Driving the Tambon Community Organization Council Sustainably: Challenging Perspectives for Jurisprudence-Politics

Abstract

This academic article aimed to present knowledge and perspectives to legal professionals, public administrators, and developers, who play a crucial role in the country's development process. It emphasized the importance of proposals to drive community organizations' councils in legal and justice-related matters under the national strategy master plan. Although Thailand has a significant number of community organizations' councils, totaling 7,795, these councils vary in their success and failure, facing diverse challenges. From a legal-political perspective, these issues stemmed from ambiguities and various legal limitations. Laws serve as tools to equitably and justly distribute the benefits of national development, ensuring justice through equality, transparency, and non-discrimination. Based on the research titled Communication for Fostering Public Participation in Driving Model Community Organizations' Councils for Local Self-Management Innovation, conducted by the author as part of their doctoral studies, the following conclusions were drawn, which formed the basis of this academic article. Therefore, developing laws related to community organizations' councils will not only prevent legal obstacles to development but also facilitate public participation in self-development. This is a fundamental step in building social empowerment under the national strategy master plan, particularly in Issue 15, which focuses on strengthening social capital. This involves creating opportunities for various community groups and networks to unite, collaborate, and become key forces in addressing economic and social inequalities. It also enhances local communities' capacity for development, self-reliance, and self-management by building on their socio-cultural foundations. Such efforts will lead to sustainable national development based on a participatory democracy, where the public genuinely engages in shaping the future.