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An Exploration of the Social, Economic, and Political Inclusion of the Thai Lao, Thailand’s Largest Ethnic Minority Community

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  • Draper, John
  • Kamnuansilpa, Peerasit
  • Streckfuss, David

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Thailand is known to exhibit extreme horizontal structural inequalities by ethnicity. While these differences are not publicly recognised because Thailand’s 62 ethnic groups are not legally recognised, they nonetheless affect state-minority relations, particularly the relationship between the dominant Central Thai ethnic community and the Thai Lao, Thailand’s largest ethnic community, which generally votes as a bloc against Central Thai-dominated political parties. To promote greater social, economic, and political inclusion, UN Sustainable Development Goal 10 advocates policies to address inequalities by ethnicity. As the Thai government does not recognise the Thai Lao, this is problematic. This study analyses opinions obtained from ‘establishment’ and ‘local elite’ samples on how to promote greater inclusion for the Thai Lao. It illustrates some of the barriers towards promoting greater socio-economic and political inclusion, including the lack of recognition, as well as opportunities, such as campaigning against racial discrimination and disaggregating data by ethnicity.

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  • Draper, John & Kamnuansilpa, Peerasit & Streckfuss, David, 2020. "An Exploration of the Social, Economic, and Political Inclusion of the Thai Lao, Thailand’s Largest Ethnic Minority Community," SocArXiv 94rvf, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:94rvf
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/94rvf
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