflict, but adults are stronger. All these points suggest adults are more conservative while youths are more
moderate and adaptive towards a balanced approach.
The perception-conception relation study using SEM finds that adults and
youths are different in terms of the perception-conception relation in conflict
resolution. However, for both groups, the perception of interest and the effect of a
conflict environment were significant while the perception of peace and the
perception of value are not. The perception of interest which is oriented towards the
national interest, i.e. national interest is most important, has a negative relation with
the conception of the combined conflict resolution in which the outcome and process
of conflict resolution are combined. This indicates that the civil populations who
support the ‘national interest oriented’ approach to conflict resolution would reduce
their support to the conflict resolution program that is oriented towards ‘openness,
inclusiveness, governance, democratization, and sustainability.’ Youths are stronger
in support of the ‘national centric’ approach than adults.
On the other hand, the expert opinions suggest that adults adopt more
conservative and moderate positions with gradual change towards a local
empowerment and governance, while youths are impatient and adopt a more radical
position of social and political change. In general, expert opinions agree with the
empirical results that adult and youth groups differ in terms of perceptions of peace,
values, and interests and the conceptions of conflict resolution.
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Thesis (Ph.D. (Development Administration))--National Institute of Development Administration, 2018