Ethnicity and politics in Southeast Asia
Publication Type
Book
Publication Date
3-2022
Abstract
What explains the treatment of ethnic minorities in Southeast Asia? This Element conceptually disaggregates ethnicity into multiple constituent markers – specifically language, religion, and phenotype. By focusing on the interaction between these three ethnic markers, Liu and Ricks explore how overlap between these markers can affect whether a minority integrates within a broader ethnic identity; successfully extracts accommodation as unique group; or engages in a contentious and potentially violent relationship with the hegemon. The argument is tested through six case studies: (1) ethnic Lao in Thailand: integration; (2) ethnic Chinese in Thailand: integration; (3) ethnic Chinese in Malaysia: accommodation; (4) ethnic Malays in Singapore: accommodation; (5) ethnic Malays in Thailand: contention; and (6) ethnic Chinese in Indonesia: contention.
Keywords
ethnic boundaries, ethnic conflict, ethnic integration, ethnicity, identity, minorities, Southeast Asia
Discipline
Asian Studies | Political Science | Race and Ethnicity
Research Areas
Political Science
First Page
1
Last Page
68
ISBN
9781108933179
Identifier
10.1017/9781108933179
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
City or Country
Cambridge
Citation
LIU, Amy H.,
& RICKS, Jacob. (2022). Ethnicity and politics in Southeast Asia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
LIU, Amy H. and RICKS, Jacob, "Ethnicity and politics in Southeast Asia" (2022). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 3614.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3614
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3614
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108933179