Mapping national anxieties
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Mapping national anxieties. / McCargo, Duncan.
In: RUSI Journal, Vol. 154, No. 3, 01.06.2009, p. 54-60.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Mapping national anxieties
AU - McCargo, Duncan
PY - 2009/6/1
Y1 - 2009/6/1
N2 - The ongoing militancy in the Deep South of Thailand is more than a bout of separatist violence: it represents a cultural conflict that strikes at the heart of the Thai nation. Bangkok faces a serious legitimacy deficit in the region, but has failed to address disengagement from, and antipathy towards, the national myths and symbols that depict a country united by a single religion and an ageing monarch. Soothing the tensions will ultimately require a political solution. Duncan McCargo argues that the current insurgency marks a watershed moment: the time to act is now.
AB - The ongoing militancy in the Deep South of Thailand is more than a bout of separatist violence: it represents a cultural conflict that strikes at the heart of the Thai nation. Bangkok faces a serious legitimacy deficit in the region, but has failed to address disengagement from, and antipathy towards, the national myths and symbols that depict a country united by a single religion and an ageing monarch. Soothing the tensions will ultimately require a political solution. Duncan McCargo argues that the current insurgency marks a watershed moment: the time to act is now.
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U2 - 10.1080/03071840903097654
DO - 10.1080/03071840903097654
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85007781996
VL - 154
SP - 54
EP - 60
JO - Royal United Services Institution. Journal
JF - Royal United Services Institution. Journal
SN - 0307-1847
IS - 3
ER -
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