2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on the grassroots situation of peasant movements in Thailand during the 1970s
| Project/Area Number |
24510365
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Area studies
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| Research Institution | Meiji Gakuin University (2015-2016)
Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (2012-2014) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 農民運動 / タイ地域研究 / 社会運動 |
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| 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.
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| Free Research Field |
タイ地域研究
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