| Research Title |
Political Culture in 21st Century Thai Villages |
| Date of Distribution |
26 February 2011 |
| Conference |
| Title of the Conference |
2011 International Conference on Social Science and Humanity |
| Organiser |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE) |
| Conference Place |
Singapore |
| Province/State |
Singapore |
| Conference Date |
26 February 2011 |
| To |
28 February 2011 |
| Proceeding Paper |
| Volume |
2 |
| Issue |
2 |
| Page |
431-434 |
| Editors/edition/publisher |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE) |
| Abstract |
The Northeast of Thailand is viewed as a remote region inhabited by poor and uneducated farmers. These poverty and educational backwardness are often put forward as the reasons why people in this area constantly vote for corrupt vote-buying politicians. The argument made by Thai academics was people in this region were too poor and too uneducated to understand real democracy. However, the citizens of the Northeastern villagers shocked the entire nation with the electorate turnout on December 10th,2007 when they voted for ‘no name’ politicians of their own choices, not by ‘order’ as in the past .In addition, villagers of the Northeast of Thailand were also the majority of the ‘red shirt’ protesters against the current government. The daring to challenge the ‘established’ politicians and other institutions keeps happening through the latter local elections and other political activities in recent Northeastern Thailand. This interesting phenomenon is perceived as a part of new political culture. This study illustrates how this new political culture is formed. The data is collected by in-depth interview with villagers and political leaders in Banphai and Phon District, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand. The study found that the villagers ‘political decisions were influenced by mass media and neighbors. Vote buying is accepted but not influential matter. |
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| Peer Review Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Level of Conference |
นานาชาติ |
| Type of Proceeding |
Full paper |
| Type of Presentation |
Oral |
| Part of thesis |
true |
| Presentation awarding |
false |
| Attach file |
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| Citation |
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Publication
Journal Publication
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