BUDDHIST INTEGRATION FOR PROMOTING POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF LOCAL POLITICIANS IN SAMUT SONGKHRAM PROVINCE

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. To study the general condition, problems, and obstacles, 2. To study the characteristics, 3. To present Buddhist integration for promoting political leadership, conducted by the qualitative research method by collecting data from documents, 25 key-informants by in-depth interviews, and 12 participants in focus group discussion, purposefully selected, then the content was analyzed.

Results were shown as follows: 1. General condition, problems, and obstacles including Strengths; closeness to people, quick coordination, understanding the local context, Weaknesses; lack of monitoring and evaluation, Opportunity: good cooperation from the people and continuously would make local development sustainable, and Threats, obstacle: having limited resources. 2. characteristics including influence skills; order work appropriately and correctly according to the person’s abilities, Delegation skills; set clear work goals. Flexibility skills: face of problems and be ready to adapt. Motivational skills; promotion of personal development. 3. Presenting Buddhist integration for promoting political leadership included Chakkuma; having a broad vision able to see the future. Vithuro; being expert in personal and public work, having good knowledge and developing the local area to be stable and sustainable, Nissayasampanno; having good human relations, building faith and confidence in subordinates and the public and being empathy.