Public Camp Orders and the Power of Microstructures in the Thai-Burmese Borderland

Based on participant observation between 2013 and 2016, this study makes a unique contribution to empirical and theoretical discourses on different forms of encampment, migration, and refuge. Focusing on microstructures that affect displaced peoples encamped on the Thai-Burmese border, the author analyzes structures of mobility, local governance, social interaction, and stability in the context of temporary environments.