Gendered vulnerabilities of the stateless : a case of muslim Rohingyas in Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Author | Warunyakorn Fakthong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GD-11-05 |
| Subject(s) | Stateless persons--Thailand--Bangkok Muslim women--Thailand--Bangkok Rohingyas (Burmese people)--Thailand--Bangkok |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. GD-11-05 |
| Abstract | In this research I explore how stateless women and men in the context of urban settlement where no assistance is available are vulnerable and what factors crosscut those vulnerabilities. Through in-depth interviews, this research brings out the vulnerabilities of the stateless Muslim Rohingya men and women which are crosscut by gender, nationality and age. The research found that the new environment gives room for the Rohingya women and men to practice their religion. Compared to the environment in Myanmar, women are also freer in terms of mobility and decision making. However, to what degree the Rohingya women can exercise their agency still depends on their marital status, whether they are single, married or widow, and the traditional norms and gendered ideology that govern their behavior. Reproductive tasks still hold women in the traditional role in the household and prevent women from earning income or becoming the breadwinner of the family even when there is a strong economic need. In terms of men, they also suffer from the ideology of being the only breadwinner of the family which is hard to fulfill in the hardship they face in being a stateless persons in Thailand. |
| Year | 2011 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GD-11-05 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Gender and Development Studies (GD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Resurreccion, Bernadette P.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Doneys, Philippe;Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Royal Thai Government.; |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2011 |