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Northern Thailand specter of eviction
Citation
Walker, A and Farrelly, N, Northern Thailand specter of eviction, Critical Asian Studies, 40, (3) pp. 373-397. ISSN 1467-2715 (2008) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1080/14672710802274078
Abstract
Discussions of resource management and development in northern Thailand often emphasize the threat of eviction faced by uplanders living in forest reserve zones. This "specter of eviction" is to be found in official government policy, in academic accounts of highland development, and in the activist writings of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The review of the literature in this article suggests, however, that very few evictions have in fact taken place since the early 1980s and the threat of eviction in accounts written over the past two decades is exaggerated. The authors examine some of the political, practical, and policy reasons why the rate of eviction has been very low. They conclude by arguing that reliance on the specter of eviction by activist academics and NGOs seeking to defend the rights of upland farmers results in a political strategy that is disempowering and disengaged from current livelihood realities.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Human Society |
| Research Group: | Political science |
| Research Field: | Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | International relations |
| Objective Field: | International political economy (excl. international trade) |
| UTAS Author: | Farrelly, N (Professor Nicholas Farrelly) |
| ID Code: | 145432 |
| Year Published: | 2008 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 11 |
| Deposited By: | Office of the School of Social Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 2021-07-21 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-07-21 |
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