Study on the grassroots situation of peasant movements in Thailand during the 1970s

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24510365
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Area studies
Research Institution	Meiji Gakuin University (2015-2016) Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (2012-2014)
Principal Investigator	SHIGETOMI Shinichi 明治学院大学, 国際学部, 教授 (00450461)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	農民運動 / タイ地域研究 / 社会運動 / タイ
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Thailand experienced active farmers' movements in the 1970s. Although national level movements are well known, local level movements have been rarely documented. This study found events that happned in rural communities by interviewing movement participants, not only farmers but students who supported the movements, and reading regional newspapers. The movements were most actively organized in Northern and Central Thailand. In the North, farmers organizaed themselves at village level and demanded landlords to accept legally capped rate to rent. In the Cetral region, farmers built personal networks connecting to regional level leaders and demanded the government to help them to take back their farm land confiscated by money lenders.