Military, Monarchy and Repression
Assessing Thailand's Authoritarian Turn
1st Edition
Published on 5. September 2018
188 pages
978-1-315-44331-7 (ISBN)
Description
Thailand's politics has been contentious in recent years. With a military coup in 2006 and another in 2014, the country has moved from being a promising electoral democracy to a military dictatorship. Electoral politics was embraced enthusiastically by some groups, including those in rural areas of the north and northeast, but came to be feared by groups variously identified as the old elite, royalists and the establishment. The transition to authoritarianism saw large and lengthy street protests and considerable violence. This book examines the background to and the sources of conflict and the turn to authoritarianism. It addresses: the return of the military to political centre stage; the monarchy's pivotal role in opposing electoral democracy; the manner in which sections of civil society have rejected electoral politics; and the rise of powerful non-elected bodies such as the Constitutional Court.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
12,26 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-315-44331-7 (9781315443317)
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Assessing Thailand's Authoritarian Turn
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Persons
Kevin Hewison is Emeritus Professor in Asian Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of China Studies, University of Malaya. He is the author of more than 200 publications of politics, development and labour issues in Thailand and on Southeast Asia.
Veerayooth Kanchoochat is Assistant Professor of Political Economy at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS, Tokyo). He holds an MPhil and PhD from the University of Cambridge. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development, with a focus on Thailand and newly industrialising economies in East and Southeast Asia.
Veerayooth Kanchoochat is Assistant Professor of Political Economy at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS, Tokyo). He holds an MPhil and PhD from the University of Cambridge. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development, with a focus on Thailand and newly industrialising economies in East and Southeast Asia.
Content
Introduction: Understanding Thailand's Politics 1. The 2014 Thai Coup and Some Roots of Authoritarianism 2. Inequality, Wealth and Thailand's Politics 3. The Resilience of Monarchised Military in Thailand 4. Thailand's Deep State, Royal Power and the Constitutional Court (1997-2015) 5. Thailand's Failed 2014 Election: The Anti-Election Movement, Violence and Democratic Breakdown 6. Reign-seeking and the Rise of the Unelected in Thailand 7. Rural Transformations and Democracy in Northeast Thailand 8. Redefining Democratic Discourse in Thailand's Civil Society
