The Role of Religion in The Insurgency in The South of Thailand
2007 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [sv]
Denna magisteruppsats presenterar och analyserar religionens roll i upproret i södra Thailand som ibland benämns terrorism. Genom att använda teorier som behandlar nationsbygge och nationalitet, religion som en kulturell identitet, samt teorier om globalisering och terrorism, visar denna uppsats att det inte går att dra slutsatsen att religion är den enda orsaken till upproret. Denna uppsats visar dessutom att varken religiös terrorism eller religiös nationalism behöver innebära religiös övertygelse, eftersom religion förutom många andra saker kan markera en kulturell tillhörighet.
Abstract [en]
This thesis presents and analyses the role of religion in the insurgency in the south of Thailand, that is sometimes labelled terrorism. By using theories on nation building and nationalism, religion as a cultural identity and theories on globalisation and terrorism, this thesis shows that it cannot be concluded that religion is the sole problem of the insurgency in the south of Thailand. This thesis, in addition, shows that religion is political and a source of identity and that neither religious terrorism nor religious nationalism have to imply religious belief, since religion can be a marker of cultural belonging, among many things.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Malmö högskola/IMER , 2007.
Keywords [en]
Thailand, Islam, Terrorism, Nationalism, Religion, Minority Groups, Nationbuilding, Cultural Identity
National Category
Social Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22960Local ID: 4273OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-22960DiVA, id: diva2:1482895
Educational program
KS GPS International Migration and Ethnic Relations
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