Siriwat, C. (2012) Football Culture and the Politics of Localism: A Case Study of Chonburi Football Club

Title: Football Culture and the Politics of Localism: A Case Study of Chonburi Football Club

Author: Chuenchanok Siriwat

Year: 2012

Keywords: FOOTBALL / POLITICS / CHONBURI IDENTITY / LOCALISM

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This thesis examined how Chonburi Football Club (CFC) is able to ignite forms of localism to emerge. As part of the objectives, it explored the means in which forms of association to the Club create, shape, and reinforce identities of supporters, whom may not be specifically from or tied to the geographic space of Chonburi. As it is in everyday life that football culture is primarily perpetuated, expressed and experienced, this thesis presents a qualitative view on how contemporary identities are created through the powerful vehicle of sport and outlines the implications it has as a social phenomena. Qualitative approaches were used to gather data from semi-structured ethnographic interviews and content analysis was applied further understand the means in which a sense of localism is created.

Results from the thesis suggests that there is a three-way relationship between the `individual, province, and club' in which enables interactions to occur in aspects of social, cultural, economical and political dimensions. Through the activity of football, it has enabled up to six to seven thousand individuals from various backgrounds to gather on a weekly basis, creating and heightening a sense of pride like never before. If viewed as a social system, the Football Club, Provincial Administration Organization and the Chalarm Chon Community are agents, relying on one another to maintain and reproduce the structure of the community.

Research findings suggest that membership and identification with CFC has served as a fountain, providing a source of 'we-feelings' and a solid sense of belonging in both the private and public spheres. In short, the following conclusions to be made: 1.Football serves a socio-emotional function; 2. Football and football-related activities encourage a process of socialization to take place. It is a tool in the transmission of beliefs and norms; 3. Through the use of football, it has served as an integrative function in aiding the integration of individuals, groups and communities together and heightening a sense of unity, pride and belonging; 4. Football has served political function(s) for those in power as the fan clubs provide as political bases for those in power; 5. And lastly, it has served other non-sport purposes such as facilitating community projects through the networks of fan clubs.

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Cherry, J. (2012) Powers of Exclusion: A Case Study of Economic and Land Concessions in Koh Kong, Cambodia

Title: Powers of Exclusion: A Case Study of Economic and Land Concessions in Koh Kong, Cambodia

Author: John Cherry

Year: 2012

Keywords: LAND TENURE / CAMBODIA / POWER / EXCLUSION / ECONOMIC LAND CONCESSION / MARKET

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Land tenure has recently emerged as one of the most controversial political issues in Cambodia. This is due to the rampant wave of Economic Land Concessions (ELC) granted by the government that has accelerated in recent years. This paper examines the process of change in land tenure in Cambodia through a case study of the ELC granted to the Koh Kong Sugar Co., Ltd. to cultivate sugar cane in Srae Ambel district, Koh Kong province, and how it continues to affect 220 families who seek justice and compensation for nearly 1,500 hectares of land they no longer have access to that they had previously depended on for their livelihoods.

The study uses the conceptual framework of the powers of exclusion to analyze the process of change in land tenure that took place, namely the powers of the market, regulation, force, and legitimation. Ethnographic interviews of people affected by the change in land tenure were conducted to collect data from which to measure the different powers at play.

The research determined that the powers of exclusion played an important role in the process of the change in land tenure and that these powers are deeply intertwined. Moreover, the research found that depending on the scale at which the process is examined, one power may be more predominant than the others. The study also discovered that access to information plays a critical role in the process of change in land tenure and that it can also influence exclusion from land just as the other powers.

In the case study Cambodia's tumultuous history, weak rule of law and the lure to profit in a large-scale agro-industrial scheme converge to drive the change in land tenure. Despite this, counter-veiling powers were applied by NGOs and the community to challenge exclusion from land through the court in Cambodia, Thailand's National Human Rights Committee, and other international accountability mechanisms.

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Luangjinda, L. (2012) The Role of the Military in Disaster Relief: A Case Study on the Relationship Between the Royal Thai Army and Government Agencies in Flood 2011 in Bangkok

Title: The Role of the Military in Disaster Relief: A Case Study on the Relationship Between the Royal Thai Army and Government Agencies in Flood 2011 in Bangkok

Author: Lieutenant Wutthisan Luangjinda

Year: 2012

Keywords: MILITARY / GOVERNMENT AGENCIES / DISASTER RELIEF COORDINATION / FLOOD 2011/ BANGKOK

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This study focuses on the role of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) in disaster relief operations during the flood 2011 in Bangkok. This is aimed to understand the fundamental harriers faced by the RTA in interfacing with government agencies in disaster relief operations. It also analyzes the weaknesses of the existing interfacing mechanism as well as determines the possible ways in minimizing the fundamental barriers for the interfacing process with government agencies.

The study uses qualitative approach for the case-study, utilizing content analysis of written materials and key informant interviews in the form of semi-conducted style on the RTA units and key government agencies who were involved in the disaster relief operation during the Thailand Flood in 2011 in Bangkok. This study uses the Coordination Model, developed by the National Institute of Justice, the United Stated Department of Justice, to analyze the qualitative data from the interviews.

This study revealed that the difficulties for the RTA can be categorized at two levels, policy level and operation level. There is also some gap between these levels during the disaster relief operations in the flood 2011 in Bangkok, which helps to understand the difference in the thoughts and concerns of the personnel of both levels. However, one major common difficulty for both levels is the unawareness and unpreparedness for this prolonged flooding. The relief operations were done at hand with very limited knowledge and experiences, creating complexity in management of assistances. The vital concern at the policy level is the legal and structural aspect of barrier. The role of the military in disaster relief is stated to be the supporting one, which means that the RTA must only operate upon the requests of other agencies in disaster relief. At the operation level, it is found that the vital concern is the relief equipment as the existing equipment is not designed for relief operations in such prolonged flood situation. From this study, it is reflected that the collective awareness and preparedness for natural disasters are not thoroughly promoted nor productively utilized for national plan.

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Senapan, N. (2012) Institutional Analysis of Multinational Corporations' Corporate Social Responsibility Policy and Practice in Thailand: A Case Study of Toyota Motor Thailand

Title: Institutional Analysis of Multinational Corporations' Corporate Social Responsibility Policy and Practice in Thailand: A Case Study of Toyota Motor Thailand

Author: Norkaew Senapan

Year: 2012

Keywords: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY / GLOBALIZATION / INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS / MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION / TOYOTA MOTOR THAILAND

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In recent times, Multinational Corporations (MNCs) have become very powerful and have great influence to affect the socio-economic condition of the countries hosting their subsidiary companies. This paper introduces Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT) as a case study to answer the questions which have been debated on the topics of MNCs and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in developing countries. These questions include: (1.) Whether CSR can help as a tool to elevate the standards and regulate MNCs in places where the government institutions are weak. (2.) Whether the globalization necessarily leads to irresponsibility. (3.) Whether the management of CSR in global firms is conducted in a way that aligns and converges with local practices into global forces, or the CSR policy is diverged to be more responsive to local institutional factors.

Using a qualitative research methodology, the study focuses on the TMT's environmental CSR policy that includes production externalities control, stakeholder management, and the firm's contributions to Thai society. The cross comparison technique has been adopted along with the institutional framework of CSR by Dirk Matten and Jeremy Moon. This institutional framework has been used to analyze the globalization process of convergence & divergence in TMT's CSR policy formation and implementation. The result shows that CSR policy formulation and implementation at TMT is considered a hybrid process with inclination towards global integration. Though the influence of institutional factors in Thailand remains significant, it appears limited when compared to the power of global influences and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC)’s policy. The study also shows that convergence force induced by TMC led to improvements in corporate responsible practices.

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Broadhead, S. (2012) Access to Education for Children: A Case Study of Urban Refugee and Asylum-Seekers in Bangkok

Title: Access to Education for Children: A Case Study of Urban Refugee and Asylum-Seekers in Bangkok

Author: Sharonne Broadhead

Year: 2012

Keywords: URBAN REFUGEE / URBAN ASYLUM-SEEKER / ACCESS TO EDUCATION / IMMIGRATION LAW / BANGKOK

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Urban refugees now make up almost half of the world's total refugee population. Formal education for the children of refugee and asylum-seeker families might often be delayed due to their situation. Barriers can arise in any country but in Thailand barriers to accessing education also include the threat of arrest and detention. The purpose of this study is to determine the key factors that limit access to education for the children of urban asylum-seekers and refugees in Bangkok. The primary findings of the study are: (i) The majority of the school aged refugees and asylum-seekers studied do have access to education; but more than half receive education far below national standards. This can only be considered informal rather than formal schooling that would be recognized as fulfilling basic education requirements. (ii) The threat of arrest and detention resulting from illegal status does disrupt access to education creating a gap in consistency, but does not completely restrict access in the long term. (iii) The current strategy to enroll urban refugee and asylum-seeker children in Thai public schools appears to be the best option given the challenges of the situation, although language barriers are encountered which causes a further gap in education. The resulting gaps combined cause substantial disruption in the education of these children.

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