Social Movements of Thai Sangha: A Case of the National Sangha Health Constitution
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This research article aims to study the social movement relationships between the government and the sangha in Thai society; the movement development and the movement process of the Thai sangha in the mobilization of the National Sangha Health Constitution under liberty in democratic regime. This research is qualitative research and collecting data through documentary research and in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed using content analysis techniques.
Findings are as follows: The social movement relationships between the government and the sangha in Thai society is of three kinds: (1) patronage, (2) protection, and (3) supervision. While the movement development and the movement process of the Thai sangha in the mobilization of the National Sangha Health Constitution is divided as follows. (1) The formative wave was the policy development towards the resolution of the National Health Assembly (NHA). (2) The first wave was the mobilization of the resolution of the NHA in the path of “Dhamma Leading the World.” (3) The second wave was the resolution of the NHA towards the National Sangha Health Constitution, B.E. 2560. (4) The third wave was the coordination of the power of the sangha institution and the Buddhists to push forward the National Sangha Health Constitution. This movement took place under liberty of sanghas that was accepted by the leaders of the sangha organization, the network of sanghas for development, the government agencies, the health promotion organizations, and the public. Therefore, it led to cooperation in supporting the process of drafting and defining the mechanism for driving the National Sangha Health Constitution using the participatory process and the creation of an integrated cooperation network.
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