The State of International Relations (IR) as a Discipline in Southeast Asian Studies in Thailand (original) (raw)

Abstract

This chapter explores the trajectory and the current state of Southeast Asian Studies in Thailand as well as the contributors of Southeast Asia Studies in IR. While Southeast Asian Studies has enjoyed a steady supply of scholars interested in international relations of the region, none have made any contributions to theory development in the field of IR. This is due to several reasons which may not be unique to the Thai context. First, as an area study, empirical research is priortised over theory development. Second, the dominance Western academic thought including epistemological paradigms and theories which raises the question whether we can free ourselves from the structures in which we have been academically socialised in? Third, English still remains the main medium of interaction which limits debate from Thai Southeast Asianists at the global level. Fourth, largely there is a lack of institutional support and encouragement for publications and research in Thai academia.

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