The “Bad Students” Movement and Human Rights in Contemporary Thailand

Abstract

El presente artículo explora el papel del movimiento de los "malos estudiantes" en las protestas a favor de la democracia en Tailandia. Los problemas locales, como el plan de estudios de estudios sociales, los uniformes escolares y las medidas disciplinarias en el sistema de escuelas públicas, son presentados por el Movimiento de “Malos Estudiantes” como una cuestión de derechos humanos. El discurso utilizado por el Grupo se desmonta para identificar algunos de los problemas planteados por el uso del lenguaje más amplio de los derechos humanos para desafiar las costumbres y normas del sistema educativo tailandés.

Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP): Thailand’s Emic Approach to Governance and Development as Evidence of an Asian Value-Oriented Inclusive Leadership Management Philosophy

“…Members of the Sangha, the religious hierarchy of Theravada Buddhism, also raised concern about the growing materialism of the working class and in particular about the phenomenon of village girls leaving their homes to work in the red light district of the capital to be able to purchase luxury goods (von Feigenblatt, 2010). There was also a wider reckoning with the environmental consequences of rapid industrialization and an exponential growth in the number of non-governmental organizations dealing with issues of sustainable development and human rights (von Feigenblatt, 2021;von Feigenblatt, Pardo, & Cooper, 2021;Katanyuu, 2006;Rüland, 2011).…”

“…Moreover, a wealthy merchant is expected to contribute more to the community in terms of using his or her wealth to the help those in need than a peasant. A teacher or monk is held to a higher standard of behavior than a salesperson and so forth (von Feigenblatt, Pardo, & Cooper, 2021). The different expectations in terms of behavior are based on the number of lifetimes a person has reincarnated.…”