Understanding Thailand Energy Policy; Trajectories and Changes under the Military Regime: A case study of the Power Development Plan

Eskildsen, Kent Aoyama

4. term

Development and International Relations, Master

2016

2016-05-30

52

Denne afhandling undersøger, om den militære regering har haft en afgørende indflydelse på udformningen af Thailands energipolitik ved at forme Thailand Integrated Energy Blueprint (TIEB). Afhandlingen bruger et casestudie til at kortlægge, hvordan relationen mellem TIEB og den militære regering er opstået og fungerer. Først gives en kritisk gennemgang af Thailands institutionelle og politiske udvikling, herunder sammenhængen mellem militærkuppet og indsættelsen af National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) som regeringsadministration. Dernæst beskrives Thailands energisituation og fremtidige udfordringer samt de historiske forløb, der førte til etableringen af TIEB. Endelig anvendes tre analytiske redskaber fra historisk institutionalisme – en tilgang, der undersøger, hvordan institutioner og tidligere beslutninger former nutidig politik – til at vurdere, om der findes en sammenhæng mellem den militære regering og TIEB, og i givet fald hvor stærk den er.

This thesis investigates whether Thailand’s military government has significantly influenced national energy policy by shaping the Thailand Integrated Energy Blueprint (TIEB). It uses a case study design to trace how the relationship between TIEB and the military government emerged and operates. First, it offers a critical account of Thailand’s institutional and political development, including the link between the military coup and the installation of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) as the government administration. Next, it reviews Thailand’s energy landscape and future challenges, and the historical steps that led to the establishment of TIEB. Finally, it applies three analytical tools from historical institutionalism—a perspective that examines how institutions and past decisions shape current policy—to assess whether such an interrelation exists and, if so, how strong it is.

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Thailand ; Energi ; Energy ; PDP ; Military ; Regime ; Policy ; Thailand Integrated Energy Blueprint ; military government ; coup ; case study

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