A Lesson Extraction of the Social Movement Of the Council of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand
Keywords:
Ethnic Groups, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples Council of Thailand (CIPT), Social MovementAbstract
This research article aims to: 1) study the context and development of the formation of the social movement of the Council of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand; 2) analyze the movement process, strategies, and resource management of the social movement of the Council of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand; and 3) extract lessons learned and the model of the social movement of the Council of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand. A qualitative research methodology was employed. Data were collected through documentary research and in-depth interviews with 20 key informants selected through purposive sampling. The informants were individuals who had roles related to the social movement and were diverse in terms of ethnic group, gender, age, and region, including individuals from the government sector and civil society. The data were analyzed using content analysis and inductive reasoning, and the trustworthiness of the data was verified through data triangulation and methodological triangulation.
The research findings reveal that: 1) The development of the social movement of the Council of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand originated from structural issues and rights inequalities in Thai society. This led to the integration of networks, organizational development, policy movement, and the push for the passage of laws at the national level, reflecting a transition from community-level movements to structural-level movements. 2) The movement of the Council of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand was not just a movement for specific issues or events, but a social movement with strategies, organizational systems, and resource management that systematically integrated networks into a policy movement capable of negotiating with the state and society. 3) The movement provided lessons in social mobilization, network building, policy negotiation, leadership development, and resource management. These findings could be synthesized into knowledge and models for people's social movements to develop policies and local self-governance mechanisms that are sustainable, transparent, and truly meet the needs of the population.
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