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<Short Papers>Integration of the Malay-Muslims in Southern Thailand through Development Process

国際協力論集

7(2)

215-224

神戸大学大学院国際協力研究科

1999-12

2007-05-23

Thailand is regarded as a predominantly Buddhist country，but in Southern Thailand about 70% of the population is Muslim. The Thai Government has been implementing the integration， however， the Malay-Muslims that follow Muslim culture and practice have been continuously resisting the government policy because of Thai's Buddhist background. This paper will focus on Malay-Muslims' integration policy of the National Development Plan 1961 and discuss how the Malay-Muslims have responded to socioeconomic changes and how they have been integrated into Thai society in terms of the relationship between social integration and economic development. So far， few academic researches have been conducted about minority integration from the economic development perspectives. Since economic development also has impacts on integration of minority groups to some extent， further emphasis should be given on the relationship between economic development and national integration. This paper maintains that not only differences of religion and ethnicity but also economic disparity has been one of the main obstacles for minority integration. Since the implementation of the integration policy in 1961 ， the Malay-Muslims have been gradually integrated into Thai society by coping with the impact of socio-economic changes. Participation of the Malay-Muslims in the development process has been achieved， because the economic development programs and secular education already have been spread widely in the society. We should be cautious in applying the Malay-Muslims case to other developing countries. However， the process of Malay-Muslims' integration into Thai society might be suggestive for considering an alternative approach.

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