Impacts of Socio-political Movement of Muslims in the Three Southern Border Provinces of Thailand

Abstract

This dissertation aims to study  (1) the formation  and  development of  the Muslim  socio-political  movements  in the  three southern  border  provinces of Thailand  (2)  the strategies  and  operations of social-political movements of Muslim groups  in  the three  southern border provinces of Thailand (3) impacts of the  socio-political actions of  Muslim groups  in the  three  southern  border  provinces of Thailand  on the  structural, social, cultural, and individual levels. This dissertation used concepts  of  resource  mobilization theory, political process theory, and social theory. Qualitative  research  methods  were used. A  theoretical framework was used as  the foundation for  the literature review and document analysis. It used 18 stages of the participant and non-participant observation and in-depth interviews with a specific  sample  of 40 people,  participant and  non-participant  observation and in-depth  interviews  were  conducted. Key  databases were derived from research studies collected  from stakeholders connecting diverse dimensions in the three southern border provinces of  Thailand. Regarding the formation and development of the  social-political  movement of the Muslim group in three southern border provinces of Thailand,  problems arose not because of history,  ethnicity, religion, language, education, or culture but because of the political structure, which made compliance