The Representation of “Isan” Through The Members of House of Representative 1934-1935.

Abstract

This academic article aims to 1) to study the representation of Isan (The Northeastern region of Thailand) from the speeches of the Isan House of Representatives 1934-1935. 2) To analyze the construction of The Isan representation from the speeches of the Isan House of Representatives 1934-1935. The study found that Construction of the representation of Isan that was presented through a speech by members of the House of Representatives was caused by two important factors. 1) Political aspirations of the Isan House of Representatives  who want to integrate the history of their locality into homogeneity with the history of politics and governance of the Thai state. 2) Political and social ideologies determined by the Thai state. So the representation of Isan is under the jurisdiction of the Thai state harmoniously without conflict, defined as a space of peaceful people, be easily ruled and controlled. However, when analyzing the speeches of the Isan House of Representatives, it was found that the Isan representation presented were both consistent and inconsistent with the Isan social context at that time. This is the result of the political and social factors behind.