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The Preah Vihear Conflict: Competing Concepts on Sovereign Territory between Siam and France

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K00993
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 03030:History of Asia and Africa-related
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Chachavalpongpun Pavin  京都大学, 東南アジア地域研究研究所, 准教授 (40646098)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
KeywordsTerritorial conflicts / Spatial knowledge / Concept of sovereignty / Preah Vihear Temple / Colonial politics / Border dispute / Border demarcation / Siam-Cambodian relations / concept of sovereignty / Colonial Politics / Traditional knowledge / Siamese kingdom / Territorial disputes / Thai-Cambodian relations / International relations / ASEAN / Colonialism in Asia
Outline of Final Research Achievements

I investigated how the diplomatic negotiation in 1907, which gave birth to the Siamese-Franco Treaty in 1907, has over the years sparked border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over the Preah Vihear Temple. Despite initially accepting the French concept of bounded territory, Siam has continued to claim the ownership of the temple based on the traditional order of statecraft. The inconsistency of Thailand has driven its expansionist desire, backed up by the historical wounds caused by the supposed loss of territory to France, and eventually to Cambodia. History wounds have become embedded in today’s policy towards Cambodia. Whenever relationship between them becomes strained, the urge to claim back “lost territory” immediately rises to the surface. This pattern of conflict, originated in the history of boundary demarcation, is seen elsewhere in the region.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

History plays an important part in defining the concept of sovereignty. Prior to to the arrival of modern concept of sovereignty, Siam relied on its own idea of Mandala to define boundary. This clashed with the Western concept, and thus prolonging the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (44 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (4 results) Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 9 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 8 results) Presentation (20 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results,  Invited: 20 results) Book (10 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] CICP(カンボジア)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Sciences Po(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] School of Oriental and African Studies(英国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] New York University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] An Unfinished Revolution: The Trajectory of Thailand's Current Protests2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Journal Title

      The Brown Journal of World Affairs

      Volume: XXVII Pages: 2-17

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Informational Autocrats: The Thai Regime's Manipulation of Online Debate2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Journal Title

      Global Asia

      Volume: 16 Pages: 75-80

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Informational Autocrats: The Thai Regime’s Manipulation of Online Debate2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Journal Title

      Global Asia

      Volume: 16 Pages: 75-80

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] An Unfinished Revolution: The Trajectory of Thailand’s Current Protests2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Journal Title

      The Brown Journal of World Affairs

      Volume: 12 Pages: 2-17

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Constitutionalising the Monarchy: Uncompromising Demands of Thai Protesters2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Journal Title

      Journal of International Affairs

      Volume: 73 Pages: 163-172

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Thailand in the Midst of a US-China Rivalry2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Journal Title

      Straetgic Review

      Volume: September Pages: 1-5

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] COVID-19 Attacking the Regime: The Case of Thailand2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Journal Title

      The Asia Pacific Journal

      Volume: 18 Pages: 1-12

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Fresh Energy Needed to Challenge Thailand's Military-Monarchy System2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Journal Title

      Global Asia

      Volume: 15 Pages: 54-59

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Racial 'Othering' in Thailand: Wuantitative Evidence, Causes and Consequences2019

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun, John Draper, T Sobieszczyk, Charles Crompton, H L Leffertd
    • Journal Title

      Nationalsim and Ethnic Politics

      Volume: 25 Issue: 3 Pages: 251-272

    • DOI

      10.1080/13537113.2019.1639425

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Breaking the Taboo: Discussions of the Monarchy in Thailand2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Monarchy of Thailand
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Thai-Cambodian Territorial Conflicts2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Conflicts in Southeast Asia
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Concept of Sovereignty in Historical Perspective2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Sovereignty as a Discourse
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Thai Democracy2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Authoritarian and Democratic Backsliding in Southeast Asia
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Thailand's Monarchy and the Current Protests2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Social Movement in Southeast Asia
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Thailand2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Authoritarian and Democratic Backsliding in Southeast Asia
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Thailand2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Thailand’s Monarchy, Protests, and the Future of Polarisation
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Thailand2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      The Current Political landscape in Thailand
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Thai Monarchy2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Monarchies in Global Affairs,” organised by Center for Global Affairs
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Thailand’s Foreign Policy2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Foreign Policy
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Coup, King, Crisis: A Critical Interregnum in Thailand2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Coup, King, Crisis: A Critical Interregnum in Thailand
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Thailand's relations with Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Japan’s Relations in Southeast As
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Thailand's Protests2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Bridge to Democratic Future: Case Learning from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Thailand’s Social Movement
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Thailand's Democracy2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Democracy and its Impediments in Southeast Asia
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Thailand’s Omni-directional Relations in the Korean Peninsula2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Triangular Relations: Seoul-ASEAN-Pyongyang
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Shutting down Political Discussion in Thailand2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Shutting down Political Discussion in Thailand
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Territorial Conflict between Thailand and Cambodia2019

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Contested Concept of Sovereignty
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Thailand-Cambodia Relations2019

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Monarchies in Southeast Asia
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Territorial Dispute between Thailand and Camvodia2018

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Colonial legacies in Asia
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] The Preah Vihear Conflict2018

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Organizer
      Territorial Disputes in ASEAN
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] Love and Death of King Ananda Mahidol of Thailand2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Total Pages
      183
    • Publisher
      Palgrave Macmillan
    • ISBN
      9789811652882
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Myanmar's Transition Stalled: From Opening to Coup2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Kai Ostwald, Kyaw Yin Hlaing
    • Total Pages
      70
    • Publisher
      CSEAS
    • ISBN
      9784906332502
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] At the Crossorads: Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Total Pages
      498
    • Publisher
      CSEAS
    • ISBN
      9784906332458
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] At the Crossroads: Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia2021

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Total Pages
      497
    • Publisher
      Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
    • ISBN
      9784906332458
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Coup, King, Crisis: A Critical Interregnum in Thailand2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Total Pages
      379
    • Publisher
      Yale Southeast Asia Studies Monograph 68
    • ISBN
      9781732610200
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Unravelling Myanmar’s Transition: Progress, Retrenchment, and Ambiguity Amidst Liberalisation2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Elliott Prasse-Freeman, Patrick Strefford
    • Total Pages
      328
    • Publisher
      NUS Press
    • ISBN
      9789813251076
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Japan’s Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century2020

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Lam Peng Er, Purnendra Jain
    • Total Pages
      400
    • Publisher
      Lexington Books
    • ISBN
      9781498587952
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Thailand2019

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Total Pages
      476
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • ISBN
      9781315151328
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Press Freedom in Contemporary Asia2019

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Jeff Kingston, Tina Burrett
    • Total Pages
      414
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • ISBN
      9781138584846
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Chat Plastic [Plastic Nation]2018

    • Author(s)
      Pavin Chachavalpongpun
    • Total Pages
      304
    • Publisher
      Fahdiewkan Publishing
    • ISBN
      9786167667676
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Funded Workshop] Online workshop on Competing Sovereignties2021

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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