Structural Violence in the Development of Marine Resource Allocation on Ban Don Bay, Khlong Rang Village, Lee Led Subdistrict, Phun Phin District, Surat Thani Province

Abstract

At present, society is not only driven by economic development but also to social and environmental development because the development can affect to the community. This research aims to study the development of marine resource allocation in Ban Don Bay, Khlong Rang Village, Lee Led Subdistrict, Phun Phin District, Surat Thani Province, which has caused structural violence in the community. It investigates the resulting inequality between local fishermen and entrepreneurs. The objective is to identify new development methods that can solve the problem of structural violence and promote the sustainable use of marine resources. This research is a qualitative research that data were collected through in-depth interviews and observation.

The study found that the form of structural violence is divided into 3 which are 1) Sea Food Bank Project in 2004, 2) Surat Thani provincial consensus in 2014 and 3) Law enforcement and operational efficiency of local government. These three forms cause inequality in access to marine resources that led to conflicts between local fishermen and entrepreneurs and finally, the conflict escalate to direct violence.

Throughout the conflict, the interest groups have been formed that consist of local fishermen, entrepreneurs, stakeholders such as local government, civil society, scholar, Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Center 2, Surat Thani and reporter. The interests of these interest groups lead to a problem solutions by using 6 Sustainable Development Goals as a model and indicator and divided to 2 phases. Phases 1 aim to develop the humans and organization potential, reduce conflicts and violence first. Then, phases 2 aim to create sustainability in the marine resource allocation including joint actions between stakeholders.