Conflict in Southern Thailand
Subtitle: Islamism, violence and the state in the Patani insurgency
By: Neil J. Melvin
Contributors: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Series: SIPRI policy paper -- no. 20; SIPRI policy paper -- no. 20.
Publisher: Printed by CM Gruppen, Bromma
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Sweden
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Political violence; Muslims; Political activity; Islam and politics; Insurgency; Politics and government
Description: Conflict in Southern Thailand: Islamism, Violence and the state in the Patani insurgency is a study of the insurgency taking place in the southernmost provinces, which pits groups of Malay Muslim militants against Thai security forces and -- particularly in recent years -- against teachers and other local public sector workers, Buddhist monks, Muslim "collaborators," and other civilians. The conflict has already claimed more than 2400 lives and had major political repercussions. With the insurgents apparently in the ascendant, many inhabitants leaving their homes, and the government running out of new approaches beyond arming more local militia, the violence threatens to escalate further, with potentially grave consequences for Malaysia, Indonesia and beyond.
Notes: Title from electronic t.p. (viewed on Oct. 12, 2007).

"September 2007."

Includes bibliographical references.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: The contemporary conflict; title: The historical roots of the conflict; title: Islamism and the Patani insurgency; title: Thai politics and the re-emergence of conflict; title: Future directions.