DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS: THE PROCESS OF BECOMING AN ARMY DEVELOPMENT AGENT
Keywords:
Technology of Self, Self – Help Community, Foucauldian Narrative ApproachAbstract
This research aims to study the process of becoming development officers through the experiences of 3 military officers who are working for the Royal Thai Army’s Royal Projects. Participants were selected under the assumption that their developmental mindsets have been developed by the technology of self, based on Michel Foucault’s subjection concept, through their participation in social developmental practices to help build self-sustaining communities. The qualitative data was gathered through Foucauldian Narrative Approach by conducting semi-structured dialogue and in-depth interviews. The results revealed two types of identity development process. The first one strictly adhered to the developmental methodology guided by the “King’s Philosophy,” while the second type regarded the “King’s Philosophy” as the foundation that allowed Development Officers to construct their own approaches to building self-sustaining communities. The commonality between both groups was the specific nature of developmental work, which reflected the wider security mission of the Thai military.
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