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Innovation for Political <strong>Conflict</strong> Resolution Through Thai Local Wisdom <strong>and</strong> Socio-cultural Capital 155<br />

<strong>Conflict</strong>s in the Southern Border<br />

Provinces: Causes <strong>and</strong> Sustainable<br />

Solutions<br />

Perspectives <strong>of</strong> Class 1 students <strong>of</strong> an advanced certificate program<br />

“Creating a Peaceful Society”<br />

Office for Peace <strong>and</strong> Governance, King Prajadhipok’s Institute<br />

Core problem:<br />

The core problem <strong>of</strong> the unrest in<br />

southern border provinces is a<br />

struggle that cites the ideology <strong>of</strong><br />

separatist movements in Patani, led by BRN-<br />

Coordinate <strong>and</strong> PULO which are core<br />

groups, combined with anti-state elements<br />

that want to strike back at some public<br />

<strong>of</strong>ficials for actions that made them feel as if<br />

they are not being treated fairly. In this<br />

instance, most people are being victimized<br />

amidst an air <strong>of</strong> distrust between the state<br />

<strong>and</strong> people as well as between people <strong>and</strong><br />

people themselves.<br />

Root causes <strong>of</strong> the problem:<br />

The violence that has been occurring in<br />

the areas is just a symptom <strong>of</strong> political<br />

conflicts that are interlinked with cultural<br />

contexts, <strong>of</strong> which the root causes include:

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