1st Edition
Space and Time in Thai-Lao Relations Borderlands in International Relations
By Thanachate Wisaijorn
Copyright 2022
150 Pages
by
Routledge
150 Pages
by
Routledge
150 Pages
by
Routledge
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Wisaijorn explores how the concepts of space and temporality in traditional geopolitics have influenced the understanding of the Thai-Lao border since Laos became independent in 1954.
Arguing that a state-centric conceptualisation of the Thailand-Laos border falls into both a territorial and temporal trap, Wisaijorn contests that privileging a theoretical border silences the voices of people on... Read more
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Territorial traps in International Relations: The Thai-Lao relations from 1954 to the present
3 Temporal traps in International Relations: Thai-Lao relations from 1954 to the present
4 Human dimension in the Thai-Lao relations as challenges from government, geography, sociology, and anthropology to International Relations
5 Borderland Studies: Post-geopolitics of space and time
6 Conclusion
Index
Biography
Thanachate Wisaijorn is a lecturer in politics and International Relations at the Faculty of Political Science, Ubon Ratchathani University. He has a PhD in International Relations from Loughborough University, United Kingdom.
