THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE POLICY OF HIS MAJESTY KING TRAILOKKANAT PERIOD

Abstract

This research aims to study 1) The public administration policy during the reign of King Borommatrailokkanat, 2) Analyze the public administration policy and 3) Provide recommendations. It is a qualitative research, studying documents and collecting data through in-depth interviews with 50 key informants. The data were specifically selected through the defined criteria as a sample group as follows: 10 archaeological academics with experience and knowledge about archaeology; 10 general academics with experience and general knowledge of not less than 5 years; and 30 public administration students who have been students for not less than 3 years. Content data were analyzed using storytelling techniques and analysis based on the concepts of Miles and Huberman. The tools used were documents and in-depth interviews. The research results found that 1) Public administration policy found that His Majesty used a tactical, peaceful policy of governance for protecting Sukhothai from invasion by Lanna. Within the kingdom, he concentrated power at the center and distributed power through the military and civilians systematically, creating a balance of power. 2) Analysis found that it was a policy of government administration in 3 areas: relevant to the constitution, relationship with the number of rulers who benefit, and those who benefit from governance. He used 3 dimensions which were political, economic and social. The research results showed the limitations among the student groups, the different arguments and opinions among archaeologists. and 3) The recommendations could be summarized into 3 approaches: the policy-wise, it can be used as a model for research on public administration and government administration policies in other periods; the operational-wise, the research results can be applied in academic fields, and in future research, it should be promoted continuously and integrated with cutting-edge technology.