{"title":"Author’s Note","authors":"D. Lenczner","doi":"10.1016/B978-0-08-016814-2.50005-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-016814-2.50005-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":129762,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130916828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction – Heritage, State, and Politics","authors":"P. Wilcox","doi":"10.5117/9789463727020_ch01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463727020_ch01","url":null,"abstract":"While the one-party state in Laos is nearly fifty years old, how is it possible\u0000 for people to still revere the former Lao royal family? What does this mean\u0000 for understandings of political legitimacy, heritage, and national identity\u0000 in contemporary Laos? This chapter covers critical points of Herzfeld’s\u0000 cultural intimacy model and shows that the Lao political system as it is\u0000 today has become part of the fabric of Lao culture and society. The context\u0000 of Luang Prabang, the former royal capital, is also introduced, as well as the\u0000 justification for choosing Luang Prabang as an excellent place to consider\u0000 how narratives of the past, present, and imagined futures intersect.","PeriodicalId":129762,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos","volume":"577 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122691529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Map]","authors":"","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv21r3jc5.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv21r3jc5.6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":129762,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114144478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conclusion","authors":"","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv21r3jc5.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv21r3jc5.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":129762,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123121880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Making the Past (Dis)appear","authors":"P. Wilcox","doi":"10.5117/9789463727020_ch02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463727020_ch02","url":null,"abstract":"Selective readings of the past and how these contribute to ideas of legitimacy\u0000 and heritage are considered in this chapter. Certain aspects of the\u0000 past are emphasized while others are marginalized. The Lao authorities\u0000 present themselves as the entirely legitimate guardians of what is presented\u0000 as traditional Lao culture, while simultaneously marginalizing dissenting\u0000 voices, although ideally without direct conflict. This fits with the agenda of\u0000 UNESCO. Luang Prabang, portrayed as an ancient and timeless city, is an\u0000 anomaly in wider agendas of development in Laos, amidst the prevailing\u0000 narrative of ambitious development in the country. This raises questions\u0000 about aspirations for modernity and imaginaries for the future of Laos.","PeriodicalId":129762,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos","volume":"246 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116797299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Index","authors":"","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv21r3jc5.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv21r3jc5.13","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":129762,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121990397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hmong (Forever) on the Margins","authors":"P. Wilcox","doi":"10.5117/9789463727020_ch03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463727020_ch03","url":null,"abstract":"Ethnic minorities in Laos form a key part of narratives of the Lao population\u0000 as the ‘Lao multi-ethnic people’. This involves the creation and clear\u0000 delineation of ethnic difference in which ethnic difference is celebrated\u0000 within a framework of lowland Lao hegemony. With specific reference to\u0000 the Hmong, I argue that the Hmong can never really escape assumptions\u0000 from the lowland Lao that, were they able to choose, that they would choose\u0000 to live in an independent state. By making use of Scott’s ideas of Zomia I\u0000 argue further that the idea of Zomia as an alternative to living in the Lao\u0000 state may exist in the minds of some Hmong, an idea widely assumed\u0000 by the Lao state and many lowland Lao to be held by all Hmong. Ethnic\u0000 minorities continue to have an ambiguous relationship vis-à-vis the Lao\u0000 state to which they belong, but at the same time, are considered outsiders.","PeriodicalId":129762,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127680934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Making the Past (Dis) appear","authors":"","doi":"10.2307/j.ctv21r3jc5.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv21r3jc5.8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":129762,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122102159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One World: One Dream","authors":"P. Wilcox","doi":"10.5117/9789463727020_ch04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463727020_ch04","url":null,"abstract":"In this chapter, I consider the growing influence of China and growing\u0000 numbers of Chinese in Laos and argue that managing this relationship\u0000 may well be the biggest challenge facing the Lao authorities and is the\u0000 most likely cause of any legitimacy crisis in Laos. Lao people are making\u0000 life decisions with increasing reference to China and responding in\u0000 ways that are marked by pragmatism as Chinese influence increases.\u0000 Fundamentally, the rise of China in Laos is leading to a renewed sense of\u0000 Laos and Laoness. This provides the Lao authorities with a renewed sense\u0000 of legitimacy, as they are expected to do something for the population\u0000 in response to rising adverse influences from China. Whether they will\u0000 do anything meaningful to address these concerns is another question.","PeriodicalId":129762,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116867855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conclusion – Long Live the Revolution?","authors":"P. Wilcox","doi":"10.5117/9789463727020_ch05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463727020_ch05","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter argues that while the political system in Laos has shown\u0000 resilience and an ability to reinvent itself as necessary, it is not entirely\u0000 unassailable. Even in authoritarian systems, legitimacy remains important.\u0000 It suggests that if there is to be a flash point over legitimacy, that may come\u0000 with rising inequality and particularly, as the rise of Chinese influence\u0000 continues. It concludes by suggesting that as long as a sense of Laoness\u0000 remains, the political system may remain in place as the authorities\u0000 present themselves as the guardians of Lao culture and identity. Should\u0000 that become threatened, questions of political legitimacy will reopen. It\u0000 includes a final paragraph questioning how the Covid-19 situation will\u0000 impact Laos.","PeriodicalId":129762,"journal":{"name":"Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131419245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}