Policy Analysis in Thailand: Comparing the Roles of Expert and Local Knowledge

This essay aims to compare the roles of different forms of knowledge in analysing public policy in Thailand. It reveals that modern policy studies in Thailand were introduced during the Cold War. "Public policy" became a subject for teaching to policy makers, with studies in this area infl...

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Published inJournal of comparative policy analysis Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 173 - 183
Main Author Boossabong, Piyapong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 15.03.2017
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Cold War
comparative policy analysis
expert knowledge
Local knowledge
Policy analysis
Policy making
Public policy
Teaching
Technocracy
Thailand
Think tanks
Thailand
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Summary:This essay aims to compare the roles of different forms of knowledge in analysing public policy in Thailand. It reveals that modern policy studies in Thailand were introduced during the Cold War. "Public policy" became a subject for teaching to policy makers, with studies in this area influenced by American universities. However, the roles of local knowledge and spiritual leaders have shown themselves to still be very important. To espouse different forms of knowledge, Thailand needs to call for more collaborative leaders, policy analysts and think tanks that go beyond taking a critical attitude to policy technocrats and challenging local knowledge.
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ISSN:1387-6988
1572-5448
DOI:10.1080/13876988.2017.1322364