Ethnic Groups in Thailand

Ethnographic studies place great importance on ethnicity, as it helps reveal the ethnic attributes that various social groups seek to find and explain their social identity. These explanations arise with the context as an important component. Various contexts influence the construction of identity and ethnic status from both outsider and insider perspectives. In the past, especially during the colonial period, theories of human and social evolution dominated ethnic knowledge with the concept of race, leading to racism, which had severe consequences for social conflict globally. Anthropologists have proposed using the term 'ethnic group' instead of 'race,' leading to the widespread use of the term 'ethnicity' to describe social groups since the 1950s. Various ideas that emerged in the post-colonial period, a time when modern states grew and played a significant role, have given states significant influence over the ethnic explanations of each group for the purpose of constructing different components of citizenship. Ideas emphasizing multiculturalism, human rights (affecting issues of cultural rights, ethnic rights), and indigenousness have all influenced the movements and construction of ethnic explanations by various ethnic groups. In the case of Thailand, the state has established the Office of Ethnic Affairs under the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, which...

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25/07/2026

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