Social Capital in Community Organizing for Land Protection and Food Security

Pornsiri Cheevapattananuwong; Claudia Baldwin; Athena Lathouras; Nnenna Ike

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Social Capital in Community Organizing for Land Protection and Food Security

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Social Capital in Community Organizing for Land Protection and Food Security

Pornsiri Cheevapattananuwong, Claudia Baldwin, Athena Lathouras and Nnenna Ike

Land, Vol.9(3), 69

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/land9030069

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Abstract

land use

food security

social capital

community organizing

EEC Thailand

land protection

economic development

Since 2016, the Thai Government has pursued a twenty-year national economic growth policy, Thailand 4.0, promoting innovation and stimulating international investment through the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. The EEC project involves significant land acquisition resulting in the need to relocate villagers with potential impact on food security in a major food production area. This research explored the concerns of a local farming community regarding the potential loss of their farmland and means of livelihood under the EEC project using a case study in Ban Pho District of Chachoengsao (CCS) province. It described their resulting action to protect their farmland using community organizing. Data was collected through documents, observation and semi-structured interviews of key stakeholders. The results demonstrate the role of social capital in community organizing. We contend that high social capital stock is a necessary precursor to create conditions for community members to take steps to defend and protect their interests. This paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the role of social capital in community organizing in cases involving natural resource management.

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Title: Social Capital in Community Organizing for Land Protection and Food Security
Authors: Pornsiri Cheevapattananuwong (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Claudia Baldwin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Athena Lathouras (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Social Sciences
Nnenna Ike (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: Land, Vol.9(3), 69; 18
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.3390/land9030069
ISSN: 2073-445X
Copyright note: Copyright © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450965802621
Output Type: Journal article

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